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A three-year, English-taught PhD in Space Weather at Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology (NUIST) in Nanjing. Research is original and conducted under faculty supervision.

Natural Sciences

This three-year, English-taught PhD in Special Economic Animal Rearing focuses on advanced animal husbandry methods and the economic aspects of rearing species with commercial value. Research integrates biological principles with sustainable production systems.

Agriculture & Food

A three-year English-taught PhD in Sports Medicine at Nanjing Medical University in Nanjing, focusing on sports injuries, rehabilitation, and exercise physiology, with integration of scientific principles and clinical practice in sports-related health.

Medicine & Health

Jiangnan University delivers a four-year English-taught PhD in Sugar Refining Engineering. Students undertake supervised research into crystallisation, separation processes, and quality control in sugar production.

Agriculture & Food

Nantong University delivers a four-year English-taught PhD in Surgery. The programme supports applied and clinical research in surgical science through faculty-supervised investigation.

Medicine & Health

A three-year PhD in Surgery specialising in Orthopedics, administered by the First School of Clinical Medicine at Nanjing Medical University. It combines clinical orthopaedic experience with original research under supervisor guidance.

Medicine & Health

A four-year English-taught PhD in Technology of Electromagnetism & Microwaves at Southeast University, Nanjing, covering electromagnetic theory and microwave engineering, with an emphasis on both theoretical understanding and applied skills for roles in academia, research, or industry.

Engineering

A four-year English-taught PhD in Textile Science & Engineering at Jiangnan University. Candidates carry out supervised original research in textile-related fields.

Engineering

A four-year English-language PhD programme in Theoretical Physics at Soochow University, Suzhou, centred on supervised original research.

Natural Sciences

Hohai University delivers a four-year English-taught PhD in Theory of Marxism. The programme supports research in Marxist theory within the university’s broader academic development beyond its engineering foundations.

Humanities

A four-year PhD in Traffic Engineering at Southeast University, Nanjing, delivered in English, specialising in Transportation Surveying and Information Technology. Research areas include transportation systems, data analysis, and modern surveying techniques, with outcomes oriented toward traffic management and infrastructure development.

Engineering

The Transport Engineering PhD at Jiangsu University runs over four years in English. Research areas include intelligent vehicle-road coordination, traffic safety, and big data applications in transport systems, using interdisciplinary methods with practical relevance.

Engineering

A four-year English-taught PhD in Transportation Engineering with focus on Transportation Surveying and Information Technology at Southeast University, addressing transportation challenges through research in data analysis, traffic modelling, and intelligent transportation systems.

Engineering

A four-year English-language PhD in Transportation Engineering at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics in Nanjing, involving supervised original research.

Engineering

A four-year English-language PhD in Urban Planning at Southeast University, Nanjing, focused on urban development, policy analysis, and sustainability within China’s planning context.

Architecture

A three-year English-taught PhD in Urban Planning and Design at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, delivered in partnership with the University of Liverpool and hosted in the Design School on the XJTLU campus in Suzhou; research centres on sustainable revitalisation, supervised jointly by XJTLU and Liverpool faculty, leading to a University of Liverpool degree recognised by China’s Ministry of Education; includes an optional research visit to Liverpool.

Architecture

Jiangsu University delivers this four-year English-language PhD in Vehicle Engineering. It supports research into vehicle system dynamics control, design of vehicle components, and energy-saving technologies for new energy vehicles.

Engineering

A four-year English-taught PhD in Water and Soil Conservation and Desertification Control centred on ecological land management. It supports research into soil erosion control, desertification mitigation, and landscape-scale environmental resilience.

Environmental Science

This four-year PhD programme covers water conservancy and hydropower engineering. Core areas include hydraulic infrastructure design, water resource management, and hydropower system development.

Engineering

A four-year, English-taught PhD in Wildlife Protection and Utilization at Nanjing Forestry University in Nanjing. Research is undertaken under faculty supervision.

Environmental Science

This four-year PhD programme studies wood processing equipment and information systems. It bridges forestry engineering and modern technology, with research oriented toward sustainable development in the wood industry.

Engineering

A four-year English-taught PhD in Wood Science and Technology covering wood material behaviour, processing innovations, and sustainable resource use. Research bridges academic inquiry and industrial application.

Agriculture & Food

Nanjing Forestry University provides a four-year English-taught PhD in Zoology, where candidates carry out supervised research in animal biology and related fields.

Natural Sciences