Being a non-profit-making institution engaging in geoscience research of the largest scale in China, the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences (CAGS) offers a variety of geological disciplines and has strong technical force. The postgraduate cultivation of CAGS mainly relies on the 43 affiliated organizations of China Geological Survey. At present, there is a team of 560 experienced supervisors, including 169 doctoral supervisors. CAGS boasts first-class geological equipments and scientific instruments, well-equipped field scientific research bases and experimental platforms, and steady project fundings. Meanwhile, CAGS provides good on-campus accommodation and board. Your application to CAGS is always welcome!

I. Application Prerequisites

i. Applicants must be non-Chinese citizen with a valid passport, healthy both physically and mentally, and abiding by the laws and decrees of China .

ii. Applicants for a Master degree should be under the age of 35, and applicants for a doctor’s degree should be under the age of 40.

iii. Enrollment to the master program requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent, and to the doctor program program requires a master’s degree or equivalent.

iv. Applying for Chinese - taught courses requires HSK Level 4 or above; applying for English-taught courses must meet one of the following conditions:

(1) native English speaker;

(2) English as the official language;

(3) IELTS 6.0 or above, or TOEFL 80 or above.

v. Applicants with foreign embassies and consulates in China, applicants with representative offices of international organizations in China, and applicants who are the accompanying family members of the above, please refer to the relevant regulation of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

II. Application Materials

i. Application Form for CAGS’ Prospective International Students (Attachment 1)

ii. Applicants for master program should submit graduate certificates and academic transcripts. Applicants for doctor program should submit graduate and postgraduate certificates and official transcripts. Applicants expecting to graduate should provide the official letter from the current universities stating the anticipated graduate date, and submit certificates before registration. (Please provide the above materials with original documents or notarized copies either in Chinese or English)

iii. Language proficiency certificates: scanned copies of HSK Level 4 Certificate, or IELTS score, or TOEFL score

iv. Scanned copy of your passport valid for at least a year.

v. Electronic photo:

（1）A two-inch bareheaded recent photo, which should be the same as the one on the personal information page of the passport

（2）Pixel size not lower than 320*240, depth-width ratio as 4:3

（3）The photo size should be within100-500KB

     （4）Only JPG format is accepted

vi. Personal statement : briefly introducing your research work, academic achievements, research plan and career goals, within 800-2000 words.

vii. Two recommendation letters from your thesis instructor and a professor or an associate professor related to your major (including their contacts, signatures and dates)  

viii. Foreign Physical Examination Form

ix. Economic security certificate: Applicants who come to study in China at their own expenses, please provide letter of financial guarantee issued by the guarantor and the original copy of the certificate of bank saving.

x. Provisional Acceptance Form of International Student by CAGS Supervisor (Attachment-2)

To know supervisors’ accepting intentions, the Graduate School of CAGS and the institute which accepts international students request the applicants to submit the Provisional Acceptance Form of International Student by CAGS Supervisor as a supplementary application material. Applicants should submit the Form together with other application materials. The Graduate School of CAGS encourages applicants to get in touch with supervisors whose research fields they are interested in by themselves and then try to gain supervisors’ acceptance. Applicants can send the Form to supervisors and indicate their research intentions via email. If not accepted by any supervisors, applicants should indicate interested supervisors in the Form. 

xi. Other requested documents

Notes: Please name each of the above-mentioned application documents as “number-document name-applicant’s full name”. Application will not be reviewed if the application documents are incomplete. Application documents will not be returned to the applicant no matter whether his or her application is approved or not. 

III. Research Fields

i. Geology

This specialty covers metallogeny, regional metallogeny, metallogeny of metallic ore deposit, Precambrian geology, magmatite petrology, granite petrology, metamorphic petrology,  tectono-metallogenic coupling, minerageny, mineral physics, mantle minerals, saline deposit, new energy resources and new material resources, lithogeochemistry, geochemistry of ore deposits, isotope geochemistry, environment geochemistry, ecological geochemistry, exploration geochemistry, geology of oil and gas, sedimentary geology, paleogeography, integrative stratigraphy, biological stratigraphy, evolution of Mesozoic reptiles, Late-Mesozoic dinosaur and bird fossils, paleobotany, palynology, regional tectonics and continental deformation, petrotectonics, neotectonics and active tectonics, structural geomorphology, magma tectonics and magma dynamics, metamorphosis, deformation and evolution of orogenic belts, continental dynamics, sedimentary geology and tectonics, ore field structure, regional geological mapping, geographic information system (GIS), paleomagnetics, paleoenvironment, lake sediment and environmental records, costal geology, global change and environmental evolution, geological and ecological environment, geoheritage and geological landscape, etc.

ii. Geological resources and geological engineering

This specialty covers resources strategy research from a global perspective, potential and economic evolution on and environmental influence of metallic and non-metallic mineral resources, ore-forming and exploration theory and demonstration of prospecting and evaluation, ore deposits modeling and metallogenic prognosis, forming mechanism and distributing rules of conventional and unconventional oil and gas deposits, distributing rules and potential of marine minerals and natural gas hydrate, new techniques and methods for mineral prospecting, comprehensive utilization of mineral resources, 3D geological modeling and deep metallogenic prediction, deep earth structure exploration, deep earth geophysics, marine geophysics, exploration geophysics, geophysics inversion technique, electromagnetic techniques, seismic exploration, remote sensing geology, GIS application, geological big data analysis, geohazards, engineering geology, crustal stress and stability, underground space exploration, drilling engineering techniques, research and development of geoscience instruments, earth surface and environment, hydrogeology, environment geology, underground water resources and environment, prevention and management of water pollution, karst geology, ecological restoration, geothermal geology, prospecting and exploration of natural gas hydrate, geological use and sealing of carbon dioxide, etc.

iii. Chemistry

This specialty covers standardization study, organic analysis, inorganic analysis and experimental testing techniques.

iv. Solid geophysics

This specialty covers gravity, geomagnetism, electromagnetism, seismology, geodynamics, tectonophysics and applied geophysics.

v. Mineral Processing Engineering

This specialty covers the following aspects including comprehensive utilization technology of complicated and refractory strategic mineral resources, deep processing of non-metallic minerals, mineral processing, smelting and utilization in an environmental way, mineral material preparation and solid waste resource utilization, and comprehensive utilization of rare and precious metals, etc.

vi. Resources and Environment

This specialty covers the following aspects including geological engineering and geological disasters, ecological geology and ecological restoration, new energy exploration, resource exploration engineering, exploration geophysics, and mining engineering.

IV. Important Deadlines and Material Delivery

1. Deadline for Registration:

Application Materials Submission by July 30^th , 2022

2. Time for Admission Notice: August 15^th to August 31^st

3. Time to Start the First Semester: September in 2022 (The exact date will be informed on the Letter of Admission)

4. Registration Method: please send application materials to edu@cags.ac.cn

5. The length of postgraduate study is generally 3 years and the length of doctoral students is generally 4 years. Upon the expiration of the study period, after the completion of training plan, those who have passed the examination and have successfully defended their dissertations shall be conferred the corresponding degree and graduation certificate.

V. Relative Fees

i. Registration Fee: 500 yuan per person. After the applicant passes the qualification examination, the fee will be paid in the way designated by the Graduate School of CAGS, and the fee will nor be refunded.

ii. Tuition

1. Master students: 28000 yuan per academic year

2. Doctoral students: 35000 yuan per academic year

iii. Accommodation Fee

1. Single Bed Room: 3100 yuan per person per month

2. Double Bed Room: 1550 yuan per person per month

3. Three Bed Room: 1033 yuan per person per month

The Graduate School of CAGS provides on-campus dormitories for international graduate students who can have access to the Internet, independent toilets, shower facilities with dormitories, also can make cold dish.

iv. Medical Insurance

International graduate students in China must purchase medical insurance at the price of 800 yuan per person per year.

Notes:

1.The account of CAGS receives only RMB.

2.The bank information of CAGS is as follows:

Account Name: Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences 

Bank Name: Beijing Baiwanzhuang Subbranch of the Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd

Account Number: 0200001409008803752SWIFT

Code: ICBKCNBJBJM

When remitting money to the account of CAGS, please indicate the purpose of remittance and the applicant’s name, nationality and passport number. 

VI. Materials Review and Admission

CAGS adopts the “application review system”, that is, the application materials are to be reviewed and the applicants are to be reexamined, for selecting and admitting international graduate students. The Graduate School will review the application materials and select the best candidates to participate in the entrance examination. The entrance examination is mainly based on interview, and the specific content, way, requirements and time schedule of the examination will be notified by the Graduate School to the applicants who have passed the materials review. 

Based on the review of application materials and the results of the entrance examination, CAGS will select the best and finalize the admission list. Admission information will be released on the Graduate School website http://en.cags.ac.cn/. Please log onto the website frequently to inquire about relevant information. Admission Notice, along with “Visa Application for Study in China” (Form JW202) and other relevant materials will be mailed to students themselves by the Graduate School. 

VII. Scholarships

i. If you participate in the scientific research activities of the supervisors’ project, you can apply for the research assistance allowance, which is 1500-4500 yuan per month for doctoral students and 1300-2500 yuan per month for master students;

ii. International graduate students who have made outstanding achievements in community activities, studying and scientific research can apply for other corresponding awards set up by the Graduate School.

VIII. Consulting and Service

Contact person:  ZHANG Qianying

Email: edu@cags.ac.cn

Website: http://en.cags.ac.cn/

Office Address: Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, No. 26, Baiwanzhuang Road, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100037

IX. List of Admission Majors and Supervisors

Appendix:

1. Appllication Form for CAGS’ Prospective International Students

2. Provisional Acceptance Form of International Student by CAGS Supervisor