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Nutrition and Food Hygiene

Teaching Medium: English
Degree Awarded: Doctoral's Degree
Entry Requirements: Master's Degree or above
Duration: 4 Years
Starting Date: Mar.2024
Application Deadline: Dec 31, 2023
Tuition Fee:
CNY 50,000 per year
Application Fee:
150 USD (Non-Refundable)
Schools: Other

Introduction of Nutrition and Food Hygiene


The department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University started to admitted postgraduate student (master degree) in 1985. It became to province key department in 2004. The department opened PhD program in 2006. Currently, there are 13 staffs, of which, six professor, three associate professor, four lecturer, and two technicians. Four professors are qualified to guide PhD students and 12 are qualified to guide master students. The major tasks of the department include offering causes like “Nutrition and Food Hygiene”, “Preventive Medicine”, “Medical Nutrition”, “Nutrition Progress”, “Advanced Nutrition”, and“Methodology of Nutrition research” . The research fields include “Nutrition and Disease”, Trace Elements and Health” and “Public Nutrition”. The department has been rewarded two times at national level and more than ten times at province level, has finished about 40 projects at varied levels. The publications done by the department include about 300 papers and 20 books. Major research directions:


①. Nutrition and disease: study on the nutritional prevention and control of diabetes, dyslipidemia, and cancer.


②. Trace element and health: the association of health with zinc, iron, and other elements status.


③. Public Nutrition:  population nutrition, including nutritional intervention and assessment of elderly with chronic diseases, birth defect prevention during pregnant period, and children nutrition.  


1. Candidate should be a Non-Chinese citizen

2. Under 45 years old

3. Be in healthy condition

4. With non-criminal record

1.Photocopy of valid passport

With name, passport number & expiration date, and photo included.

 

2.Passport-sized photo
A recent passport-sized photo of the applicant.

 

3.Master's degree diploma

Graduation certificate should be in Chinese or English. If not, it should be translated into Chinese or English and be notarized.

 

4.Transcript of Master degree

Transcript should be in Chinese or English. If not, it should be translated into Chinese or English and be notarized.

 

5. Certificate of English proficiency test

It is better to upload your IELTS or TOEFL results when you are applying for a course taught in English, especially for those non-native English speakers, even though it is not a compulsory condition in some of the universities.

 

6.Two letters of recommendation
From professor or associate professor or equivalents.

 

7.Study Plan 
more than 1000 words

 

8.Health certificate 
Not needed during application. But may required when applying for visa.

 

9.Financial Support Statement 

Original copy or notarized copy in Chinese or English of the financial support statement with signature.