The Ph.D. in Basic Medical Sciences at Lanzhou University is a research‑oriented doctoral program offered through the School of Basic Medical Sciences, which is the university’s primary unit for foundational medical and biomedical science education and research. The School hosts a first‑level doctoral discipline in Basic Medicine authorized to confer Ph.D. degrees and serves as a central hub for medical science research, teaching, and graduate training within the Lanzhou University system. The discipline integrates multiple core biomedical fields — including anatomy and embryology, immunology, pathogenic biology, physiology, biochemistry and molecular biology, pathology and pathophysiology, and medical genetics — allowing doctoral candidates to pursue deep investigation into the molecular, cellular and systemic bases of human health and disease.
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).