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Study MBBS in China in 2015, is Dalian Medical University the Best Choice?

Date: May 6, 2019

Summary: How to choose Universities that provide MBBS programs in China? Jack from CUCAS team has made a research about MBBS program in 2015.

Editor 's note 

(MBBS is one of the most popular programs for international students, if you are one of them that planning to study MBBS in China in 2015, you may need to spend a little bit of time to research on selecting universities in China. In order to help more international students to learn how to choose University that provides MBBS programs in China, the writer, Jack from CUCAS team has made a research about MBBS program in 2015, and you will learn how to choose MBBS program to study MBBS in 2015 and the difference between spring semester and autumn semester in this article.you will also learn that, except Dalian Medical Unvierty, one of the most popular unviersity that provides MBBS program, what other choices you still have. )

For many international students who want to study in China in 2015, MBBS might be one of their best choices. According to CUCAS' data analysis, among all international students applied China universities through CUCAS in 2014, more than 25% percent of them chose MBBS program to study in China. As the Chinese government paying more and more efforts in the field of study in China, this number is going to see a steady increase in the following years. 

Why Study MBBS in China? 
Why study MBBS in China? When selecting countries to study MBBS , China is not the only one that provide MBBS programs, it does has a lot of competitors such as India, Australia, Malaysia and Singapore. To be frankly, some of them has better environment than China. However, China does has some key advantages as below that could makes it the best destination for international students studying medicine in the world.

No 1. Wide Range of Admitted MBBS Degree
China has listed 49 universities (List of universities that have been authorized by the Chinese government to accept international MBBS students) that under the supervision of the Chinese Government, and all of them are listed in the World Health Organization (WHO)'s "Directory of World Medical Schools". So if you study MBBS in one of them, you will be able to attend national medical screening tests such as MCI, PMDC, USMLE, PLAB, HPCSA, SCHS, etc. If you want to hunt a job in your country when you finished your study career, China’s universities could help a lot. 

No 2. Affordable Tuition Fee for Top Level Universities 
The writer has made a research on average expense for a 4 years duration MBBS program in different countries, and China, undoubtedly is the most affordable one. 

Country

Average Tuition Fee for 6 Years Study (USD)

Australia

86,166 

India (Private Colleges)

189,750

Malaysia

37,200

Singapore

39,312

UK

63,565

China

28,781

No 3. Normal admission difficulty
China’s Universities’ admission difficulty is relatively normal comparing with other countries, you can get a big chance to get admission in top China’s medical universities if you have got great scores in Mathematics and science subjects in your high school.

Why Spring Semester? 

Why apply China University’s programs in spring semester? Most international students would like to apply autumn programs in China because they will get more scholarship opportunities, since most China’s university give scholarship opportunities one time per year and most of them give out scholarships in autumn semester. The second reason is to get a regular study atmosphere, because most students applied autumn programs so they could begin their studies together and will not feel being fell behind other students. 

Then why should you apply spring semester program? Because since most students applied autumn semester programs and the admission difficult can be high in autumn, while in spring semester you will get less competitors.

On the other hand, if you think you need a better preparation, you can choose to apply spring semester programs so you can apply preparatory courses to make you well prepared. 

Now you see the reasons?

In 2015 Spring Semester, is Dalian Medical University the Best Choice for MBBS Students? 

The day before yesterday is China’s famous festival “Beginning of Spring ” (In Chinese: ”立春” ), which features the start of a new season. To International students, February is also an important month (Check general schedule guide for international students) to apply 2015 spring semester MBBS programs in China

Dalian Medical University, as the largest medical university in China which enrolls the largest number of international students for MBBS program, is always popular among China universities. 

You will get following benefits if you apply 2015 spring semester MBBS program in Dalian Medical University:

1: Get a bachelor MBBS degree that is recognized in 31 countries. The university has signed agreements with medical associations in Thailand, Ghana, Sri Lanka.
2: Get great internship opportunities in two first-rank hospitals in China.
3: Great location: The University is located in Dalian, one of the “Best Tourist Cities” of China, you will be able to enjoy top class fresh air in China, and haze rarely happens in Dalian Medical University.

Wide range admitted degree, great air quality, top internship opportunities and only about $6396 tuition fee per year, it seems Dalian Medical University is absolutely the best choice for students who want to study 2015 spring semester MBBS program in China, 

(Apply 2015 Spring Semester MBBS Program in Dalian Medical University Now)

However, through the writer’s investigation in the data of MBBS applicants through CUCAS at the beginning of 2015, there is a clearly trends that more and more students began to apply MBBS programs in other university. It seems confusing when you found some students apply other university instead of Dalian Medical University, which is considered as the best one in China, but after the writer made a questionnaire and get reply from those students who have applied 2015 spring MBBS semester program in China, the reasons seems easy to be understood. 

What Other Choices Do You Have in Spring Semester? 

Liaoning Medical University, located in beautiful city with low expense. 

It is also listed in WHO World Directory of Medical School, located in Jinzhou city, a beautiful coastal city. And the tuition fee is even lower, $4477 per year, the spring semester starts on Apr-01 2015, the application deadline is Mar 31, and you can still apply English-taught MBBS program in Liaoning Medical University now.

What Are Other Students' Choice?

As the writer mentioned above, a questionnaire has been issued and let’s check out what are other students' choices. 

1 Shandong University Autumn Semester MBBS Program. Great Choice for African Students

Darian Lorens, a student from South Africa told the writer that the reason he chose Shandong University is that:” I would like to see the facilities that the university has, and I hear there are a lot of South African students at Shandong.” According the writer’s concern, Shandong University has more advantages, it is university that in both 985 and 211 project, and the living expense in Jinan city (the capital of Shandong Province) is also quite low. Which means students would save a lot of money.

Shandong University English Medium MBBS Course Details:
Starting Date: Sep-01 2015, Application Deadline: May-31 2015, Tuition Fee: $7195 per year, Duration: 6 Years Teaching Language: English

Apply Shandong University Autumn Semester MBBS Program Now 

2 China Medical University, One of the Top Ten Medical Universities in China, and Normal Admission Difficulty

Like more and more other students, Debronique Ellis, a student from Jamaica chose to apply English-medium MBBS program in China Medical University, when being asked her reasons, she told the writer her top 3 reasons:" i) China Medical University ranks as one of the top ten medical universities in China, ii) longest history of western medicine teaching, and iii) normal admission difficulty-likely chance of me getting accepted."

When being asked why she chose autumn semester, she told the writer that "I chose to apply for the autumn semester because I am currently a university student completing my final semester this spring, i want to do so before going to China, so autumn semester would be most suitable for me. In addition, being so FAR away in Jamaica, I will definitely need sufficient time to prepare for the big transition to China!"

Tips:
1 Debronique Ellis‘tip for other international students
“My advice to students who want to study in China is to be proactive from early; first research the universities and their locations ensure that you find one that best suits you, find a trustworthy entity to apply through (CUCAS was ideal in that regards for me and so i chose them) and finally ensure that you are socially, psychologically and physically prepared for this new country, climate and lifestyle which can be a grand, new, refreshing experience!”

2 CUCAS Team’ Advice: 
For international students, if you want to study MBBS in China in 2015 autumn semester, you do should apply now, because you will need plenty of time to make preparation. Here is an application schedule guide for you to learn what you should do in each month when you are going to study in China.

China Medical University English Medium Programs Course Details: 
Starting Date: Oct-13 2015, Application Deadline: Sep-01 2015, Tuition Fee: $5596 per year, Duration: 6 Years Teaching Language: English

Apply China Medical University Autumn Semester MBBS Program Now 

After some investigation and study work, the writer noticed that, no matter you want to study MBBS in Spring or Autumn semester, you should firstly figure out your own situation such as budget and schedule, and also take your high school score into consideration, then you can select the right semester and university for you. 

What the writer believed is that, as the Chinese government getting more and more positive to the field of study in China, more opportunities such as scholarship and internship opportunities will be given to international students and choose to study MBBS in China is certainly a good choice.

At the last, if you are planning to study MBBS in China in 2015, don’t hesitate to contact CUCAS service team to get free and professional help: 

Email: service@cucas.cn
Tel: 86-10-82865135; 86-10-82388301

 

 

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