Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

About Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine is an independent public university administered by Guangdong Province. Its 2024-approved charter describes it as a nonprofit public-service institution established by the Guangdong Provincial People’s Government, with independent legal-person status and the Guangdong Department of Education as its supervising authority. It is also jointly supported by the provincial government, the Ministry of Education, and the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The institution traces its history to a specialist school established in 1924. It became Guangzhou College of Chinese Medicine in 1956 and adopted its current name in 1995. This history matters for applicants because the university combines a longstanding Chinese-medicine identity with contemporary degree education and clinical training. The university’s official materials identify Chinese medicine as its Double First-Class discipline, while teaching and research also extend into integrated Chinese and Western medicine, clinical medicine, pharmacy, nursing, rehabilitation, biomedical subjects, management, and related areas. The university operates the University Town and Sanyuanli campuses. Its academic structure includes colleges, clinical colleges, research institutes, directly affiliated hospitals, government-partnered hospitals, and off-campus practice sites. This makes it particularly relevant to students seeking education that links medical theory, laboratory work, clinical learning, and professional practice. Prospective students should nevertheless confirm the teaching site and affiliated clinical unit for their particular program because study and practical training may not be confined to one campus.

Admissions are category-specific. Domestic undergraduate applicants enter through China’s provincial examination and placement systems under the university’s 2026 summer admissions rules. Program groups, subject combinations, physical-examination restrictions, and available places differ by province and specialty. Medical and pharmaceutical programs include health-related restrictions, including specified color-vision limitations, so applicants should consult the current program and examination guidance before selecting a preference. For 2026 international undergraduate admission, the university accepts non-Chinese citizens with a valid foreign passport who have completed high school and meet its nationality, health, conduct, and documentation rules. Applicants need HSK Level 5 with at least 180 points unless the university accepts evidence of Chinese as a native or previous language of education. They must also submit results from the CSCA undergraduate entrance assessment in professional Chinese and mathematics. The published application rounds ended on 15 April and 1 June 2026; those dates apply only to the 2026 intake and should not be reused for 2027. The international application package includes academic records, graduation evidence, passport materials, a personal statement, medical and blood-test reports, a recent criminal-record certificate, financial evidence, and other status-dependent documents. Materials not originally in Chinese or English require translations and notarization. Graduate admission follows separate national, recommendation, integrated-progression, or international routes. The 2026 domestic master’s process used online registration, document verification, entrance examinations, and a university-organized re-examination, with prior academic-background conditions for many medical specialties.

The academic portfolio centers on Chinese medicine while spanning related medical, pharmaceutical, nursing, rehabilitation, science, and management fields. The university’s current undergraduate recruitment information features Chinese medicine, acupuncture and tuina, Chinese medical orthopedics, integrated Chinese and Western clinical medicine, clinical medicine, medical laboratory technology, rehabilitation therapy, Chinese materia medica, pharmacy, clinical pharmacy, nursing, biomedical engineering, biotechnology, artificial intelligence, and other programs. Availability, duration, subject requirements, and provincial enrollment groups vary, so applicants should use the program information for their own admissions category rather than treating the overall list as universally available. Several training formats are distinctive. Undergraduate recruitment includes standard programs as well as longer Chinese-medicine pathways such as nine-year study and the integrated “5+3” route. These pathways have separate structures and should not be interpreted as ordinary five-year bachelor’s programs. The 2026 international undergraduate prospectus offers a narrower choice: a five-year, Chinese-taught Chinese Medicine program leading to a medical bachelor’s degree. Graduate study includes academic and professional degrees. The 2026 master’s rules identify professional categories in Chinese medicine, Chinese materia medica, nursing, pharmacy, acupuncture, and public administration. Medical professional programs can impose precise prior-degree requirements; for example, professional master’s study in Chinese medicine and acupuncture is tied to eligible undergraduate medical backgrounds and physician-qualification rules. The university also runs doctoral recruitment and has authorization for doctoral academic and professional degrees. Applicants interested in clinical careers should check whether a particular academic or professional pathway supports the licensing, residency-training, and employment rules relevant to their intended jurisdiction.

Key Highlights

• Public university established by the Guangdong Provincial People’s Government
• Institutional roots date to 1924; the current university name was adopted in 1995
• Operates University Town and Sanyuanli campuses in Guangzhou
• Chinese medicine is identified by the university as a national Double First-Class discipline

Student Life & Environment

Student experience is divided principally between the University Town main campus in Panyu District and the Sanyuanli campus in Baiyun District. Applicants should verify their program’s base because teaching, clinical activity, and student services may be distributed across campuses and affiliated hospitals. The University Town campus is the address used for the 2026 international undergraduate program and for the university’s international admissions office. Both campuses have university-library locations. The library provides borrowing, electronic resources, remote-access services, subject collections, research-support services, learning applications, and new-student resources. Its holdings include dedicated biomedical and Chinese-medicine-related material alongside broader social-science collections. These resources are particularly relevant in programs that combine classical literature, modern biomedical evidence, and clinical research. University-managed accommodation is available in specified categories, but arrangements differ by student group. The 2026 international undergraduate prospectus lists single- and double-room options at University Town and permits off-campus living only after the required approval process. For 2026 graduate entrants, the university states that non-full-time, employed-study, and directed-employment students are not uniformly assigned accommodation. Students should therefore obtain program-specific housing confirmation rather than assume that admission guarantees a room.

Location & Surroundings

The main campus is at 232 Waihuan East Road in Guangzhou University Town, Panyu District. The second principal campus is at 12 Jichang Road in Sanyuanli, Baiyun District, which is also the university’s legal address. These are materially different parts of Guangzhou, so commute, housing, and placement planning should be based on the actual teaching site rather than the university’s city-level address alone. University Town places students in a large higher-education district shared with other institutions. It is the main administrative and teaching location identified in the university charter and the base for the 2026 international undergraduate intake. Sanyuanli is an established urban campus and supports university and medical activity closer to central Guangzhou. Clinical education may also involve affiliated or partner hospitals beyond the two named campuses. Guangzhou is a major city in southern China and part of the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area. For a Chinese-medicine student, the location offers access to a dense regional health-care system and a substantial Chinese-medicine sector. International students should account for Chinese-language use in classrooms, hospitals, administration, and everyday life.

Costs & Career Outcomes

For domestic undergraduates admitted under the 2026 summer rules, annual tuition is CNY 7,660 for medical programs, CNY 6,850 for science, engineering, foreign-language, and physical-education programs, and CNY 6,060 for humanities programs. Listed university accommodation is CNY 1,800 per academic year. Long-form Chinese-medicine pathways charge according to the applicable training stage. Rural health students admitted through the designated publicly funded training scheme are exempt from tuition and accommodation charges under that scheme. The 2026 international undergraduate Chinese Medicine program costs CNY 25,000 per year. Its University Town accommodation rates are CNY 16,000 for a single room or CNY 9,600 per person for a double room. The prospectus also lists an CNY 800 registration fee and CNY 800 annual international-student insurance charge. Food, transport, medical expenses, bedding, and daily necessities are additional. These amounts apply to the 2026 prospectus and may change with regulatory approval. Domestic 2026 full-time, non-directed master’s tuition is CNY 8,000 annually for academic degrees and CNY 12,000 for professional degrees; directed and non-full-time categories have different rates. Scholarships, grants, student loans, hardship assistance, and a registration “green channel” are available under category-specific rules. Career preparation is closely tied to hospitals, clinical colleges, research units, and practice sites. The 2026 master’s rules distinguish non-directed graduates, who seek employment under national arrangements, from directed students, who return to their sponsoring employer under agreement. Medical applicants should investigate professional licensing and residency requirements separately, especially if they plan to practise outside mainland China.