Admission

Joint Education Institutes (JEIs) are an important form of transnational education in China, allowing Chinese and overseas partners to jointly deliver higher education across a range of different subject areas.

The full name of the Joint Medical College is "Southern University of Science and Technology King's College Medical College". It is a cooperative educational institution jointly established by Southern University of Science and Technology and King's College of London.  The School of Medicine currently offers two undergraduate programmes, Biomedical Science and Biomedical Engineering - each of which leads to separate (double) degree awards from SUSTech and King’s.   Teaching on all our undergraduate programmes will be in English, often from professors and researchers that work at Kings College London.

Our undergraduate Biomedical Science and Biomedical Engineering programmes are built on the world-leading research and teaching excellence at Kings College London.  This expertise is supplemented by the innovative and cutting-edge facilities of SUSTech, one of the top public universities in Guangdong and a rising star in Chinese higher education.  

We anticipate many of our students will choose to pursue post-graduate studies at top international universities.  

Graduates in Biomedical Engineering or Biomedical Science are highly prized for their combination of numeracy and problem-solving skills:

• BMS focuses on biology and fundamental sciences related topics such as molecular and cell biology, genetics, biochemistry, immunology, and pharmacology. This prepares students for a career in academic or industrial biomedical research (often after a Masters or PhD programme), or a career in diagnostic or testing laboratories in hospitals, healthcare or the pharmaceutical industry. However, because the degree has a strong focus on numeracy (including statistics), presentation skills and scientific writing, many biomedical science graduates also go into business, government or teaching.    

• BME focuses more on engineering, mathematics, technology, and instrumentation. This specialisation prepares a student for further studies or careers including medical imaging, clinical data processing, healthcare app development, brain-machine interfaces, and medical implants. 

• The college attaches great importance to the cultivation of students' research capabilities and qualities. It has made thorough planning and preparations in both professional content and the overall quality improvement of students, in order to facilitate the smooth transition of graduates to postgraduate/doctoral education in related fields.
  

Biomedical science (BMS) is the study of the processes that regulate the human body. It is a wide-ranging topic, often with a focus on the molecular and cellular events that underpin health and disease, and in many cases with links to medicine and how we can cure disease.

Biomedical engineering (BME) is the application of engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and biology for healthcare purposes such as monitoring, diagnostic, preventive, and therapeutics. Its range of specialisations includes, but is not limited to, medical imaging, robotics, prosthetics and implants, tissue engineering, biomaterials, bio-automation, biomechanics, medical instrumentation, nanotechnology, microfluidics, computational biology, neuro-engineering, virtual reality, digital twins, and quantitative systems pharmacology. 

Advantages of these programmes include:

· Our curricula integrate elements from both SUSTech and King’s so you will have an excellent understanding of the topic that includes both UK and Chinese perspectives and on the scientific and cultural contexts that shape the discipline in China and internationally.

· Teaching will be in English, often with King’s teachers and researchers, so you will graduate with a high level of academic written and spoken English, preparing you to work in English language environments and/or abroad.

· Students of the Joint Medical College will register for dual student status at both SUSTech and KCL upon entering the school. Upon graduation, they will be awarded the graduation certificate and degree certificate of SUSTech, as well as the degree certificate of KCL (the certificates are exactly the same as those of local students, without any indication of 'cooperative education' or 'joint venture'). The dual degree certificates are beneficial for enhancing students' competitiveness in the workplace in China and other countries.

· A good degree from an internationally recognised university like King’s (ranked 35th globally) will make you very competitive when applying for post-graduate courses such as Master’s or PhD programmes.  Students on the BMS / BME programmes will be considered favourably when applying to Master’s programmes within the Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine (FoLSM) at King’s.

· The top six students on each programme will be automatically offered places on appropriate Master’s programmes within FoLSM.

Sure. All the formal overseas-education cooperation programs listed on the online platform of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China for supervision can be verified.

Welcome everyone to follow the official website and WeChat public account of the Joint Medical College. 

Official website of the Joint Medical College:https://skmed.sustech.edu.cn/

The official WeChat public account of the Joint Medical College (please scan the QR code with your WeChat to follow):

After students have met the prescribed language proficiency requirements, they can advance to the next academic year's specialized studies. The Joint Medical College has meticulously designed a systematic and comprehensive English proficiency improvement course for students, helping them meet the English language requirements of the cooperative education programs. Based on systematic, high-quality, and intensive English courses, supplemented by specialized IELTS tutoring classes, it ensures that students receive at least 8 hours of English classroom instruction per week, facilitating the improvement of their English skills. In addition to IELTS, students can also choose other equivalent-level English tests such as TOEFL or PTE as alternative options for language requirements.

Yes. Students have multiple channels for further education. After graduation, they have the opportunity to directly enter King's College London for master's studies. Using their undergraduate degree from King's College London as a stepping stone, they will have stronger competitiveness in international higher education. At the same time, students have the opportunity for domestic direct admission. The specific proportion of domestic direct admission is yet to be determined. Updates will be made available to students and parents later.

The training program and courses of the Joint Medical College are jointly designed by the Chinese and British universities. The teaching staff is composed of professors from both universities. After enrollment, students can register for dual academic status at both universities, sharing the high-quality teaching resources and alumni resources of both institutions. Upon graduation, they will receive degree certificates from both universities. The major adopts an all-English teaching model and is accompanied by a comprehensive English training system, laying a solid foundation for students' internationalized learning and career development.

Biomedical Science (Partnership Program between China and Foreign Countries): RMB 13,5000 per student per academic year

Biomedical Engineering (Partnership Program between China and Foreign Countries): RMB 13,5000 per student per academic year

After students enroll, it is generally not encouraged to transfer between the Chinese-foreign joint programs. If there are special reasons that require a transfer of majors, the following conditions (including but not limited to) must be met simultaneously: First, obtain the formal consent of the teaching unit of the proposed transfer-in major; second, the proposed transfer-in major still has available admission quotas (subject to the limitations of teaching resource allocation and enrollment plans); third, the student can bear the resulting academic adjustment arrangements, such as taking supplementary courses or appropriately extending the study period. It is recommended that parents and students fully understand the training characteristics of each major when applying, and make careful choices during the application stage. If students do have a need for a transfer of majors in the future, the college will conduct a careful assessment based on the actual situation and reserves the right to not approve the transfer application.

Due to differences in student registration, training plans, management models, etc., students of the Joint Medical College cannot transfer to other departments or majors of SUSTech after enrollment. Similarly, students from other departments of SUSTech cannot transfer to the majors of the Joint Medical College.

At present, the Joint Medical College has not yet launched the clinical medicine program. Currently, two programs, namely Biomedical Science and Biomedical Engineering, have been established.

The JEI operates on the campus of SUSTech under a 4+0 model, allowing students to complete their entire academic program in China without needing to study abroad.

The JEI uses IELTS scores as the standard for English proficiency. However, we can accept equivalent scores from other English proficiency exams if:

In these cases we will also recognise the examiners / scores listed below.

· IELTS: 6.5 overall, with a minimum of 6.0 in each skill

· Pearson test of English: 62% overall, with a minimum of 59% in each communicative skill.

· TOEFL: 92 overall, with 23 in writing, and 20 in the other skills.

· Cambridge Advanced Certificate: 176 overall with a minimum of 169 in each skill

· Trinity College London Integrated Skills in English: Level III (ISEIII) with pass in each skill

Students studying in the UK for an undergraduate degree need a high level of spoken and written English to perform well on the programme, and many Universities will require an IELTS of 6.5 BEFORE you enter undergraduate Year 1.

Our programme is more supportive in that it requires you to reach this levelbefore entry into Year 2, giving you a full year of highly intensive English language teaching to reach this level. We are confident that this will provide a strong foundation for you to reach this goal.

If at the end of Year 1 you are not yet at an equivalent of IELTS 6.5, we will encourage you to engage with additional English language learning during the Summer break to allow you to be re-assessed before the start of Year 2.

The Biomedical Science (BMS) and Biomedical Engineering (BME) programmes have been designed to develop students’ understanding of the knowledge and concepts that underpin the disciplines, but also focus on developing the academic and technical skills that are necessary for the workplace.

Both programmes contain General Education modules that are common to all undergraduate programmes in China. 

These are supplemented by modules focussing on academic English modules or introductory science before progressing onto those that focus on the core topics of the degree programme. 

 Importantly, both programmes put a lot of emphasis on how research informs our understanding of the topic, and reinforce this by using an extended research project in the final year to focus on a cutting-edge research question and to “pull together” students’ disciplinary understanding and skills.

For a summary of indicative modules see LINK:

Biomedical Science

Biomedical Engineering