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Dali University

大理大学 Dali University
📍 Dali 🏛️ Public 📅 Founded 1978
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Yalla China assessment — by founding year and international features
English-taught
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CSC Government Scholarship
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Scholarship type: CSC Government Scholarship

Designated for the Chinese Government Scholarship (CSC) — covers tuition, accommodation and a monthly stipend for international students.

📇 Contact information

🌐 Official websitewww.dali.edu.cn
📍 CityDali
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📖 About the university

Dali University, founded in 1978, is a comprehensive university in the scenic Bai-ethnic city of Dali in Yunnan, set between Erhai Lake and the Cangshan Mountains. It is a multi-disciplinary institution combining medicine, sciences, agriculture, humanities, engineering and ethnic culture, and it is noted for clinical medicine and for research into the rich biodiversity and Bai and other ethnic cultures of western Yunnan. Its beautiful lakeside campus attracts a large number of international students, particularly from South and Southeast Asia, into its English-taught medical programme. The university's setting makes it one of the most attractive places to study in China. Dali University welcomes international students in medicine, Chinese and ethnic studies.

🎯 Fields of study

The university's specialised study — the core section
Clinical MedicineEthnic CultureBiodiversity

🏛️ Colleges & schools

School of Clinical MedicineSchool of Basic Medical SciencesSchool of Ethnic CultureSchool of Agriculture and BiologySchool of Foreign Languages

🌆 About Dali

Dali is a scenic Bai-ethnic city in Yunnan set between Erhai Lake and the Cangshan Mountains, a favourite travel destination.

💰 Fees & costs

Annual tuition
Typically ¥16,000 – ¥45,000 / year (intl. estimate)
Living costs
¥2,000 – ¥3,500 / month
Housing
¥800 – ¥2,000 / month (campus dorm, estimate)
Intake
September (main) · some programs in March
Application deadline
Usually March – June for the September intake
Chinese-language program
✓ Yes
Available scholarships

💡 General estimates for international students in China; they vary by major and university, and the official figure is always on the university website.

🛂 Visa requirements by nationality

These are the general steps for the China student visa (X1/X2); details vary by the Chinese embassy in your country.

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📸 University & city photos

🏫 Campus photos

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📷 Photos from Wikimedia Commons (freely licensed).

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