Students from China

• The university's connections with China
• Meet us and our international representatives
• Entry requirements
• Immigration and visas
• Financial assistance
• Contact us to make an enquiry.

The university's connections with China

In 2012, almost 150 students and more than 100 active alumni of the university are from China. The university connects with many provinces, with members of our alumni community living and working in over 50 cities, including Beijing, Guangdong, Guangxi, Nanning, Lioaning Province, Haidan, Jilin, Macao, Shanghai and Shenzhen.

Our staff and students regularly travel to China and four members of our staff are from China themselves. Many of our faculties and schools have partnerships Chinese universities and almost 40,000 visits were made to our website from China last year.

Students from China choose the University of Brighton because of the strong standing of key courses of interest.

• Our degree and masters courses in Business, Management and Economics benefit from the internationally recognised research at our Centre for Research in Innovation Management (CENTRIM). The latest Research Assessment Exercise determined that 70 per cent of our research in business management is of international standing.
• Business studies students benefit from the training and consultancy work of professors. Students gain practical and leadership skills in a research active community.
• Management studies courses provide entrepreneurial skills training and connection with a network of industry partners. Become an independent thinker through collaboration with experienced Professors who share real world knowledge with students.
• Accounting courses are recognised as an Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) gold tuition provider.
• The University of Brighton's Language Institute offers English language courses that are accredited by the British Council. Each year we host groups of English language teachers from China. You can hear from some of these teachers in the video on the right hand side of this page.

Partnerships, professional networks and associations

The university is proud of our partnerships and associations with universities across China.

Faculty of Arts

The Faculty of Arts partners with Tsinghua University Academy of Art and Design, the Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology (BIFTU) and Beijing City University (BCU). 

Professor Frank O'Sullivan from our Faculty of Arts is a visiting Professor for Tsinghua University Academy of Art and Design, where he has delivered workshops for MA Fashion and MA Interior Design. Professor O'Sullivan has also guest lectured and delivered workshops at Beijing City University for the BA Interior Design, and the Faculty has recently exhibited a range of work there. In 2011 the university hosted colleagues for a summer design workshop examining the space between Fashion, Interiors and Urban Design.

In Nanning, a university-wide progression agreement for English language teachers with Guangxi University.

School of Nursing and Midwifery and the Institute of Postgraduate Medicine

A knowledge exchange relationship in health and education exists between the university, the Minhang district and the Huangpu district in Shanghai. Programmes are delivered by the university include bespoke language and specialist education programme for head teachers. Course content includes tuition in language, specialist education and education placements. The School of Nursing and Midwifery and the Institute of Postgraduate Medicine provide introductions to community health for health centre managers. Programmes in maternal health, general practice education, nurse prescribing, financial management and respite care are complemented with poly clinics, general practice, hospice and demonstations; and programmes are translated.

The introduction to community health course is also delivered for health managers with Chaoyang district in Beijing.

Faculty of Science and Engineering

Under the Chinese Government's 1000 Talents programme, the university's Professor Marie Harder has been appointed to Fudan University in Shanghai, a leading university in substainable development. Professor Harder specialises in sustainability and waste management.

School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences

In Guangzhou, the School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences has a joint research and student/staff exchange with Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Technology.

Continuing our relationship

The university continues its relationship with alumni through the University of Brighton Alumni Association, helping to enhance connections with each other in China, in England and around the world.

Meet us and our international representatives

Meet us in China

Academic and international office staff and students of the university visit cities in China throughout the year, so there are many opportunities to meet us in your city.

In the last 12 months, academic staff have visited from our Faculty of Arts (Architecture and Design), Brighton Business School and the Centre for Research and Innovation Management, the School of Applied Social Science, the School of Health Professions, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, School of Environment and Technology (incorporating Product Design) and the School of Service Management.

One of our international officers will be in China on the following dates:

Date	Location	Representative

Meet our international representatives

We have a number of registered and approved representatives in China. They can help you with information about the university and the UK, and assist you with your application.

Beijing

Chengdu

Chongqing

Guangzhou

Hangzhou

Nanjing

Ningbo

Qingdao

Shanghai

Shenzhen

Wuhan

Xuzhou

Zhengzhou

Entry requirements

Details of the academic and English language requirements for your course are on our course finder, or you can find the academic equivalencies for China here. We help many students from China to improve their qualifications to meet entry requirements.

Academic and study skills at our International College

Successful completion of one of our International College courses offers guaranteed progression to degree courses at the university in areas such as Accounting and Finance, Business Management, Business Management with Finance or Marketing, International Business, International Hospitality Management, Law with Business, Finance and Investment, International Event Management, International Hospitality Management and many others.

Find out more about foundation certificate or pre-masters courses at our International College. Let us know if you would like to speak with other students who have come to the International College from China.

English language tuition

The UK Border Agency requires that all students complete a secure English language test before applying for their visa. The university's Brighton Language Institute helps many undergraduate and postgraduate students from China to complete their SELT and to undertake English language programmes to meet university entry requirements. 

Find out how easily we can help you at www.brighton.ac.uk/learnenglish or email us at learnenglish@brighton.ac.uk.

Immigration and visas

Generally, prior entry clearance (ie. a visa) is required for students coming from China. To obtain a visa you will need to have an unconditional offer of a place at the University of Brighton and your CAS number from the university. You will need to prove that you have the funds to pay your tuition fees and living expenses.

To make your visa application in China, contact the UK Border Agency.

For advice and help from our immigration advisers and for further information visit our immigration and visas page or VFS Global in China. 

British Council office

If you would like to talk to a trained counsellor about studying and living in the UK, please contact the British Council in China.

Financial assistance

Students from China are eligible for University of Brighton scholarships.

Contact us

Please contact us if you have a question or enquiry.