The Preparatory Courses, also known as the University Foundation Year, is kind of pre-study education. It mainly focuses on learning language and some basic courses to suit the life of studying in China, usually lasting for six months or a year. After the students complete the preparatory program in China, they can make a decision either to enter the original choice of institutions or to choose a better university based on the results of pre-study program.

At present, dozens of Chinese universities offer preparatory courses for international students coming to China. The Chinese proficiency level of foreign students applying for a degree course at a Chinese university need to reach HSK Level 4 or above. Therefore, if you wish to study in China on the zero-based Chinese language, it is recommended that you apply for a pre-study course to improve your Chinese language to pass the HSK exam. Some of the institutions offering preparatory courses for studying in China are as follows

Tsinghua University

Peking University

Beijing Language and Culture University

Beijing Institute of Technology

Tongji University

China University of Geology (Wuhan)

Sichuan University

Shandong University

South China University of Technology,

University of International Business and Economics

Jiangsu University

Harbin Institute of Technology

Northwestern Polytechnical University

Shanghai University of Science

Nanjing Normal University

Central China Normal University

Xi’an Shiyou University

Northeast Normal University

Beijing International Studies University

Capital Normal University

Shanghai Normal University