📖 About the university

The Shanghai Conservatory of Music, founded in 1927 as China's first modern institution of higher music education, is one of the two most prestigious music conservatories in the country. Established by the reformer Cai Yuanpei and musician Xiao Youmei, it has trained generations of celebrated Chinese composers, singers and instrumentalists. It covers the full spectrum of performance, composition, musicology, opera and traditional Chinese music, and is a national 'Double First-Class' university for music and dance. Its historic campus in Shanghai's former French Concession places it at the heart of the city's rich concert and opera life. The conservatory is a top choice for international students pursuing serious music study in China.

🎯 Fields of study

🏛️ Colleges & schools

🌆 About Shanghai

Shanghai is China's largest city and its financial and trade capital, a global metropolis on the Yangtze estuary.

💰 Fees & costs

💡 General estimates for international students in China; they vary by major and university, and the official figure is always on the university website.

🛂 Visa requirements by nationality

These are the general steps for the China student visa (X1/X2); details vary by the Chinese embassy in your country.