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YES China universities and master's subprogrammes: the list in the 2026 CSC notice

Sources checked · Unofficial summary

The 2026 notice for the Youth of Excellence Scheme of China (YES China), published by the China Scholarship Council, lists 91 subprogrammes at 37 universities. All of them are the master's-level subprogrammes the notice names for this scheme, and an applicant has to hold a pre-admission letter from one of them at the time of applying.

Below is the list exactly as the notice gives it, grouped by university. Nothing has been added, merged, dropped or paraphrased; where a name in the notice carries quotation marks, a hyphen or an unusual spelling, it is reproduced as written.

The universities and their subprogrammes

  • Peking University
  • Yenching Academy of Peking University "China Studies" master's program
  • Master's Program in International Relations

  • Master's Program in “Laws of China”

  • Beihang University

  • Executive Master of Global Outstanding Management Talents in China Program
  • Master Program of AI and Big Data

  • Master Program of Space Information Engineering

  • Beijing Institute of Technology

  • Master's Program of Mechanical Engineering
  • Master's Program of Computer Science and Technology

  • Master's Program of International Organizations and Global Governance

  • Beijing Normal University

  • International Degree Program in Chinese Philosophy

  • Education Leadership and Policy Projects

  • Dalian University of Technology

  • Mechanical Engineering Global High Talent Master's Program (English-taught)
  • Excellent Talent Software Engineering Master's Program (English-taught)

  • Excellence Program-Master's Program in Materials Science and Engineering

  • University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

  • Master of Digital Public Governance for Developing Countries Program
  • Master of Computer Capability Upgrading for Developing Countries Program

  • Advanced Studies in Scientific Instrumentation for Developing Countries

  • Southeast University

  • English-language master's program in “Global Public Health”
  • “One Belt and One Road" Business Analytics Master's Program

  • "One Belt and One Road" Sustainable Infrastructure Master's Program

  • University of International Business and Economics

  • Master of International Economic Cooperation
  • Master of International Finance

  • International Master of Public Administration

  • Fudan University

  • Program in Chinese Business Law

  • Master Program of Global Public Policy

  • Harbin Institute of Technology

  • The Belt and Road Industry and Economic Development Leading Talent Plan Master of Business Administration Project

  • Smart Transportation Leadership Talent Program - Master's Program in Transportation Engineering under Belt and Road Initiative

  • East China Normal University

  • Master's program in education in developing countries
  • Master's program in international business (with focus on global management and China studies)

  • Excellent Creative Design Practice Talents Program

  • East China University of Political Science and Law

  • LL.M in International Economic Law Program

  • Master's Program in Public Management and Social Governance

  • South China University of Technology

  • MBA Program for Developing Countries

  • Huazhong University of Science and Technology

  • International Master of Public Administration

  • Master of International Economics and Business

  • Jilin University

  • Northeast Asia Legal Talents Program
  • See the "MICRO" to know —Microbiology Excellence Training Program

  • Pharmacology Excellence Training Program in Countries along the Belt and Road

  • Lanzhou University

  • Master Program of Agricultural Ecology
  • Master Program of Public Health

  • Master Program of International Relations

  • Nanjing University

  • The Changing Chinese Society (Master of Sociology in English Program)
  • Information Management and Big Data Analysis (Master of Information Resource Management in English)

  • Master of International Relations

  • Nankai University

  • International affairs and public policy global elite personnel training program

  • Tsinghua University

  • International Master of Public Health (IMPH) Program

  • Master of Law (Chinese Law)

  • Xiamen University

  • Cultivation Program for Marine Affairs Talent of Excellence in the Countries along the “Belt and Road”
  • Cultivation Program for Excellence Talents in Chemical Engineering

  • Urban and Regional Planning

  • Shandong University

  • Training program for management personnel of high-end internationalization projects
  • English-language master's program in international relations

  • Business Administration

  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University

  • Master of International Business Program (English-taught)
  • LL.M. Program in Chinese Law (English-taught)

  • China's Politics and Economy Program (English-taught)

  • Sichuan University

  • SCU Master of Tourism Management

  • SCU Master of International Engineering Management(IMEM)

  • Tianjin University

  • “Youth of Excellence Scheme of China” program for training chemical professionals for the "Belt and Road" countries
  • “Youth of Excellence Scheme of China” program for training civil engineering professionals for the “Belt and Road" countries

  • Master's Program in Business Administration

  • Tongji University

  • International Master's Degree Program in Environmental Management and Sustainable Development

  • WIP0-Tongji Master Degree Program in Intellectual Property Law (MIP) with Specialization in Industrial Property

  • Wuhan University

  • Geospatial Information Technology Program (Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing)

  • Master of Public Health

  • Xi'an Jiaotong University

  • Master of Digital Business Management

  • Master of Arts in Chinese Culture Studies

  • Northwestern Polytechnical University

  • The Belt and Road Master's Program in International Public Administration and Management
  • The Belt and Road Master's Program in Business Administration

  • The Belt and Road cross-border e-commerce software engineering master project

  • Zhejiang University

  • Master program in Energy and Power Engineering
  • Master program in China Studies

  • Master program in Chinese Economy

  • Ocean University of China

  • Master's program in international business

  • University of Science and Technology of China

  • Scientific Management Leaders

  • Advanced Management Talents in Scientific and Technological Industry Policy

  • China Agricultural University

  • The China-Africa Science and Technology Backyards (STB) Master Program
  • China-Africa Agricultural Cooperation “1+1”Master Program

  • The International Talent for Innovative Management of Rural Vitalization Master Program

  • Renmin University of China

  • Global Journalism and Communication Program on “Belt and Road” Initiative
  • Chinese Economy Program

  • Master of Business Administration

  • Central South University

  • English-language master's program for training mining and metallurgical personnel
  • Technologies in civil engineering and infrastructure construction and maintenance

  • Masters program in English for Transportation Talents

  • Sun Yat-sen University

  • Countries along the Belt and Road: Master of Public Administration in Chinese Governance

  • International Master of Business Administration at Sun Yat-sen University

  • Minzu University of China

  • Master’s Program on Ethnology and Anthropology
  • Master's Program in International Communication

  • Master’s Program on the History of Relations between China and the “Belt and Road” Countries

  • Chongqing University

  • Master of Business Administration (MBA) Program

The notice numbers these entries 1 to 91. For a number of entries the notice's link column reads "Webpage under construction" instead of giving an address.

What the notice says the programme is

The notice states that the China Scholarship Council implements the Youth of Excellence Scheme of China Program in order to train global governance talents with a broad international perspective, superior comprehensive quality, outstanding leadership and multicultural background.

Its contents section gives:

  • Number of students to be enrolled: 200
  • Supporting candidates: master students
  • Teaching language: English
  • Training approach and duration: in principle the curriculum leads to a master's degree and lasts 12 months; some subprogrammes follow the "1+1" paradigm, in which students do full-time basic course work and research at a Chinese university in the first academic year and then work in their home countries in the second academic year while finishing their dissertations, returning to China to defend them as the university requires. A degree is awarded to those who successfully complete the defence.
  • Coverage: full scholarship

Which subprogrammes follow the "1+1" pattern is not stated in the notice; it says only that some do.

What you need before you apply

The application section of the notice sets four requirements that matter at the point of applying:

  1. Apply online through the Chinese Government Scholarship System (studyinchina.csc.edu.cn).
  2. Hold a pre-admission letter from one of the subprogrammes at least when you apply.
  3. Choose "Type A" as the scholarship type.
  4. Use agency code 1563 and select "Youth of Excellence Scheme of China".

The pre-admission letter is the binding step between this list and your application: the notice does not describe a route in which you apply to the scheme first and are then placed in a subprogramme. The letter has to come from one of the subprogrammes listed above, so the subprogramme is where the contact starts.

On handling, the notice says the China Scholarship Council accepts individual applications directly, reviews the materials submitted by applicants, and then arranges expert review. It does not describe any other body as receiving applications for this scheme.

For a fuller description of the scheme as a whole, see this site's page on the Youth of Excellence Scheme of China.

Dates of the 2026 cycle

The notice is for the 2026 intake, with an online application deadline of 23:59 on 31 March 2026 (GMT+8). That deadline has passed. When the Campus China page was checked on 10 October 2026, a notice for the following intake had not appeared on it, so the 2026 dates above belong to that cycle and are not upcoming dates.

Questions people ask

Do I have to be accepted by a university first?

Yes. The notice says applicants should have received a pre-admission letter from one of the subprogrammes at least when they apply, so the letter has to be in hand before the online application is submitted.

How long does the programme take?

The notice says the curriculum in principle leads to a master's degree and lasts 12 months, and that some subprogrammes instead follow a "1+1" pattern over two academic years. It does not say which subprogrammes use which pattern.

Is teaching in English?

The notice gives the teaching language as English. Some subprogramme names carry an "(English-taught)" label, but the notice does not restate the language of instruction for each entry.

Does the scholarship cover everything?

The notice's contents section says coverage is a full scholarship. It does not list the individual items covered, and this page cannot add that detail.

Who actually receives my application?

The notice says the China Scholarship Council accepts individual applications directly, reviews the submitted materials and then arranges expert review.

Can I still apply for the 2026 intake?

No. The deadline for that cycle was 23:59 on 31 March 2026 (GMT+8). The notice does not give a date for a later intake, and no later notice had appeared on the page when it was checked.

Sources

Checked 10 October 2026.

This page is an unofficial summary written by China Scholarships Index; it is not published by the China Scholarship Council, Campus China or any university named here, and the official notice prevails wherever the two differ.

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