📖 About the university

Changchun University of Science and Technology is a public university in Jilin's capital, founded in 1958 by the renowned optics scientist Wang Daheng and known as the 'cradle of China's optics industry.' It is one of the country's foremost universities for optical engineering, optoelectronics and precision instruments, tied to Changchun's role as a national optics and photonics center. Beyond optics, it is strong in physics, electronic information, mechatronics and computer science, and hosts national and provincial optics laboratories. The university enrolls a large student body and cooperates with the defense and photonics industries. International students are welcomed for Chinese-language study and engineering degrees.

🎯 Fields of study

🏛️ Colleges & schools

🌆 About Changchun

Changchun, capital of Jilin in northeast China, is a major center for the automobile industry (home of FAW), film-making and optics, set on the fertile Songliao Plain.

💰 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.