Anhui University of Chinese Medicine Jiren International Student Scholarship Assessment Rules (Trial) — School of Humanities and International Education (Foreign Affairs / Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs Office)

About the university

Anhui University of Chinese Medicine (AHUCM), known by the Chinese abbreviation "An Zhong Yi" (AHUCM), is located in Hefei City, Anhui Province. It is a provincial regular institution of higher education sponsored by the Anhui Provincial People's Government and jointly built by Anhui Province and the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine. It is a National Clinical Research Base of Traditional Chinese Medicine, a National Base for International Cooperation in Traditional Chinese Medicine, an Excellent Unit for National College and University Student Volunteers' Summer "Three Visits to the Countryside" Social Practice, a National Red Cross Model Unit, a National "Colorful Holiday" Volunteer Service Demonstration Unit, an Advanced Collective for National Science and Technology Special Commissioners, an Advanced Collective for Traditional Chinese Medicine Science and Technology Management, a doctoral degree authorization unit, and a master's degree recommendation unit. The university traces its roots to the Anhui Provincial Traditional Chinese Medicine Advanced Training Class (School) founded in 1952. In 1959, the Anhui Provincial Government officially approved the establishment of Anhui College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. In 1970, Anhui College of Traditional Chinese Medicine was merged into Anhui Medical College. In 1975, the Ministry of Education approved the restoration of Anhui College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. In 2000, Anhui Provincial Pharmaceutical School was merged into Anhui College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. In 2013, it was renamed Anhui University of Chinese Medicine. In 2014, it was designated as a construction unit for local characteristic high-level universities in Anhui Province. In 2023, it was included as a key university for the creation of "Double First-Class" in Anhui Province. As of May 2025, the university has four campuses: Shaoquan Lake, Meishan Road, Shihe Road, and Lu'an Road. It has 13 secondary colleges (including 3 directly affiliated hospitals), 32 undergraduate programs; it has 3 first-level disciplines and 1 professional degree category (field) for doctoral degree authorization, 8 first-level disciplines and 8 professional degree categories (fields) for master's degree authorization, 29 second-level disciplines for master's degree authorization, and 3 postdoctoral research stations. There are 4,924 faculty, staff, and medical personnel, and 21,147 full-time students. On May 12, 2025, the Third Congress of the Communist Party of China at Anhui University of Chinese Medicine concluded successfully, electing new members of the Party Committee and Discipline Inspection Committee. In 2009, the university passed the pilot accreditation for the Chinese Medicine program by the Ministry of Education. In the same year, it was approved as a national new doctoral degree authorization project construction unit. In September, the affiliated Taihe Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine was officially inaugurated. In 2013, with the approval of the Ministry of Education, Anhui College of Traditional Chinese Medicine was renamed Anhui University of Chinese Medicine. In August, the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council officially approved Anhui University of Chinese Medicine as a doctoral degree granting unit. In 2014, the university became one of the second batch of project construction universities for the "Local Characteristic High-Level University Construction" under the Anhui Higher Education Revitalization Plan. In March 2020, the university became one of the 100 national universities monitored by the Ministry of Education for graduate employment status. In November, the affiliated Huaibei Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine was officially inaugurated. In March 2023, the Anhui Provincial Department of Education, the Anhui Provincial Department of Finance, and the Anhui Provincial Development and Reform Commission jointly issued "Several Measures to Support Anhui University of Chinese Medicine in Building a First-Class University of Chinese Medicine," marking that the university's promotion of "Double First-Class" construction has entered a fast track.