The Ph.D. in Biology at Lanzhou University is a research-oriented doctoral program offered through the School of Life Sciences as part of the university’s broader life sciences doctoral training system. Biology at Lanzhou University builds on a long academic tradition and interdisciplinary strengths in key areas of biological science, integrating molecular biology, ecology, genetics, physiology, cell biology, microbiology, and environmental biology under a unified doctoral framework. The School of Life Sciences hosts multiple research institutes and laboratories — including those focused on molecular ecology, cell biology, and plant biology — supported by national and provincial research platforms that enhance both fundamental and applied research capabilities.
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).