The School of Computer Science at Peking University, Beijing, China, seeks top international students to join the Master program and conduct innovative and impactful research in a world-class research environment, and to cultivate world-class talents in computer science.

General Information of the Program

1. Majors

a) Computer architecture

b) Computer software and theory

c) Computer applications

For more detailed information on research fields, please refer to the program catalog at:  https://admission.pku.edu.cn/zsxx/lxszs/lxszyml/index.htm

2. Full-time enrollment, courses are taught in Chinese or English. The program length is 3 years.

3. For more information about faculty members and their research directions, please refer to the School of Computer Science website: https://cs.pku.edu.cn/English/People1/Faculty.htm

4. All students will live and study at the Changping New Campus.

Application Prerequisites

1. Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens with a valid passport. Residents of the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Macau or Taiwan who have emigrated to other countries and are applying to Peking University as international students must present valid passport or citizenship documents dating from before April 30, 2017, along with proof of cancellation of Chinese nationality.

2. Applicants should be healthy, both physically and psychologically, with no criminal record, friendly to China and must abide by the laws and decrees of China.

3. Applicants for master's degree programs must have attained a bachelor's degree, and those who graduated from non-Chinese universities must hold a bachelor's degree from a university accredited by the Ministry of Education of China. (Grade skipping or joining in the middle of the course is not permitted.)

4. The applicant's academic performance, academic level and language ability should meet the admission requirements of the major he/she is applying for.

Application Deadline and Mailing Address

1. Deadline:

a) Chinese-taught program: October 10, 2022-December 9, 2022

b) English-taught program: October 10, 2022-February 28, 2023.

Please make sure to mail out your application materials before the deadline.

2. Mailing address:  

a) Chinese-taught program: Room 330, International Student Division, New Sun Student Center, Peking University

b) English-taught program: Room 510, Yanyuan Dasha, 151 Zhongguancun North Street, Peking University

Please use EMS delivery service. The envelope must be marked ‘Application for Graduate Admission’.

Application Materials:

1. Peking University Application Form for International Students (master's degree and doctoral programs) with a photograph affixed. Please visit http://www.studyatpku.com, fill in the application and submit it online, then download the form and print a hardcopy for reference.

2. Graduation and degree certificates, which must be original documents or notarized copies either in Chinese or English.

(Note: Applicants expected to graduate in 2023 should provide an official letter from their current university stating their expected graduation date.)

3. Official transcripts of the applicant’s most recent academic achievement, including courses taken and standards achieved. These must be original documents or notarized copies either in Chinese or English.

4. A personal statement (including a research plan: 1500 words for the master's degree program). (Please click the link to download the template: http://www.isd.pku.edu.cn/down/shen/ru.html)

5. Two recommendation letters from professor(s) or associate professor(s) related to the applicant’s major (or equivalent professionals with relevant academic title). (Click the link to download the template: http://www.isd.pku.edu.cn/down/shen/ru.html.)

Please note that the recommendation letters must be originals with the signature of the recommender, and in Chinese or English. The following are the ways of submitting recommendation letters (either of the two is accepted):

(1) Hardcopies: sealed in independent envelopes with each recommender’s signature;

(2) Softcopies: sent to postgraduate@pku.edu.cn and gradadmissions.cs@pku.edu.cn directly by each recommender.

6. Original or photocopy of the applicant’s language (Chinese or English) test scores:

7. Language Proficiency:

(1) For Chinese-taught programs, original or photocopy of language test scores fulfilling the following standards are eligible for submission.

(2) Applicants whose native language is not English are required to provide valid English test certificates:

TOEFL iBT (100 points or above) or IELTS (6.5 points or above) or GRE (320 points or above) scores to prove their English language proficiency.

Applicants are exempt from the English Proficiency requirement if they have completed a bachelor's degree (or higher) in an English speaking country or at an institution where English is the main language of instruction.

(Candidates who graduated from non-Chinese university are required to obtain the Accreditation Report from the CSCSE http://zwfw.cscse.edu.cn/)

8. Table of contents and abstracts of the applicant’s academic publications and any other original achievements in his/her field (if applicable).

9. Curriculum vitae (CV) or resume

Except for the recommendation letters, 2 sets (one original and one photocopy) of the above-mentioned application materials must be submitted.

Note: Each applicant may apply for up to two programs; in the case of two applications, each application is independent and should be submitted separately in hardcopy with the required application materials.

The application materials will NOT be returned.

Selection Process

The eligibility of all the applicants will be evaluated by the Admission Committee, organized by the School of Computer Science. The committee will select qualified applicants and inform the candidates about the interview details before the end of March 2023. The interviews will be conducted online in April 2023, after which the decision will be made and sent to the students.

Tuition and Scholarship

The tuition fee of the Master program:

Chinese-taught program: RMB 33,000 per year, and 99,000 in total for three years

English-taught program: RMB 50,000 per year, and RMB 150,000 in total for three years. Admitted students are suggested to apply for one of the scholarships:

(1) Chinese Government Scholarship (Type B): tuition waiver, for-free accommodation, monthly living expenses and medical insurance provided in accordance with the regulations.

(2) Beijing Government Scholarship for International Students: tuition subsidy.

(3) Peking University Scholarship for International Students: tuition waiver, monthly living expenses, medical insurance.

Note: The evaluation of scholarships will be carried out in accordance with the relevant regulations of the government and the university. For more information, please pay close attention to notices posted at http://www.isd.pku.edu.cn.

Contact Information

l School of Computer Science, Peking University, Email: gradadmissions.cs@pku.edu.cn

l International Students Division, Peking University, Tel: (86-10) 62751230

l Office for Admission, Graduate School, Peking University, Tel: (86-10) 62751354

About Visa and other information please refer to “2023 Application Information for International Students (Master's Degree and Ph.D. Degree)”:  

https://admission.pku.edu.cn/docs/20220930100034188089.pdf?CSRFT=YNLV-T1I0-2REF-XZYA-L6WE-HBYE-U139-2MI1