Thursday 18 June 2015

MBBS in China

China has come up as the most popular destination in the world for students who are interested in a career in medicine. This country has finally opened its gate for foreign students who want to go for higher education in Chinese Universities. One can find almost all major countries represented in the Chinese campus which have come to occupy the leading position across the globe. Most of these Chinese universities have been mentioned in the ‘Directory of Medical Schools’ by WHO. In order to create a high standard of education for international students, the MOE or the Chinese Ministry of Education has come up with the ‘Interim provisions for quality control standards for foreign students’ in 2007. These provisions which are being reviewed and published every year have listed more than 49 government authorised medical universities. However, the universities which don’t find a mention in this list are not allowed to enrol foreign students in their undergraduate medical courses.

Cost of MBBS in China
The cost of a medical degree in China is much less than that of in India or other countries. This is because of the fact there is already a huge infrastructure of medical schools in this country. MBBS degree is offered in some of the best medical schools in China which fees as basic as RS.10 lakhs for the entire course.
Most popular Medical Schools
Let’s now come to some of the most popular schools of medicine in China.
China Medical University – the first medical college in the country established by the communist party, the CMU is one of the best universities for medicine in China. They have Indian curriculum along with an International syllabus for the programme in medicine. The availability of separate hostel facilities for boys and girls, easy availability of Indian food and incorporation of Indian text books along with their UK and US editions are some of the factors which has made it immensely popular among Indian students.
Tianjin Medical UniversitySituated in Tianjin city which is just a 30 minutes drive from Beijing, this university is one of the oldest universities for medicine in the country. Tianjin Medical University attracts students from more than 24 countries of the world especially from India and Sri Lanka.  Their reasonable cost of education along with their proven academic excellence, hostel accommodation and availability of Indian food are some of the factors which attract students from India. With 30 teaching hospitals and 6 affiliate hospitals, the TMU is undoubtedly one of the best places in the world to study medicine. Moreover they receive huge grants from the Chinese government for research and development purposes.
South East Universitythis historical college of medicine is located in Nanjing City which is about a 90 minutes train journey from the city of Shanghai. One of the best medical schools of South China, the South East University Medical College is widely known for their academic excellence. The tropical weather of Nanjing is another factor which attracts a lot of students from India in the campus.
These are just a few names. There are many other internationally recognized medical colleges in China like Anhui College of TCM, Zhejiang Medical University, Wenzhou Medical College, Kunming Medical University, Fujian Medical University, Capital Medical University, Jilin University, HUST University, Beihua University etc.