China Admission Programme

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Please note that the ParisTech China Admission Program is open to students with a bachelor degree from any university in China (partner or non-partner university). For students  from Hong Kong and Macau, please refer to this page for application.

• You are required to have successfully completed at least 6 semesters of a Bachelor’s degree in Science, in Engineering or in Economics (with a strong background in Mathematics) at your home university by September 2024.
• We strongly recommend that you have excellent academic records (GPAs above 80, ranking among the first 20% students of your class). Your level in mathematics and physics should be excellent. Proficiency in courses that are significant in the domain you apply for, is also highly recommended.
• You should have good command of written and spoken English, or good command of written and spoken French.

The admission program is a 4-step process: online application, scientific test, interview, admission by a ParisTech school. Some schools might add a 5th step (scientific interview, after the interview and before the admission). Each step should be satisfactorily completed to move on to the next one.

For students from partner universities, you may need to contact the International Office of your home university to inform them about your application. 

Step 1- Application

Submit your online application form to ParisTech.

List of required documents for application:

• Copy of passport or other identification document,
• An identity photo,
• A resume (2 pages max.) in English or French,
• An original transcript of your records translated in English and certified by your University,
• Official ranking certificates, translated in English, stating the total number of students in your department or in the field of specialization,
• Professional project letter: a statement of purpose outlining your intended career project after completion of your degree at ParisTech,
• Foreign language certificates when available, at least in English.
• Two letters of recommendation are required.

Only complete applications, submitted before the deadline, will be considered.

Step 2- Selection procedure and scientific test

After review of the application files by the jury, eligible students will be asked to take an online scientific test.

• Instructions to be read before the test (please read them before taking the test)

Scientific test instructions

Level of difficulty by subject expected to be mastered by participants during the test, depending on the ParisTech school

• Required Knowledge for the scientific test
• Chemistry
• Mathematics
• Physics
• Life sciences and environment

• Sample test

Sample test in English

Step 3- Interview

Candidates who successfully pass the test will be called to an interview.

Additional scientific interview for Mines Paris - PSL (compulsory) and other schools (upon request).

If you are successful in the interview, you will be invited to rank the ParisTech schools which are ready to admit you by preference. More information about ParisTech schools are available here.

Step 4- Admission

Last, by end of November you will be informed of the outcome of your application and to which ParisTech Grande École you have been admitted.

If you are not fluent in French, you should be ready to start learning French as soon as possible.

Exam centers in China: Beijing, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Wuhan

• Fees per ParisTech school for students admitted through the 9+9 program

*Index 2023-2024. Tuition fees and others are subject to annual review

Double degrees (DD): admitted students pay tuition fees at home university.

There is a fee waiver in public institutions for Eiffel and BGF scholarships recipients.

The full yearly training cost per student can amount up to €18,000, and is largely subsidized by the French government or the city of Paris (for ESPCI Paris – PSL).

• Living costs*: about 800 €/month in Paris
• Overseas travel expenses*: 1000 €

*Please note that the living cost and the overseas travel expenses are just indicative and may vary depending on students.

To cover living and travel costs, students are strongly encouraged to apply for funding schemes provided either by the French or the Chinese Governments, especially through the Eiffel or the CSC-ParisTech scholarship programs. Additional scholarships may be granted by industrial sponsors or by the foundations of ParisTech Grandes Écoles.

During their stay at ParisTech schools, students have compulsory internships. Most internships are paid, allowing students to benefit from another source of income.

Long-term students visa also allows them to work part-time during their studies. Last, students can benefit from housing allowance from the French government.

To learn more: Our help desk

Consult scholarship opportunities here

All videos are also available on Bilibili 

Wang Zhiheng, Ecole des Ponts ParisTech / Nanjing University of Science and Technology (2024)

ZHANG Shuqiong, ESPCI Paris - PSL /  Northeastern University (2024)

Ziyi WANG, AgroParisTech / Wuhan University of Science and Technology (2024)

LIAO Mingyu, Southern University of Science and Technology, student at Institut d'Optique (2024)

JIA Tinghan, Dalian University of Technology, student at Ecole des Ponts ParisTech (2024)

Read the interview of Jing WANG, student in environmental engineering at Wuhan University, who was admitted in Mines Paris - PSL in 2020

and watch her interview after two years in France (2022)...

... and her testimonial about her first internship at Alcimed (2023)

... and her testimonial about her second internship at Faurecia (2023)

 ZHANG Shuqionq, a Chinese student at ESPCI Paris - PSL, comes from Northeastern University (2023)

LI Ruyoa, a Chinese student at Mines Paris - PSL, comes from Sun Yat-Sen University (2023)

Li Ang, student from Fudan University at Institut d’Optique (2023)

LIU Xinyi from Beijing University of Chemical Technology, student at Chimie ParisTech - PSL (2023)

JIA Tinghan from Dalian University of Technology, student at Ecole des Ponts ParisTech (2023)

LI Yaxuan, coming from Sichuan University, student at Chimie ParisTech – PSL (2023)

Jingjing, Chinese student at Mines Paris - PSL, comes from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2023)

Jing, student from Tongji University, at AgroParisTech (2022)

Jinghua, student from Tongji University, at Ecole des Ponts ParisTech (2022)

Pengyu, student from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SPEIT), at Mines Paris - PSL (2022)

Yinuo, student from Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT) at Mines Paris - PSL (2022)

Yunly, student from Tongji University, at Ecole des Ponts ParisTech (2022)

Watch the testimonial of WANG Jiankai, student at Ecole des Ponts ParisTech, coming from Tongji University (2022)

Watch the testimonial of Chao PAN, student in the 3rd year at Ecole des Ponts ParisTech, coming from SouthEast University (2020)

Watch the testimonial of LYU Bo, student at Mines Paris - PSL, coming from Civil Aviation University of China (2020)

Watch the testimonial of HUANG Jingya, student at Mines Paris - PSL, coming from Civil Aviation University of China (2020)

Watch the testimonial of HE Siyuan, student at Ecole des Ponts ParisTech, coming from Beijing Institute of Technology (2020)

Watch the testimonial of WU Ziwei, student at AgroParisTech, coming from Shanghai JiaoTong University, SJTU (2020)

Watch the testimonial of ZHANG Chuyang, student at Chimie ParisTech - PSL, coming from Nanjing University (2020)

Watch the testimonial of LYU Zhihao, student at Mines Paris - PSL, coming from Shanghai JiaoTong University (2020)

Watch the testimonial of LIANG Kang, student at Ecole des Ponts ParisTech, coming from Wuhan University (2020)

Watch the testimonial of YANG Changtao, student at Ecole des Ponts ParisTech, coming from Wuhan University of Technology (2020)

Read the interview of Shanping Zhang, alumna from Arts et Métiers (2021)

Discover testimonials of alumni here

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