About
About Zhejiang University of Media and Communications
The Communication University of Zhejiang (浙江传媒学院, CUZ) traces its roots to the Zhejiang Radio and Television School, a secondary technical school founded by the provincial broadcasting authority in 1978, and to the Zhejiang Radio and Television Specialized School approved in 1984 (renamed Zhejiang Radio and Television Junior College in 1994). The two merged in 2000, and in 2004 the Ministry of Education approved the institution as a full undergraduate university; it has since gained the right to award master’s degrees. The catalog name “Zhejiang University of Media and Communications” is a literal rendering of the Chinese name; the university itself uses “Communication University of Zhejiang” in English.
CUZ is jointly supervised by the Zhejiang Provincial Government and the National Radio and Television Administration. It has two campuses covering about 90 hectares (1,355 mu): the main campus in Xiasha, Qiantang District, on the eastern edge of Hangzhou (opened 2004), and a second campus in Wuzhen, Tongxiang, which opened in 2011 and hosts the film, design, music and dance schools.
The university is organised into 18 schools and teaching units across six disciplines — arts, literature, engineering, management, education and economics. According to its Chinese profile it enrols over 13,300 undergraduates, over 1,300 graduate students and more than 600 international students, with over 1,400 faculty and staff (the English profile gives older figures of about 1,000 graduate and about 400 international students). Its signature strengths are theatre, film and television studies and journalism.
Also #=503 in the QS Eastern Asia table; CUZ is not listed in the QS World University Rankings 2026.
Theatre, Film and Television Studies, and Journalism and Communication.
Plus 10 Provincial First-Class programs, according to the university profile.
China’s media-industry university
Co-built by Zhejiang Province and the National Radio and Television Administration, CUZ trains announcers, directors, cinematographers, journalists and media engineers for China’s broadcasting and screen industries.
Screen credits
CUZ graduates and faculty have worked on major Chinese productions, including the films The Battle at Lake Changjin and The Wandering Earth 2 and the TV series The Age of Awakening.
Affordable tuition
Chinese-taught general majors cost RMB 15,000 a year and master’s programs RMB 20,000 a year — among the lower fees for arts and media study in a major Chinese city.
Two campuses
A main campus in Hangzhou’s Qiantang District and a second campus in the water town of Wuzhen, home to the CUZ Huace School of Film, design, literature and music and dance.
Admission
Admission, programs & tuition
CUZ admits international students to four-year bachelor’s degrees and three-year master’s degrees; it does not advertise doctoral study, because it is a master’s-level university. According to the 2026 brochure, applicants must be non-Chinese citizens with a valid foreign passport who meet the Ministry of Education’s 2020 nationality rules (Document No. 12) and have completed their previous stage of study; a pre-graduation certificate is accepted if the diploma is obtained before registration. Age limits are 18–25 for undergraduates and 18–35 for master’s applicants. Almost all programs are taught in Chinese and require HSK 4; the exceptions are Chinese Language and Literature (Business Chinese), designed for students with no Chinese background, and the English-taught Radio and Television Directing program. Arts majors, including every major of the CUZ Huace School of Film, also require a portfolio and videos. You apply online at admission.cuz.edu.cn, pay the fee by Alipay and receive a pre-admission result; after you pay first-year tuition and accommodation, CUZ emails the JW202 visa form within about a month.
Degree programs
Select a degree level to see tuition, duration and entry requirements.
Bachelor’s degreeUndergraduate
45 Chinese-taught majors and one English-taught major. On the Hangzhou Qiantang campus: broadcast announcing and anchoring, radio and TV directing, film and TV cinematography, recording arts, animation, digital media art, journalism, communication, international journalism, English, editing and publishing, and engineering majors such as digital media technology, software engineering (media big data), network engineering and artificial intelligence. On the Tongxiang Wuzhen campus: the CUZ Huace School of Film (film production, acting, directing, cinematography), design, cultural industry management, advertising, public relations, Chinese language and literature, and music and dance.
- Year 1 — Chinese-taught majors
- RMB 15,000 / year
- Year 1 — Radio & TV Directing (English-taught)
- RMB 18,000 / year
- Years 2–4 — general majors
- RMB 15,000 / year
- Years 2–4 — arts majors
- RMB 18,000 / year
- Years 2–4 — all CUZ Huace School of Film majors
- RMB 58,000 / year
Application requirements
- Non-Chinese citizen with a valid foreign passport, aged 18–25, meeting the Ministry of Education’s nationality rules (Document No. 12, 2020).
- High-school graduation, or a pre-graduation certificate provided the diploma is obtained before registration; notarised diploma and transcripts in Chinese or English.
- Chinese-taught majors: HSK Level 4 or proof of equivalent level. Chinese Language and Literature (Business Chinese) has no Chinese-language requirement.
- Radio & TV Directing (English-taught): IELTS 5.5, TOEFL 80 or Duolingo 90, unless English is your native language.
- Arts majors (including all Huace School of Film majors): a portfolio with a self-introduction in Chinese and English and a video demonstrating professional ability.
Master’s degreeGraduate
12 three-year specialisations: Journalism and Communication (academic and professional tracks), Art (academic), International Chinese Language Education, Translation and Interpreting, Publishing, Electronic and Information Engineering, Library and Information Studies, Theatre, Film and Television, and Design on the Qiantang campus, plus Music and Dance on the Wuzhen campus.
- All master’s programs
- RMB 20,000 / year
Application requirements
- Non-Chinese citizen with a valid foreign passport, aged 18–35.
- A bachelor’s degree (or a pre-graduation certificate if the degree is obtained before registration), with notarised diploma and university transcripts.
- HSK Level 4; International Chinese Language Education requires HSK Level 5 or previous study taught in Chinese.
- A study plan, CV and a letter of recommendation.
Non-degree programs
Chinese language program
Chinese-language training run by the School of International Education, with elementary, intermediate and advanced levels starting in September. The fee is from the School of International Education’s fees page; the program is not included in the 2026 degree brochure, so confirm availability and dates with the school before applying.
Fee · RMB 10,000 / semester or RMB 16,000 / year
Documents to prepare
- Online application form and a passport-style photo.
- Passport photo page, valid until at least 31 December 2026, and the passport visa page.
- Foreigner physical examination form in Chinese or English, issued within the last six months.
- Notarised graduation or pre-graduation certificate, with the school seal.
- Notarised transcripts in Chinese or English (high school for bachelor’s, university for master’s).
- Proof of financial support covering at least one academic year’s tuition and accommodation.
- A certificate of no criminal record issued within the last six months.
- HSK certificate (or IELTS/TOEFL/Duolingo for the English-taught program).
- A letter of recommendation, a CV and a study plan.
- Arts majors: portfolio, self-introduction in Chinese and English, and a video demonstrating professional ability.
Application timeline
These are the dates Zhejiang University of Media and Communications published for the 2026 intake. That cycle has closed. Use them as a guide to when each step falls in the year, and check the official pages for the 2027 dates before you plan around them.
- 1
Online application
2026 cycleRegister, upload materials and pay the RMB 500 fee by Alipay at admission.cuz.edu.cn; the brochure does not give a fixed opening date.
- 2
Application deadline — bachelor’s and master’s
By 30 Jun 2026The brochure asks applicants to apply before 30 June of the admission year.
- 3
Pre-admission result
After reviewPay first-year tuition and accommodation and submit the payment voucher; offers are cancelled if tuition is not paid on time.
- 4
JW202 form and admission letter
Within 1 month of paymentCUZ emails the JW202 (Confirmation Form for Study in China) for your X1 student visa.
- 5
Registration and start of the autumn semester
Sep 2026Programs start in September; new students register on campus in line with the freshman registration flowchart.
All figures are in RMB per academic year from the 2026 brochure. Undergraduate tuition changes after the first year for arts majors (RMB 18,000) and especially for the CUZ Huace School of Film (RMB 58,000 from year 2), so budget for the full four years. Accommodation costs RMB 9,000 (twin room), RMB 5,400 (four-bed room) or RMB 3,600 (four-bed room for women on the Wuzhen campus) per person per year, and the Finance Office may adjust these prices each year. The brochure does not list an insurance fee; international students in China must hold medical insurance, so ask the School of International Education for the current amount.
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Funding
Scholarships
The 2026 brochure lists two scholarship routes for international degree students: the Zhejiang Provincial Government Scholarship and CUZ’s own undergraduate and graduate scholarships. The university does not list a Chinese Government (CSC) Scholarship program for international students on its admission pages. Amounts below are from the School of International Education’s scholarship page (dated January 2025); eligibility rules and deadlines are not published there, so ask the school when you apply.
Zhejiang Provincial Government Scholarship for International Students
Type A: RMB 30,000; Type B: RMB 20,000.
Eligibility: International bachelor’s and master’s degree students at CUZ, nominated by the university; selection criteria are set each year by the province.
CUZ Scholarship for Undergraduates — Type A
100% of tuition, up to RMB 18,000.
Eligibility: Outstanding international undergraduate applicants and students.
CUZ Scholarship for Undergraduates — Type B
50% of tuition, up to RMB 9,000.
Eligibility: Outstanding international undergraduate applicants and students.
CUZ Scholarship for Undergraduates — Type C
30% of tuition, up to RMB 5,400.
Eligibility: Outstanding international undergraduate applicants and students.
CUZ Scholarship for Postgraduates
100% of tuition.
Eligibility: International master’s students; ask the School of International Education about selection.
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Research at the university
CUZ’s research is applied and industry-facing, centred on media and communication, film and television art, broadcasting technology and the cultural industries. The university runs provincial and ministerial research platforms and a dense network of industry training bases.
Theatre, film and television
A Provincial First-Class Discipline (Category A), covering directing, cinematography, acting, recording arts and screenwriting, with strong links to China’s film and TV industry.
Journalism and communication
The second Category A discipline, spanning journalism, international communication, broadcasting and new media.
Media engineering
Digital media technology, radio and TV engineering, virtual reality, media big data and artificial intelligence for broadcasting and production.
Cultural industries and design
Cultural industry management, advertising, exhibition economy, visual communication and product design, based on the Wuzhen campus.
- CUZ built what it describes as China’s first university-based 5G+4K e-sports integrated laboratory.
- In the last five years CUZ has won more than 100 national research projects, including 11 major projects.
- Theatre, Film and Television Studies and Journalism and Communication are both Provincial First-Class Disciplines (Category A).
- Students gain experience through 220 industry practice bases.
Global engagement
Global engagement
CUZ cooperates with more than 150 universities and institutions in over 40 countries and regions (its Chinese profile says 160+), runs joint programs with universities in New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Finland, and has been named a Ministry of Education base for training international talent. The School of International Education, independent since 2024, handles international recruitment, Chinese-language teaching and student life.
Joint programs
Cooperative education programs with Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand) and the University of Bolton (UK), and cooperation with Finnish universities.
Worldwide partner network
Partners in countries including Australia, Canada, France, Ireland, New Zealand, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Confucius Institute
CUZ is a partner in a Confucius Institute in Northern Ireland.
School of International Education
Established in 2010 and independent since 2024, it teaches Chinese to international students and hosts the master’s in International Chinese Language Education.
Career
Career & alumni
CUZ is closely tied to China’s broadcasting, film, television and online media industries, and its graduates work across stations, studios, production companies and new-media firms. Career services and job listings are run through the university’s employment service platform (cuz.jysd.com); careers support for international students is not described separately on the English pages, so ask the School of International Education.
Career support
- An employment service platform with job listings and recruitment events for students.
- 220 industry practice bases for internships and project work.
- Co-supervision by the National Radio and Television Administration, giving close links to broadcasters.
- Industry partnerships such as the CUZ Huace School of Film, which trains students for the film and TV sector.
Notable alumni
Campus life
Campus life
International students live on campus: the School of International Education is in Building 5 of the student living area on the Qiantang campus in Xiasha, Hangzhou, and students of Wuzhen-based majors live on the Tongxiang Wuzhen campus beside the historic water town. You do not apply separately for housing — once admitted students pay the accommodation fee, the university assigns them a room on campus.
Accommodation
Twin room (Qiantang and Wuzhen campuses)
RMB 9,000 per person per year
Four-bed room (Qiantang and Wuzhen campuses)
RMB 5,400 per person per year
Four-bed room for women (Wuzhen campus)
RMB 3,600 per person per year
The Finance Office may adjust accommodation prices each academic year.
Dining
The university does not publish canteen or meal-plan information on its international student pages; ask the School of International Education what is available on your campus.
Facilities
Media production facilities
Teaching and research facilities for broadcasting, film and media engineering, including a 5G+4K e-sports integrated laboratory.
Library
A university library serving both campuses.
Student support
The School of International Education provides guidance on visas and residence permits, insurance, banking, hospitals, transport and psychological counselling.
Wuzhen campus
Opened in 2011 in Tongxiang, near the Wuzhen water town, and home to the Huace School of Film, design, literature and music and dance.
Campus
Zhejiang University of Media and Communications in photos
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How much is tuition at the Communication University of Zhejiang?+
Under the 2026 brochure, bachelor’s tuition is RMB 15,000 a year for general majors. Arts majors pay RMB 15,000 in year 1 and RMB 18,000 in years 2–4, and CUZ Huace School of Film majors pay RMB 58,000 a year from year 2. The English-taught Radio and TV Directing program costs RMB 18,000 in year 1. Master’s programs cost RMB 20,000 a year, and the application fee is RMB 500 (non-refundable).
What Chinese level do I need?+
Most bachelor’s and master’s programs require HSK 4 or equivalent; International Chinese Language Education requires HSK 5 or previous study taught in Chinese. Chinese Language and Literature (Business Chinese) has no Chinese requirement.
Are there English-taught programs?+
Yes, one: the bachelor’s in Radio and Television Directing (English-taught) on the Qiantang campus, which requires IELTS 5.5, TOEFL 80 or Duolingo 90 unless you are a native English speaker. Everything else is taught in Chinese.
What is the age limit?+
Undergraduate applicants must be 18–25 and master’s applicants 18–35.
When is the deadline?+
Apply online at admission.cuz.edu.cn before 30 June 2026 for the September 2026 intake. After you pay first-year tuition and accommodation, CUZ emails the JW202 form within about a month.
What scholarships can international students get?+
The Zhejiang Provincial Government Scholarship (Type A RMB 30,000, Type B RMB 20,000) and CUZ’s own scholarships: 100%, 50% or 30% of tuition for undergraduates (capped at RMB 18,000, 9,000 and 5,400) and 100% of tuition for master’s students.
How much does a dorm cost?+
Twin rooms cost RMB 9,000 and four-bed rooms RMB 5,400 per person per year on both campuses; a four-bed room for women on the Wuzhen campus costs RMB 3,600. Housing is assigned automatically once you pay.
Contact
Contact the admissions offices
Reach the School of International Education (Admissions and Teaching Office), Communication University of Zhejiang for questions about applications, documents, scholarships and arrival. Type university programs and offices are based on campus in Hangzhou.
- Office
- School of International Education (Admissions and Teaching Office), Communication University of Zhejiang
- Address
- School of International Education, Building 5, Student Living Area, Communication University of Zhejiang, No. 998 Xueyuan Street, Qiantang District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310018, P.R. China
- sie@cuz.edu.cn — international student admissions and enquirieswsb@cuz.edu.cn — International Office (exchanges and cooperation)
Verified from official sources · last checked 2026-09-28
Tuition, fees and deadlines change every intake. Always confirm the current figures on the official Zhejiang University of Media and Communications pages before applying.
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