The Ph.D. in Biology Security at Lanzhou University is a research-focused doctoral degree offered through the College of Animal Medicine and Biological Security(College of Veterinary Medicine and Biosafety), a research-oriented unitdeep scientific inquiry and independent research into the principles, technologies, and policies essential for safeguarding biological systems, public health, and ecological environments in the face of biological threats. The program integrates knowledge from biological sciences, epidemiology, pathogen biology, biosafety technology, and policy research, addressing both natural and engineered biological risks. Doctoral candidates engage in advanced study and original research in areas such as biological threat detection and mitigation, biosafety and biosecurity technologies, animal and human infectious disease control, and the development of biological safety standards and strategies. Betweentheoretical foundations, laboratory experimentation, field surveillance methods, and interdisciplinary collaboration to prepare graduates for careers in academic research, government agencies, public and animal health institutions, and biotechnology industries, where expertise in biological security challenges is vital for national and global health protection.
NOTE: The university may have additional program-specific eligibility requirements. It is recommended to verify these on the official university website.
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Requirements Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens in good health with no infectious disease or any physical or mental diseases that may affect the normal study, have a master’s degree and be under the age of 45 (Age limit is flexible for healthy applicants with certain work experience and high academic ability).
Language proficiency requirements:
1. Applicants for Chinese-taught programs of literature, history, philosophy, education and law should have a level 4 HSK certificate with minimum score of 210,or HSK certificate of level 5 or above; applicants for other Chinese-taught programs should have a level 4 HSK certificate with minimum score of 190.
2. There are no Chinese language proficiency requirements for the applicants of English-taught programs, but they (except for English native speakers) must have an internet-based TOEFL test score 90 or IELTS test score 6.5 (or above).