Donghua University is a public university under the direct management of China Ministry of Education. Donghua University is one of China State-Key Universities under the "211 Development Project" which has the privilege to a wide range of development priority supported by the central government. This project is aimed for the purpose of entering China 21st century with the establishment of 100 outstanding universities out of 1000 universities in China.  

• Raffles-DongHua is the FIRST in Shanghai to offer CIP (Center of International Programs) Bachelor Degree courses in Management in Business Administration and Economics in International Trade, which are thought and delivered in English.
• CIP 3rd year students will have the opportunity to study at Raffles-Sydney Campus for one semester.

To graduate, CIP students must meet the following requirements:

• Obtain all required credits, which is about 150 credits in total.
• Students from Non-English speaking countries must obtain IELTS 6.0.
• Pass HSK level 4 and BCT level 3.
• Pass graduation thesis defense.

Currently, CIP students are coming from various countries such as, Indonesia, Brazil, Colombia, South Korea, Pakistan, US, Germany, Netherland, Africa, Saudi Arabia, and many others. 

• Graduate students will receive Graduation Certificate in Chinese and the Bachelor Degree Certificate issued by Donghua University in English and Chinese.
• Graduate students will also receive a Certificate issued by Raffles College of Design and Commerce, Sydney for their one semester studies at Raffles-Sydney.

Donghua University has two campuses. CIP International courses are conducted at Yan'an Campus, which is located in the inner city of Shanghai. The other Songjiang Campus is located in Songjiang University Town.

After a student has submitted the Application Form and the required documents, notification of admissions results will be emailed within 15 working days and the official admission package will be sent within 2 weeks. However, if a student applies later than the application deadline, the student will only receive email notification and not the official admission letter.
Take note that admission process would be longer during Chinese National holidays, summer and winter vocation.

Students, who missed the Application Deadline, please consult Raffles Consultants for admissions. If late application can still be submitted, these late arrival students are responsible to talk to the lecturers to make up and catch on the missed lessons.

For transfer of credits to CIP Courses, please submit academic transcripts and the course syllabus/modules. The maximum credits which can be transferred are 30 credits.
Based on the evaluation results, students may be required to take admissions test.

Application Fee payment can be made directly at school through cash or Chinese debit cards.
International students can TT payment* to;
Account Name: Donghua University
Account No: 044175-8300-04360818091001 （SWIFT NO.: BKCHCNBJ300）
Bank: Bank of China, Shanghai Changning Sub-branch
Address: 2067 West Yan'an Road, Shanghai 200335, China
*Please e-mail the TT payment receipt and indicate the student's name and "CIP Application Fee".

Tuition fees for the 4 year Bachelor Degree studies are payable in installments at every semester. Only Chinese currency is acceptable. Visa or MasterCard is unacceptable. Bank wire transfer is not recommended.
Application Fee is non refundable, and Tuition Fees are non-refundable after the semesters have started.

"Freshmen Scholarship" is applicable for newly enrolled students to be granted half tuition fee waiver of the 2nd semester fee. Freshmen Scholarship Application must be submitted in advance and together with submission of CIP Application Form. Eligible students must provide the followings:

• Excellent high school performance (usually general grades of over 70%).
• A letter of recommendation from the teacher.  
• Students from Non-English speaking countries must submit IELTS 6.0.

"Excellent Student Scholarship" is applicable for 3rd semester students to be granted partial tuition fee payment for the following semester.

CIP adopts a credit system where students can choose the courses required and offered in every semester. So it is possible that students from semester 1 have classes with students enrolled in different semesters.

The final grade for each major course includes 30% of daily performance (classroom participation, assignments, quizzes, and so on), 10% of attendance, and 60% of final exam/project.
Students will get full credits only if their final exam marks are over 60.

No Chinese skills are required to enroll and start the course. But international students are required to reach certain levels of comprehensive Chinese Language and Business Chinese to graduate.
Therefore, Chinese Language courses will be offered at every semester. Students are recommended to take different Chinese courses based on their Chinese level and graduation requirements.

If a student has to miss a class, or coming in late, or leave early due to personal reasons, the student will need to get the permission from the lecturers or academic advisor. For absence due to health reasons, students will need to provide doctor's notes.
If a student has missed more than 1/3 of the total class hours of one course, the student may be expelled and the study visa is cancelled.
There are no make up classes offered for absence students. However, absence students may approach their academic advisor and/or instructors for tutorials.

If a student fails a course, the student will be given an opportunity to have make-up exam during the registration of the next semester. If fail again, the student will be required to repeat the course when it is open. For each repeat credits, the fee is approximately at CNY.250.

The school will be able to arrange one to one tutorial, such as Math or HSK, on need basis. Tutorial sessions will be conducted in the teaching building. The fee is approximately at CNY 100/hour. Tutorials at night, weekend, or holidays would be more costly.

The university only closed for Chinese National Holidays and other academic holidays such as, Spring out or Sports day. Make up classes will be arranged for these holiday periods.
There are no Christmas Holidays in China.

Students from certain countries are required to have X visas to enter China (for further updates, please consult the local Chinese embassies/consulates). Documents required to apply for the X Visa are:

• CIP Letter of Acceptance.
• VISA FORM JW202.

Students with X visa can stay up to 30 days in China.

If a student applies for CIP within 1.5 months before the semester starts, the school will not send an official admission package which includes the documents required for X visa application. Instead, the student will need to apply for an L Visa to enter China.

Students from certain countries can come to China without any visas (for further updates, please consult the local Chinese embassies/consulates).

Students from Japan and Singapore can only stay in China for 15 days, but we need about 3 weeks to apply for the Resident Permit. So we recommend these students to apply for an L visa to come to China.

Students with L Visa can stay in China for either 30 or 60 or 90 days.

The school will help international students to apply for the student visa, which is Resident Permit (RP study). RP is the multiple entries permit and legal residence certificate issued by the Ministry of Public Security of China.

The RP for new students would be valid for 1 year, after which the school will help to extend the RP until the end of the study period and based on student's performance. The expiry date of an RP cannot be later than the expiry date of a student's passports.

After completion of studies and if the Resident Permit expires before the student leaves China, the school can help to prepare related documents to cancel the Resident Permit and to re-apply for 1 month temporary visa (L visa).

• Passport with at least 1 year validity period and with at least one blank page left.
• Copy of the Registration Form of Temporary Residence (RFTR for short).
• A Health Certificate issued by Shanghai International Travel Healthcare Center.
• Donghua University Acceptance Letter.
• Visa Application Form JW202.
• Application Form for Residence Permit.
• 1 passport photo.
• Testimonial issued by CIP.

Students need to get the Health Certificate from the designated hospital. Shanghai International Travel Health Centre address is at No.15 Jin Bang Rd. (near Ha Mi Rd.).
The school will make appointments for international students to have their physical examination.

For students living on campus, Students Service Department will provide the Registration Form of Temporary Residence.

For students living off campus, students will need to get DongHua University approval letter. Then with the passport and lease contract, the students need to go to a local police station within 24 hours after arriving China, to apply for the Temporary Residence permit.

Students will need to go to the visa center to submit their Resident Permit Application. Residence Permit will take approximately 1 week to process.
The Residence Permit fees are approximately CNY.400 for a year, CNY.800 for 1-3 years, CNY.1,000 for over 3 years.

The school can help to apply for tourist visa for student's spouse, children under 18 years old, parents or foreign guardians of students under 18 years old. The visa is a single entry permit valid for 3 or 6 months. Documents required are relative's original passport, a photo, Registration Form of Temporary Residence of the relative and its copy, an application letter issued by the school, the student's original and copy of residence permit, a certificate in English or Chinese which proves the relationship between the student and the relatives, and its copy.

If a student defers, the school will cancel the student's visa and may help to get a temporary visa.

Accommodations at ISAs are only available to CIP and DongHua students. Rent Payment for one semester is to be made in full during the registration with Cash or Chinese Debit Card. No Visa or MasterCard. Only Chinese currency is acceptable.

If a student decides to move out in the middle of a semester, refund is applicable if the student has paid off all the rent fees, over limit electricity bills, over limit hot water fees, return of the room card, and the room has been kept in a good condition. Calculation of actual rent will be based on the periods a student is living in the dormitory, and the refund will be based on the unused amounts.

Every other floor of the International Student Apartments has automatic washing machines. The laundry card is required for washing clothes with automatic washing machines.

A laundry room is also available with services such washing and dry cleaning

Monthly charge for 1MB internet access with no time limit is approximately at CNY. 65. Refund for cancellation of internet access will be based on usage days.

There are 2 dining halls on Yan'an Campus and 1 Muslim cafeteria. A rechargeable food card is required and it can be cancelled for a refund.

There are also 2 restaurants on campus, where students can pay with cash.

Library card will be issued after registration. A designated place called, Home of International Students, is where magazines, books, internet access, printing and copying services are available.
International Education Center is now building its own library for international students.

Student Identification booklet is required to use DHU sport facilities such as, gym, table tennis room, indoor and outdoor basketball field, indoor badminton field, outdoor tennis field, track, soccer ball field, and other sports fields.

Every semester, the school arranges an autumn outing for international students with some financial support. Ex. For Xi an trip in 2009, the school paid RMB.800 and each students paid RMB.500.

Mobile Phone Sim cards can be purchased at the stores on campus or mobile phone sales networks. Transportation card can be purchased at the metro station or appointed super markets like KEDI and HAODE. Opening of a Bank Account at all bank branches will required passport verification.

There are free workshops related to language and cultural studies. CIP also invites successful professionals such as, middle or high level manager working in different type of industries, to give presentations. Intensive business related activities will be arranged in the immersion week. Other activities are Welcome Party, International Cultural Festival, International Forum, Chinese Corner International Student Talents Competition, New Year Party, Volunteer Activities, Excursions, Dragon Boat Competition, Table Tennis Competition, and more.

There are also international student associations with sub organizations such as,volunteer club, dragon dance club, soccer club, latin dance club, flower arrangement club, photography club, model club, and so forth. At the beginning of every semester, all the student organizations will recruit new members. Some group activities will charge some material costs, but most activities are free to students.