The CKGSB MBA program is committed to nurturing a global culture with a strong orientation toward China. We encourage international applicants to become familiar with our program offerings, professors, and campus, and to talk with current CKGSB students about their experiences coming to Beijing to study with China's best and brightest business students.
About one third of the students in our current class come from abroad, including countries such as the United States, Germany, India, Korea, Japan, and the United Kingdom.
Admission Interviews for International Applicants
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis up through Jun of the intended entrance year (with classes starting later in the fall). International applicants are encouraged to submit their MBA program applications early in order to schedule admissions interviews and to apply for appropriate student visas.
We highly recommend that international students make a trip to Beijing for a campus visit and to meet the admissions staff and other students and professors. For those applicants who pass initial screening but are unable to physically visit Beijing, the admissions team will arrange a telephone interview between the applicant and the admissions committee.
Visas
International students should send a photocopy of their passport three months before the program starts so that we can arrange the JW202 permit (留学生资格申请表). After obtaining the JW202, foreign students can apply for an X-visa (student visa) at the Chinese embassy or consulate in their home country. Overseas students must arrive in China at least one week before classes begin to apply for a residence permit.
Tuition and Financial Aid
As part of the admissions process, overseas applicants will be considered for the various scholarship programs made possible with support from the Li Ka-shing Foundation. Based on personal merit and background, international students may earn scholarships covering up to half or more of their MBA program tuition.
Tuition for international students is the same as that offered to mainland Chinese students and can be paid either in U.S. dollars (payments in foreign currencies are converted at the exchange rate prevailing on the date of transaction) or in Chinese RMB.
Chinese Language Study
Some international students arrive at CKGSB with near-fluent Chinese, while others learn their first Chinese words in the preparatory courses offered by our MBA program. Regardless of which category you fall into, Chinese language ability is an important asset for those international students who aim to stay in China for post-MBA careers.
Some of our international students commit themselves to multiple months of dedicated study before or after the MBA program. CKGSB currently offers flexible, one-on-one Chinese courses for international students throughout the academic year.