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PhD of Information and Communication Engineering

South China University of Technology

  • Guangzhou, China
  • 4 years
  • English
  • On campus
  • PhD

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About the program

4-year English-medium doctoral programme in information and communication engineering on the Guangzhou International campus.

Program highlights

  • Internship available: no
  • Placement support: yes
  • Work during study: yes
  • Post-study work rights: no
  • PR pathway friendly: no

What you will learn

  • Formulate an original research problem in Information and Communication Engineering. Evaluate specialist literature and select rigorous methodologies to investigate the research question. Disseminate research findings with awareness of methodological limitations and research ethics.

Career outcomes

  • Independent scientific research
  • University teaching and research posts

Curriculum

  • Four-year English-medium doctoral programme in signal and communication engineering. Research fields: theory of communication and network technology
  • ultrasonic detecting and imaging
  • image and video processing
  • and signal and information processing theory. The aim is a strong grasp of digital signal processing
  • radio systems and digital communications.

Entry requirements

Academic

  • Non-Chinese citizen under 40 with a valid passport; master degree diploma and transcripts with a good record (or pre-graduation certificate); language certificate (HSK 4 or 5 with 180 plus HSKK for Chinese medium
  • TOEFL iBT 80 / IELTS 6.0 / Duolingo 112 for English medium); physical examination form; study or research plan; two recommendation letters; pre-acceptance letter from a SCUT professor; abstracts of thesis or published papers
  • Master degree with good record (no numerical minimum published)

Accepted academic background

Non-Chinese citizen under 40; master degree diploma and transcripts (or pre-graduation certificate); two recommendation letters; pre-acceptance letter from a SCUT professor; study/research plan; abstracts of thesis or published papers; physical examination form

Language tests

  • TOEFL iBT 80
  • IELTS 6.0
  • Duolingo 112
  • HSK 180

Documents you’ll need

  • Academic Transcripts
  • Previous Qualification Certificate
  • Passport Copy
  • Language Proficiency Results (where applicable)

How to apply

  1. Review the research area
  2. supervisory arrangements and doctoral admission requirements. Prepare academic transcripts
  3. previous qualifications and any requested research proposal or references. Submit the application with supporting documents. Provide language evidence and pay any application fee if applicable. Await the admission decision.

Other costs

Tuition per year¥40,000 CNY
Application fee¥450 CNY
Deposit_

Program details

CampusGuangzhou International Campus
Faculty or schoolSchool of Future Technology
Department_
Teaching languageEnglish
Credit value_
Study paceFixed
Post-study stay_
Scholarship noteChinese Government Scholarship and other university or regional awards may apply to eligible international degree applicants; award and degree restrictions apply.

Intakes and deadlines

  • Program starts

    September 2027

    Apply by

    15 Jun 2027

    214 days left

Frequently asked questions

  • The program takes 4 years.