The Ph.D. in Meteorology at Lanzhou University is a research‑focused doctoral program offered within the College of Atmospheric Sciences, which holds first‑level doctoral degree awarding authority in Atmospheric Science as approved by the Academic Degrees Committee of China’s State Council. The discipline traces its roots back to the Meteorology major established in 1971 and became part of the College of Atmospheric Sciences in 2004, which was the first of its kind among Chinese universities. The College currently has three doctoral programs in Meteorology, Atmospheric Physics and Environment, and Climatology under the broader Atmospheric Science doctoral discipline.
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).