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Peking University

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Founded in 1898, Peking University (PKU) is the first national university in Chinese modern history, with a strong reputation both in China and abroad. Peking University now consists of 31 colleges and 14 departments which offer 101 undergraduate programs, 224 postgraduate programs, and 202 doctoral programs.

In 2004, over 4000 international students studied at PKU from around 80 countries, including approximately 2600 short-term students.

Country

 China and Hong Kong

City

 Beijing

Type of Agreement

 General

Teaching Periods

Semester
1-early Sept to early Jan
2-late Feb to late July

Credit Load
Semester Year
Min. 37.5 Melb points Max. 50 Melb points Min. 87.5 Melb points Max. 100 Melb points

15 cr

 

20 cr

 

35 cr

 

40 cr

 

Studies available in English

 Yes

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 International Students

Notes

Students wishing to study subjects other than Chinese language at Peking University will only be able to do so in Mandarin. They will need to sit a language test when they arrive or have a current HSK language test result of Level 7 or higher.

Country Notes

For details of the policy regarding credit for Chinese language study in the Faculty of Arts go to the Chinese lanuage credit policy webpage.

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