📖 About the university

Lanzhou Bowen College of Science and Technology is a private undergraduate institution in the Heping development zone on the eastern edge of Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu. It was established in 2002 as the Bowen College of Lanzhou Jiaotong University, a college applied for by that university — the railway-engineering university of the northwest — and approved by the provincial education department; in 2004 the Ministry of Education confirmed it among Gansu's first batch of independent colleges, and in May 2012 it gained the right to award bachelor degrees. On 2 February 2021 the ministry approved its separation from Lanzhou Jiaotong University and conversion into a free-standing private institution under the present name, wholly held by the Gansu Jiankun property development company. The railway parentage remains the school's spine: civil engineering, rail and transportation, electrical engineering and automation, mechanical and computing programmes dominate, joined by cost engineering, management, accounting and languages. Sitting in China's key northwest rail hub, the college feeds technicians and engineers to the railway bureaus, construction contractors and logistics firms that dominate regional employment. Teaching is in Chinese and enrolment is domestic.

🎯 Fields of study

🌆 About Lanzhou

Lanzhou is the capital of Gansu province and a historic city on the ancient Silk Road, stretched narrowly along the banks of the Yellow River. With a metropolitan population of around four million, it is northwest China's key transport and industrial gateway toward Central Asia. The climate is cold semi-arid, with warm, dry summers and cold, dry winters and relatively little rainfall. Landmarks include the Yellow River waterfront, the iron Zhongshan Bridge, White Pagoda Mountain overlooking the city, and the traditional waterwheel park. Lanzhou is nationally famous for its hand-pulled beef noodles, and its sizeable Hui Muslim community means halal food and mosques are easy to find. A new metro line, Zhongchuan International Airport, and high-speed rail connect it toward Xi'an, Xining, and Urumqi. For an international student, and especially a Muslim one, Lanzhou offers low living costs, a welcoming halal food culture, and a strong sense of Silk Road history.

💰 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.