XINJIANG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY

ABOUT XINJIANG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY:

XINJIANG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY (XMU) FORMERLY THE XINJIANG MEDICAL COLLEGE, IS A MEDICAL UNIVERSITY IN ÜRÜMQI, THE CAPITAL OF THE XINJIANG UYGHUR AUTONOMOUS REGION OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. IT WAS RATIFIED BY THE NATIONAL MINISTRY OF EDUCATION IN 1998 AND ENTITLED BY JIANG ZEMIN. CHAIRMAN MAO ZEDONG AND PREMIER ZHOU ENLAI ORDERED THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH TO WORK WITH THE SOVIET UNION MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS TO BUILD A NEW MEDICAL CENTRE IN XINJIANG CITY OF DIHUA (NOW THE CITY OF ÜRÜMQI). THE DECISION WAS BASED UPON INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED BY SAIFUDDIN AZIZI. XMU WAS FOUNDED BY INCORPORATING THE TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE COLLEGE OF XINJIANG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY WITH THE XINJIANG MEDICAL COLLEGE. BEFORE INCORPORATION, XINJIANG MEDICAL COLLEGE WAS AMONGST 156 KEY PROJECTS AIDED BY THE FORMER SOVIET UNION DURING THE FIRST FIVE-YEAR PLAN AND BEGAN RECRUITING NEW STUDENTS IN 1956.[1] DURING ITS 60 YEARS OF EXISTENCE, XMU HAS RECEIVED ATTENTION FROM NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEADERS, INCLUDING CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY OFFICIALS AND OTHER PROVINCIAL AND URBAN FIGURES ACROSS CHINA. PRESENTLY, XMU COMPRISES EIGHT MEDICAL AND ALLIED COLLEGES: THE MEDICAL COLLEGE, PUBLIC HEALTH COLLEGE, TRADITIONAL MEDICINE COLLEGE, BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES COLLEGE, PHARMACY COLLEGE, NURSES TRAINING COLLEGE, CONTINUING EDUCATION COLLEGE, AND VOCATIONAL COLLEGE.  XINJIANG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY IS AFFILIATED WITH ALL HOSPITALS IN THE REGION AND, AS OF 2010, MANAGES 40 CLINICAL POSITIONS THROUGHOUT THESE CENTRES. THE FOREMOST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL FACILITATES CLINICAL TEACHING, INTERNSHIP PLACEMENTS FOR PHD STUDENTS, A SEVEN-YEAR TRAINING PROGRAM FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS AND SUPERVISION OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS. IN 2010, THE TEACHING FACULTY CONSISTED OF 1163 PROFESSORS AND ASSISTANT PROFESSORS, AND 4290 EMPLOYEES IN OTHER ROLES. THE UNIVERSITY HAS INSTITUTED 400 SUPERVISORY POSITIONS FOR DOCTORATE AND MASTERS STUDENTS. THE CAMPUS HAS A NUMBER OF BUILDINGS FROM THE LATE RUSSIAN ERA IN XINJIANG. XINJIANG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY CAMPUS HAS BEEN COMPLETELY UPDATED AND MODERNIZED AND A LIBRARY, CANTEENS, HOSPITALS AND TRAINING CENTRES ARE INCLUDED FACILITIES. THE EXPERIMENTAL LABORATORIES INCLUDE MODERN BIOINFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND MODELS. THE NEW CAMPUS OF XINJIANG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY IS EXPECTED TO START IN 2020. THE TOTAL BUILDING AREA OF THE TWO NEW MEDICAL BUILDINGS IS APPROXIMATELY 134,838 SQUARE METERS, WITH A TOTAL COST OF 390.5 MILLION YUAN ($56.25 MILLION). THE NEW CAMPUS COVERS AN AREA OF 126.67 HECTARES, WITH A TOTAL FLOOR AREA OF 739,000 SQUARE METERS AND A TOTAL INVESTMENT OF 4.08 BILLION YUAN, WHICH CAN ACCOMMODATE ABOUT 24,000 TEACHERS AND STUDENTS. SINCE 1998, XMU HAS WON 58 PROVINCIAL AND MINISTERIAL LEVEL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AWARDS. IT IS LISTED AMONG THE TOP COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PERFORMING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN THE AUTONOMOUS REGION. IT IS THE ONLY INSTITUTION IN CHINA TO WIN THE “CHINESE MEDICAL ACADEMIC AWARD” IN FOUR CONSECUTIVE YEARS. XMU TOPPED THE UNIVERSITIES THAT WERE BEING OBSERVED BY THE NATIONAL NATURAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION OF CHINA. AS OF 22 JULY 2009, THE UNIVERSITY WAS ONE OF SEVEN SUCH INSTITUTIONS IN THE REPUBLIC TO BE RECOGNIZED BY THE PAKISTAN MEDICAL & DENTAL COUNCIL (THIS WAS IN ADDITION TO RECOGNITION ALREADY GRANTED BY THE MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA).

• ESTD: 1956
• LOCATION: XINJIANG, CHINA
• COURSE DURATION: 6 YEARS
• ANNUAL FEE: 30000 CNY / YEAR (APPROX)
• UNIVERSITY RECOGNITION: WHO & MCI
• INTAKE: SEPTEMBER
• MEDIUM OF TEACHING: ENGLISH
• TRAVEL TIME FROM DELHI TO GUANGZHOU: 8-14 HRS

Eligibility Criteria FOR TAKING ADMISSION IN THE XINJIANG UNIVERSITY: