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A four-year, English-language PhD in Foreign Linguistics and Applied Linguistics at Nankai University, covering language structure, use, and application across diverse settings, and providing training in linguistic theory and research methods.

Humanities

A four-year PhD in Foreign Linguistics and Applied Linguistics at Southwest University, taught in English, concentrating on language structure and the real-world use of linguistic research, with original scholarly work forming the core of study.

Humanities

A three-year, English-language PhD in Forensic Medicine at Southern Medical University in Guangzhou, covering medicolegal investigation, forensic pathology, and associated research methods.

Medicine & Health

A four-year English-taught PhD in Forensic Medicine at Zhengzhou University covering forensic pathology, toxicology, and crime scene investigation.

Medicine & Health

A three-year English-taught PhD in Forensic Medicine at Xi’an Jiaotong University. Work involves original inquiry into medico-legal issues, conducted under faculty supervision.

Medicine & Health

A three-year English-taught PhD in Forensic Medicine delivered by the School of Basic Medical Sciences at Nanjing Medical University. Students engage in scientific inquiry and hands-on forensic science training, and must secure a Provisional Acceptance Letter from a supervisor.

Medicine & Health

A four-year English-language PhD in Forensic Medicine at Central South University in Changsha, with a research focus on Forensic Pathology and supervised original research.

Medicine & Health

A three-year English-language PhD in Forensic Medicine at Kunming Medical University in Kunming. Research is undertaken with faculty supervision.

Medicine & Health

The PhD in Forest is a three-year English-taught programme centred on forest ecology, management, and conservation. It supports interdisciplinary research addressing environmental issues and prepares students for careers in research, academia, and environmental institutions.

Environmental Science

The four-year PhD in Forest Engineering addresses forest management, engineering systems, and technological development, with attention to sustainability and environmental outcomes. Research spans both theoretical and applied aspects of forestry.

Engineering

This four-year PhD programme explores forest gene groups and bioinformatics. It applies genetic and computational approaches to forest genetic resource management and biodiversity conservation. Research questions relate directly to ecological sustainability and forest management.

Environmental Science

This four-year PhD programme addresses forest genetics and tree breeding. Core topics include genetic mechanisms in trees, breeding methodologies, and ecological restoration techniques. Students engage with research and professional practice in forestry, particularly around sustainable management of forest resources.

Environmental Science

A four-year, English-taught PhD in Forest Management at Nanjing Forestry University in Nanjing. The programme focuses on sustainable forest practices and ecological conservation, building research capacity within NJFU’s academic environment.

Environmental Science

A four-year English-taught PhD in Forest Protection at Nanjing Forestry University, centred on conservation and sustainable forest ecosystem management. Research and study address ecological balance, biodiversity, and forest responses to climate change, integrating fieldwork with theoretical learning.

Environmental Science

A four-year English-taught PhD in Forestry at Northeast Forestry University, focused through the College of Forestry. Research is conducted under faculty supervision and covers forest science, management, and related natural resource disciplines.

Environmental Science

A four-year PhD in Functional & Intelligent Materials, taught in English, built around supervised original research.

Engineering

A four-year English-taught PhD in Functional Composite Materials at Tsinghua University, Beijing, centred on composites designed to perform defined physical or chemical functions.

Engineering

The four-year PhD in Fundamental Mathematics at Sichuan University covers core areas such as algebra, analysis, and geometry. It trains students to produce original research suitable for academic, research-institute, or related professional pathways.

Natural Sciences

The four-year English-taught PhD in Fundamental Mathematics provides advanced training in core areas such as algebra, analysis, geometry, and topology. Emphasis is placed on developing rigorous proof techniques and producing peer-reviewed research.

Natural Sciences

This four-year PhD programme focuses on furniture design and engineering. It combines design principles, materials science, and manufacturing processes, with attention to sustainability and technological integration in furniture systems.

Arts & Design

A four-year English-taught PhD focused on foundational and general artificial intelligence. Students develop original research with applicability across academic, industrial, and research contexts.

Computer Science / AI

The PhD in General Medicine is a three-year, English-taught research programme. It centres on original scholarly inquiry into broad medical questions, supported by academic supervision and clinical resources at Kunming Medical University.

Medicine & Health

The four-year PhD in General Psychology covers empirical investigation of cognition, perception, learning, and individual differences. Hosted by Northeast Normal University in Changchun, it is taught in English and aligned with the university’s institutional emphasis on psychological science.

Social Sciences

This PhD programme in General Surgery is delivered in English over three years through Nanjing Medical University’s Fourth School of Clinical Medicine. Students conduct independent research in general surgical disciplines under academic supervision.

Medicine & Health