Beijing Forestry University
Application Information for International Students
I. Overview
Beijing Forestry University (BFU) is a top institution for higher education specialized in forestry and ecological environment, and the university is under the direct leadership of the
Ministry of Education of China. Together with many other key universities in China, BFU is located in Haidian District. Founded in 1952, BFU has developed itself from a forestry college into a multi-disciplinary national key university, with forestry, biology and forestry engineering as its leading disciplines, and with an extensive coverage of courses in sciences, engineering, management, economics, liberal arts, law, and philosophy.
Besides undergraduate, graduate and doctoral education, its personnel training system also includes further education and international student education. The university currently provides
53 undergraduate subjects, and it enjoys 15 undergraduate schools, 89 graduate disciplines and 31 doctoral disciplines. BFU has 495 full/associate professors, of whom 127 are supervisors of Ph.D. programs and 5 are academicians of Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE). The advantage specialties of BFU, such as landscape architecture, biological science, forestry silviculture, soil and water conservation, are in the leading position in China.
The number of BFU’s undergraduate students and graduate students are separately 32,000 and
4,000 by the year 2014. From language learners to post doctors, BFU also welcome international students in all of its specialties. By the year 2014, there have been over 2,000 international students enrolled in this university, from such countries as Korea, Japan, United States, British,
Thailand, Indonesia, Austria, Italy, Finland, France, Turkey, Vietnam, Mongolia, etc.
Since 2007, BFU has begun to admit students of Chinese Government Scholarship, and is also listed as the “Recipient University of Beijing Municipal Government Scholarship”. Any prospective students who are interested in the Chinese Government Scholarship should apply it from their own government and related institutes or the Chinese Embassy therein during January to April. The students who are interested in the Beijing Municipal Government Scholarship could apply to BFU directly.
For more information, please visit the international students’ homepage of BFU: http:// www.studybeijing.com.cn
II. Study Period and Academic Schedule
The normal period of study for each program is as follows: 4 years for undergraduate degrees, 3 years for master’s degrees, and 3 years for doctoral degrees. Students may, in particular cases, reduce or extend the duration of study upon their application.

Beijing Forestry University divides each academic year into spring and autumn semesters, with the latter marking the commencement of the academic year. The autumn semester starts in
September and ends in January of the next year, while the spring semester begins in February and ends in June. There will be a winter and a summer vacation every year. The summer vacation usually lasts for 2 months and there are various summer vacation courses available for students.
The winter vacation typically lasts for 4 weeks and normally follows the schedule of Chinese New
Year.
III. Programs
International students have the following options to study at Beijing Forestry University:
Programs for Bachelor, Master, and Ph.D. Students
Undergraduate program: Students are required to complete the curriculum between 4 to 6 years, to fulfill the regulated teaching program, to complete the undergraduate’s thesis and to defend for the thesis to a panel of experts. Upon graduation, the qualified students will receive a graduation certificate along with the bachelor’s degree.
Master’s degree program:
Students are required to complete the curriculum between 2-3 years, to fulfill the designated degree courses, to complete the master’s thesis and to defend for it to a panel of experts. Graduates will receive a graduation certificate along with the Master’s degree.
Ph.D. degree program: Students are required to complete the curriculum between 4-6 years (in normal circumstances), to fulfill the designated degree courses, to conduct research, to complete the doctoral thesis and to defend for it to a panel of experts. Graduates will receive a graduation certificate along with the doctoral degree.
IV. Qualifications for application
Foreigners who are over the age of 18, in good health condition, of good virtue, and willing to abide by the law of Chinese Government and by the regulations of BFU, with respect to Chinese culture can directly contact the international student office in BFU or visit the website www.studybeijing.com.cn
to download the “Beijing Forestry University Application From”.
The applicant should make the application with the following materials:
1. Undergraduates and Pre-University Students
(a senior high school graduate or with equivalent schooling)
① Beijing Forestry University Application Form
② Scanned Certificate of senior high school and the official credit transcript (each with 1
Photocopy)
③ Application letter (over 500 Chinese characters)
④ Photocopy of the certificate of HSK Band 6 or above (The students who attend the pre-university program of BFU are excluded)
⑤ Photocopy of the passport of the applicant (the page with photograph)
⑥ Attend the interview
⑦ Foreigner Physical Examination Form (long term, 6months above students only)
2. Master’s Degree and Ph.D. Students
① Beijing Forestry University Application Form
② Applicant’s scanned highest academic diploma and the official credit transcript(each with a photocopy)

③ Application letter (over 800 Chinese characters)
④ Photocopy of the certificate of HSK Band 6 or above (The students who attend the pre-university program of BFU are excluded)
⑤ Two reference letters from different professors(each with a copy)
⑥ Photocopy of the passport (the page with photograph)
⑦ Attend the interview
⑧ Foreigner Physical Examination Form
V. Information of Application and Admission
Undergraduates, Master’s Degree, and Ph.D. Students
Students should apply from January 1 st to June 15 th .
Chinese Language Students
Students should apply from March 1 st to June 30 th or September 1 st to December 31 th
It takes approximate 8 to 10 weeks after the application deadline to receive the notifications of admission. We may inform you for missing materials according to your application process during this period. If admitted, we will send you the admission letter and other relevant documents.
Inquiries are accepted in the International Student Office either by email or phone. Once pass the interview by BFU, the students will receive the Admission Certificate and the JW202 FORM for applying for a student visa (X visa) to China.
VI. Admission
Admission will be determined according to the applicants’ educational background, their application materials and their performance in the interview. The result will be available on the website http:// www.studybeijing.com.cn
.
The Admission Notice and the attached documents can be obtained from the International
Student Office in BFU by E-mail.
Applicants are expected to bring the passport, “University Admission Notice”, the original documents of "Visa Application Form for Study in China" （ JW202, the health examination certificate (including lung X-rays, blood test, EKG), and visa with them to Beijing Forestry
University for the registration within the required period specified in the Admission Notice.
VII. Medical Insurance
Beijing Forestry University requires that all the international students have a sufficient medical insurance throughout the duration of study. The insurance is expected to cover at least Accident
Insurance and Hospitalization. Students can either get the insurance either in their home countries or in China. Foreign students should submit the documents from their insurance companies upon registration. The documents are expected to be written in Chinese or English.
Students fail to submit the insurance documents will not be admitted for registration.
VIII. Accommodation Information
There are housing facilities for international students at BFU. We provide the international students with double room including bathroom, shower, TV, telephone, refrigerator, air conditioner, wardrobe, desk, and the network facilities. (No cooking is allowed in the room). The electric bill will be paid by the students themselves.

Double room: 60 RMB / day /bed
Students can also choose to live off campus, in which case they must register in the local police station.
IX. Expenses
Application fee:
Language student: RMB 410;
Visiting Student: RMB 410;
Undergraduate student/Pre-University students: RMB 800;
Master’s Degree Student: RMB 800;
Ph.D. Student: RMB 800.
Tuition fee: (per person)
Undergraduate student: RMB 24,800 / year;
Master’s Degree Student: RMB 29,800 / year;
Ph.D. Student: RMB 33,000 / year;
Cost of teaching material: charged according to the courses
Accommodations: Double room: 60 RMB / day /bed
Insurance fee:
RMB 400 / person / half-year;
RMB 800 / person / year;
X. Contact Information
Address: International Student Office
BOX 226, 100083
Beijing Forestry University
No.35 Qinghua East Road, Haidian District
Beijing
People’s Republic of China
Tel: 86-10-62338271
Fax: 86-10-62310316
Contact person: Diao Yarong, Xu Lumin linyu
E-mail: diaoyr@bjfu.edu.cn
lxs@bjfu.edu.cn
Web Site: http://www.studybeijing.com.cn
Boarding Route:
From Beijing Railway Station: Take the subway to Xizhimen Station, then change the bus 438 to
Beijing Forestry University
From Beijing Railway Station West: Take the bus 320 to Renmin University, the change the bus

355 to Beijing Forestry University
From Beijing Railway Station North: Walk to the South for 50 meters from the exit to the
Xizhimen Station to take the bus 438 to Beijing Forestry University
From Beijing Railway Station South: Take the bus 102 to Xuanwumen station the change the subway to Xizhimen station, the change the bus 438 to Beijing Forestry University.
In addition, the bus 110,628,913,963 are also passed by Beijing Forestry University.
Undergraduate Education
Bachelor Programs
Name of the School Specialty Code
School of Forestry 0905
Specialty Name
Forestry
★
070504
090701
0907H
School of Biological
Science and
Technology
0710
0710H
082701
School of Technology 080202
080207
080801
080601
School of Information
Science and
Technology
120102
120102
080901
Geographic Information System
Prataculture Science
Turf
Management(Sino-American
Joint Program)
Biological Sciences
★
Biotechnology(Sino-Canadian
Joint Program)
Food Science and Engineering
Machine Design, Producing and
Automation
★
Vehicle Engineering
Automation
Electric Engineering and
Automation
Information Management and
Information System
Information Management and
Information
System(Information
Management)
Computer
Technology
Science and

080901
080901
School of Materials
Science
Technology and
080903
082402
082402
0824H
082403
082403
School of Landscape
Architecture
081702
090502
120901
090102
082802
082803
School of Economics and Management
120801
120201
120203
071201
020401
020301
120301
School of Soil and
Water Conservation
120202
120206
120209
090203
Computer Science and
Technology (Internet of Things)
Computer Science and
Technology (Digital Media
Technology)
Network Engineering
Wood Science and
Engineering
★
Wood Science and Engineering
(Furniture
Manufacturing)
Design and
Wood Science and Engineering
(Sino-Canadian Joint Program)
Forest Chemical Industry
★
Forest Chemical Industry
(Pulping and Paper Making)
Packaging Engineering
Landscape Gardening
★
Tourism Management
Ornamental Horticulture
Urban and Rural Planning （ 5 years ）
Landscape Architecture
★
Electronic Commerce
Business Administration
Accounting
Statistics
International Economy and
Trade
Finance
Agro-Forestry Economics and
Management
★
Marketing
Human Resource Management
Property Management
Soil and Water Conservation and Desertification Control
★

School of
Conservation
Nature
070502
081001
090202
Natural Geography and
Resources Environment
Civil Engineering
Wildlife and Nature Reserve
Management
★
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
School of Foreign
Languages
030101
071102
050201
Law
Applied Psychology
English
★
School of Sciences
050207
050262
080714
Japanese
Business English
Electronic Information Science and Technology
070101 Mathematics and Applied
Mathematics
Environmental Engineering School
Environmental
Science
Engineering of and
082502
082503
Environmental Science
★
081003 Water Supply and Drainage
Science and Engineering
Design science School of Arts 130500
★ 12 State-level Distinctive Programs
Graduate Education
Master Programs
Name of the School
School of Forestry
Specialty Code Specialty Name
070503 Cartography and Geography
071300
090301
090302
090702
090703
Information System
Ecology
Pedology
Plant Nutrition
Silviculture
Forest Protection
School of
090704
090900
095106
095112
095400
Biological 071001
Forest Management
Agrostology
Prataculture(Professional Degree)
Agricultural
Informatization(Professional Degree)
Forestry(Professional Degree)
Botany

Science and Technology 071002
071005
071009
071010
083203
090701
095113
071007
0710Z2
School of Technology 080201
080202
080203
080204
081101
082901
085201
085210
School of Information
Science and Technology
081202
081203
0829Z2
083500
085211
085212
087100
095112
School of Materials
Science and Technology
082902
082903
085228
School of Landscape 081300
Zoology
Microbiology
Cellular Biology
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Agricultural Product Processing and
Storage Engineering
Forest Genetics and Breeding
Food Processing
Safety(Professional Degree) and
Genetics
Computational biology and bioinformatics
Mechanical Manufacturing and
Automation
Mechatronic Engineering
Machinery Design and Theory
Vehicle Engineering
Control Theory and Control
Engineering
Forest Engineering
Mechanical Engineering(Professional
Degree)
Control Engineering(Professional
Degree)
Computer Software and Theory
Computer
Technology
Application and
Forest Information Engineering
Software Engineering
Computer Technology(Professional
Degree)
Software Engineering(Professional
Degree)
Management Science
Technology(Professional Degree) and
Agricultural
Informatization(Professional Degree)
Wood Science and Technology
Chemical Processing Engineering of
Forest Products
Forestry Engineering(Professional
Degree)
Architecture

Architecture 083300
083400
090706
095300
120203
125400
School of Economics and
Management
020204
020206
025200
School of Soil and Water
Conservation
070501
070503
081402
082803
School
090707
095400 of Nature 090705
025400
027000
095110
120100
1201Z1
120201
120202
1202Z1
120301
120302
120401
125100
125300
020106
Urban and Rural Planning
Landscape Architecture
Ornamental Plants and Horticulture
Landscape Architecture(Professional
Degree)
Tourism Management
Tourism Management(Professional
Degree)
Finance
International Trade
Applied
Degree)
Statistics(Professional
International Business(Professional
Degree)
Statistics
Rural and Regional
Development(Professional Degree)
Management Sciences
Engineering(Management) and
Electronic Commerce
Accounting
Enterprise Management
Property Management
Agricultural Economics and
Management
Forestry
Management
Economics and
Administrative Management
Business Administration
(Professional Degree)
Accounting(Professional Degree)
Population, Resources and
Environmental Economics
Natural Geography
Cartography and Geography
Information System
Structural Engineering
Agricultural Biological Environment and Energy Engineering
Soil and Water Conservation and
Desertification Control
Forestry(Professional Degree)
Wildlife Protection and Utilization

Conservation
School of Humanities and
Social Sciences
School
Languages of
School of Sciences
School of Arts
Foreign
School of Environmental
Science and Engineering
0907Z1
0713Z4
010100
030101
030501
030505
040200
120401
125200
050200
055101
070100
071011
083000
085229
1305Z1
130500
135108
Science of Nature Conservation
Wetland Ecology
Philosophy
Law Theory
Basic Principles of Marxism
Ideological and Political
Psychology
Administrative Management
Public Administration
（
Professional
Degree ）
Foreign Linguistics
English Translation(Professional
Degree)
Mathematics
Biophysics
Environmental Science
Engineering
Environmental
Engineering(Professorial Degree)
Animation Design and
Design Sciences
Art Design(Professorial Degree)
Doctoral Programs
Name of the School
School of Biological
Science and Technology
School of Technology
Specialty Code Specialty Name
071300 Ecology
090301
0829Z1
Pedology
Forestry
Informatization
Equipment
090702
090703
090704
090900
Silviculture
Forest Protection
Forest Management
Agrostology
071001
071005
071009
071010
071013
090701
0710Z2
Botany
Microbiology
Cellular Biology and
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Forest Biological Resources
Utilization
Forest Genetics and Breeding
Computational bioinformatics biology and
080200
082901
Mechanical Engineering
Forest Engineering

School of Information
Science and Technology
0829Z1
School of Materials
Science and Technology
0829Z2
082902
082903
School of Landscape
Architecture
School of Economics and
Management
083400
090706
120301
120302
1203Z1
School of Soil and Water
Conservation
School of Nature
Conservation
090707
090705
0907Z1
0713Z4
99J1 School of Humanities and
Social Sciences
School of Environmental
Science and Engineering
0907Z4
Forestry
Informatization
Equipment
Forest Information Engineering
Wood Science and Technology and
Chemical Processing Engineering of
Forest Products
Landscape Architecture
Ornamental Plants and Horticulture
Agricultural Economics and
Management
Forestry
Management
Economics and
Forest Resources Economics and
Environmental Management
Soil and Water Conservation and
Desertification Control
Wildlife Protection and Utilization
Science of Nature Conservation
Wetland Ecology
Ecological Civilization Construction and Management
Ecological Environment Engineering