Programs
MBA in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
MBA in Global Business Management
Overview
USTC's MBA program is a high-level program for experienced executives who wish to increase their managerial and strategic skills in an international environment. It allows participants to develop a global and innovative strategic vision in today's complex, unpredictable and interconnected world. This program is a real springboard to reach strategic missions inside your company, reorient your career path or even launch your own business.
Duration: 2 years (1 year for course study + 1 year for internship and thesis)
Annual Tuition: 80,000 RMB
Start Date: September 2021
Application Period: From Dec 1st, 2020 to Mar 31st 2021
Online application: http://isa.ustc.edu.cn/
Basic Application Requirements: holding Bachelor's degree; at least 3 years' working experience; at least two recommendation letters; English proficiency certificate
School/Department: School of Management of USTC
Scholarships: Based on the interview performance, applicants have a chance to get full or partial tuition waiver. In general, one third of the registered international students could get scholarships to cover their tuition, and/or accommodation, and/or stipend, based on their semester or annual academic performance.
Our advantages
USTC's MBA program is the only one of its kind that acquires three top business school accreditations, namely AACSB, AMBA and QS 5 Stars.
The program allows students to learn in an environment with both Chinese and Western cultures, providing a unique Chinese perspective in the standard business education.
The program provides a variety of electives for students to customize their curriculum by combining different electives.
The program is delivered by USTC faculty members and foreign experts from different fields. Most faculty members hold a PhD degree from top schools in North America or Europe.
The program has a double-degree agreement with the MBA Program at Foster School of Business, University of Washington, Seattle. These excellent international students could also apply for exchange program which provides students to study in EM Strasbourg Business School, Université de Strasbourg. Students also have the chance to travel to a variety of partner schools in North America, Europe and Asia. Students can get access to USTC MBA alumni network with more than 8,000 graduates in China.
Contact Info
Prof. Xihui Wang Tel: 86-551-63601630
Ms. Huizhen Zheng Tel: 86-551-63492030 E-mail: Zhenghz@ustc.edu.cn
Overview
International Intellectual Property Administration is an English MPA program specializing in IP management and operation. Adhering to the basic concept of cultivating high-level talents with solid foundation, innovative thinking and international vision, this program is dedicated to cultivating high-level, application-oriented and inter-disciplinary professionals with good professional ethics, systematic IP knowledge and methodology, analytical ability in IP law, policy, big data & management, and capability of solving practical problems of international intellectual property.
Duration: 2-3 years
Annual Tuition: 60,000RMB
Start Date: September 2021
Application Period: From Dec 1st, 2020 to Mar 31st, 2021
Online Application: http://isa.ustc.edu.cn/
Basic Application Requirements: holding Bachelor's degree in management-related major; at least two recommendation letters; English proficiency certificate
School/Department: School of Public Affairs of USTC
Scholarships: Based on the interview performance, applicants have a chance to get full or partial tuition waiver. In general, one third of the registered international students could get scholarships to cover their tuition, and/or accommodation, and/or stipend, based on their semester or annual academic performance.
Partner Universities
The School of Public Affairs maintains long-term substantive cooperation with the University of Washington, Lehigh University, University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Kent and University of Westminster, which lays a good foundation of internationalization for the high-quality implement of the program.
Cooperative Institutions
The School of Public Affairs maintains cooperation with the National Intellectual Property Administration, World Intellectual Property Organization, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, DeHeng Law Offices, AllBright Law Offices, to name but a few, to provide internship opportunities for students.
Contact Info
Ms. Yimin ZHANG Tel: 86-551-63492026
Ms. Shuqin GU Tel: 86-551-63602879
E-mail: spa@ustc.edu.cn
Overview
Software Engineering is an evolving discipline which aims to build and maintain effective and practical high-quality software using engineering methods. Since information technology leads to the rapid development in Internet, cloud computing, big data, and artificial intelligence, there is an increasing demand for talents in this field.
Duration: 2 years (1 year for course study+ 1 year for internship and thesis)
Annual Tuition: 30,000 RMB
Start Date: September 2021
Application Period: From Dec 1st, 2020 to Mar 31st, 2021
Online Application: http://isa.ustc.edu.cn/
Basic Application Requirements: Bachelor's degree in science and engineering; two recommendation letters; English proficiency certificate
School/Department: School of Software Engineering of USTC
Scholarships: Based on the interview performance, applicants have a chance to get full or partial tuition waiver. In general, one third of the registered international students could get scholarships to cover their tuition, and/or accommodation, and/or stipend, based on their semester or annual academic performance.
Curriculum
I. Required Courses (9 credits, 3 Courses)
●Discrete Mathematics
●Algorithms Design and Analysis
●Advanced Software Engineering
●Compiling Engineering
II. Elective Courses (14 credits, 5 Courses)
●Information Theory and Coding
●Data Mining
●Distributed and Parallel System
●Artificial Intelligence
●Blockchain Techniques
●Multimedia Systems and Applications
●IT Services and Management
●Operating System
●Internet of Things
●Developing with J2EE or Other Developing Courses
III. General Courses
●Chinese
●Introduction to China
IV. Software Engineering Practice+Internship +Thesis (9 credits)
Position and Salary of Previous Graduates
Students find jobs in top IT or IT related Companies as well as other industry such as finance with annual salaries ranging from 300,000 RMB to 600,000 RMB. Students studying abroad due to joint programs also get great salaries from top companies such as Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook, and NVIDIA.
International Joint-program and Internship Bases
Students who meet the requirements can involve into joint-program collaborating with Clemson University in U.S., Skema Business School in France and Hosei University in Japan, and obtain double degree. We also set up internship bases or other kinds of cooperation with a list of over 60 IT or IT related companies. The list includes Intel, IBM, Bosch, Siemens, Huawei, Tencent, Alibaba, and USTC iFlytek.
Website: http://sse_en.ustc.edu.cn/
Contact Info
Ms. Binbin Zhao
Tel: 86-512-68839305
E-mail: bbzhao@ustc.edu.cn
Programs
Artificial Intelligence & Big Data
Networks & Information Security
Software Engineering
Overview
Computer technology mainly focuses on how to solve real-world problems and proving that the solutions are correct through the use of computers. It has four core areas, including theory, system, artificial intelligence and software engineering. These areas are closely related to disciplines such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, and economics.
This master's program is designed to teach students both the basic and key areas of computer science while becoming senior programmers, system designers or researchers in specific fields within computer science. Also, the program will provide counseling programs and financial assistance to help graduates with potential and interest to start a business and encourage outstanding graduates to pursue doctoral degrees.
The domestic ranking of computer science of our school has been stable, maintaining its rank in top 3-5. In recent years, the world ranking of computer science at USTC has been stable within the top 100.
Duration: 2 years
Annual Tuition: 50,000 RMB
Start Date: September 2021
Application Period: From Dec 1st, 2020 to Mar 31st, 2021
Online Application: http://isa.ustc.edu.cn/
Basic Application Requirements: Bachelor's degree from an accredited university in computer science or a closely related specialty; curriculum vitae; official transcripts; three recommendation letters; English proficiency certificate; personal statement
School/Department: School of Computer Science and Technology of USTC
Scholarships: Based on the interview performance, applicants have a chance to get full or partial tuition waiver. In general, one third of the registered international students could get scholarships to cover their tuition, and/or accommodation, and/or stipend, based on their semester or annual academic performance.
Partner institutions & enterprises
We cooperate with a list of scientific research institutes, transnational IT enterprises, local IT enterprises, national civil servants, large state-owned enterprises in finance, and securities and power communication industries. The list includes Huawei, Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent, Microsoft, Intel, Airbnb, Dajiang, Bank of China, iFlytek, Institute of computing, Chinese Academy of Sciences, State Grid, Cambrian, Cisco, AutoChips, TP-Link, etc.
Partner universities
University of California, Santa Barbara, Carnegie Mellon University, Birmingham University, Yale University, New York University, Purdue University, Rutgers University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Stony Brook University, University of Missouri, Joint Laboratory of high energy efficiency intelligent computing system, Examination center of the Ministry of education, iFLYTEK, and The First Affiliated Hospital of China University of science and technology, etc.
Contact Info
Ms. Yanan LIU Tel: 86-551-63601561
E-mail: liuyanan@ustc.edu.cn