1 Why HUCM?
Founded in 1958, Henan University of Chinese Medicine (HUCM) is located in Zhengzhou, the capital city of Henan province. It is one of the earliest established TCM universities in China, and the only TCM higher institution in Henan province which was approved by the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council to confer Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degrees. It is one of the five TCM universities co-sponsored by the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine and provincial government. In the past 60 years, it has developed from a TCM college into a general university with over 19,000 students, providing undergraduate and postgraduate (Master’s and Doctorate) programs, international education and continuing education programs in medicine, engineering, science, management and arts. The university has established cooperative relationships with over 50 educational research and medical institutions worldwide.
It has four campuses, covering an area of 1594.94 mu (roughly 163hectares), consisting of 17schools (departments or centers), providing 24Bachelor’s, 57 Master’s and 18 Doctoral programs inclusive of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Chinese Orthopedics, Nursing, Herbology and Preventive Medicine. Among these 35 are listed as key discipline of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Under it there are 3 provincial level affiliated hospitals, 129 clinical teaching bases, and 59 research institutes.
Henan Province, where HUCM is located, is the major root of Chinese medicine and birthplace of ZHANG Zhongjing. Great works of TCM such as the Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine, the Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases, and the Shennong Herbal Encyclopedia were completed in Henan. Henan abounds in over 2780 kinds of Chinese herbs and takes the third place in terms of variety and quantity. Henan is also the place where Chen’s Taichi originated.
2 Types of Program
Classification |
Major |
Duration |
Aim |
Format |
Curriculum |
Course Content |
Short- term training |
Basic Acupuncture- Moxibustion Medicine |
1-4 weeks |
Mastery of the basic theory and skills of acupuncture,emphasison the location and indication of commonly used acupoint, as well as the ability to use acupuncture to prevent common diseases. |
Theoretical and practical |
Basic Theory of TCM, Meridian and Acupoint Science, Subject of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Acupuncture and Moxibustion Therapy, Clinical Practice |
Theory of yin, yang and the five elements, Qi,bloodand body fluid,Zang andFu, the etiology and pathogenesis; tongue examination, pulse-taking, diagnosis according to the eight guiding principles, identification according to the vital energy and blood, and differentiation of diseases according to pathological changes of the viscera and their interrelations; pathways of channels and collaterals, the location and indication of acupoints, the method of needling and fuming, clinical common diseases |
Local anatomy and imaging of acupoints |
1-4 weeks |
1. Mastery of the fine dissection of the acupoints 2. Mastering the operating skills and anatomy knowledge of venturous acupoints 3. Mastering the imaging knowledge of common diseases in acupuncture department |
Theoretical and practical |
Local anatomy of acupoints , Clinical Imaging Techniques of Acupuncture and Moxibustion |
Local Anatomy of acupoints: 1.Clinically commonly used local anatomy of acupoints 2.Venturous local anatomy of acupoints 3. Modern research on the anatomy and function of acupoints. Clinical imaging techniques of acupuncture and moxibustion: 1.X-ray technology of common diseases in Acupuncture Department 2.CT technique of common diseases in acupuncture department 3.MRI technique of common diseases in acupuncture department |
Short-term clinical training in TCM, acupuncture and Tuina |
1-12 weeks |
TCM or acupunctural clinical short-term training for students with basic TCM knowledge, mastering TCM or acupuncture treatment technology for some specialized diseases |
Clinical practice and lectures |
Clinical Training Practice, Acupunctural Clinical Lectures |
Clinical practice and expert lectures in department of acupuncture, tuina, pain, rheumatism and bone disease, orthopaedics and traumatology, etc.; identification and picking of Chinese herbal medicine |
Clinical internship |
Medium and long-term clinical internship in TCM |
1 week-1 year |
Clinical practice in TCM or acupuncture to understand and master disease treatment technology for TCM or acupuncture |
Clinical |
Clinical practice in the Department of Acupuncture, Tuina, Internal Medicine of TCM, Surgery, Gynecology, Pediatrics, etc. |
Department of acupuncture, tuina, internal medicine of TCM, gynecology, pediatrics and other prevention and treatment of clinical common diseases. |
Exam training |
International Acupuncture and Moxibustion Level Tests Note:Registration fee is CNY 6500 |
1 week |
International acupuncture and moxibustion level pre-test training |
Theoretical |
Basic Acupuncture- Moxibustion Medicine, Acupoints and Needling Moxibustion Science, Acupuncture and Moxibustion therapy, Human Anatomy |
Knowledge of Basic Acupuncture-Moxibustion Medicine, Acupoints and Needling Moxibustion Science, Acupuncture and Moxibustion therapy, Human Anatomy |
Clinical practice training for national practicing physicians |
1 year |
Applicants must be five-year graduates of HUCM.One year internship experience in the affiliated hospital and completion of the filing formalities of internship in Henan Provincial Department of Education will be required. |
Clinical practice |
Accomplishthe internship in accordance of the state relevant requirement |
Students should pay off the tuition fee with a study visa(X visa) at the end of June and then apply for a clinical internship. After done with the filing formalities, students should practice continuously in the affiliated hospital for one year in accordance with the state requirements. |
Chinese training |
Introductory Chinese |
4 weeks-1 school year |
Ability toreach a primary level of Chineselistening, speaking, readingand writing |
Theoretical and practical |
Introductory Chinese Integrated Course, Listening and Speaking, Reading andWriting, Practical Course |
Introductory Chinese Integrated Course, Listening and Speaking, Reading andWriting, Practical Course, Chinese traditional culture learning and practice |
Intermediate Chinese |
1 semester -1 school year |
Ablilitytoreach anintermediatelevel ofChineselistening, speaking,reading and writing |
Theoretical and practical |
Intermediate Chinese Integrated Course, Listening and Speaking, Reading and Writing, Practical Course |
Intermediate Chinese Integrated Course, Listening and Speaking, Reading and Writing, Practical Course, Chinese traditional culture learning and practice |
Advanced Chinese |
1 semester -1 school year |
Ability toreach an advanced level of Chineselistening, speaking, readingand writing |
Theoretical and practical |
Advanced Chinese Integrated Course, Listening and Speaking, Reading and Writing, Practical Course |
Advanced Chinese Integrated Course, Listening and Speaking, Reading and Writing, Practical Course, Chinese traditional culture learning and practice |
Cultural experience |
Cultural experience of acupuncture, moxibustion and Tuina |
1-4 weeks |
Preliminary understanding and experience of TCM acupuncture and moxibustion |
Theoretical and practical |
Basic Theory of TCM, Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tuina, Qigong, Theory and Experience of Chinese Traditional Culture |
Basic theory of TCM, Basic Acupuncture-Moxibustion Medicine, Tuina,Qigong,Calligraphy,Visit and experience on Chinese medicine and pharmacy |
Cultural experience of TCM |
1-4 weeks |
Understandingand experience traditional Chinese medicine and Central Plains culture |
Theoretical and practical |
Cultural Fountainhead Tracing of TCM, History of TCMinCentral Plains, Zhongjing Culture, Theory and Practice of the I Ching |
Lectures on Cultural Fountainhead Tracing of TCM, core concepts and thinking methodsof Chinese medicine culture, the Zhongjing culture and Henan, the simple and quick use of the I CHING and TCM and so forth; Visits on Henan Provincial Museum of TCM, Human Science Museum, Henan Herbal Botanical Garden, Longmen Grottoes, the White Horse Temple, Shaolin Temple, Kaifeng, Henan Museum, etc. |
Note: Students’ advice will be taken into account to modify the teaching plans if you upload your asks as a surpporting document when applying at the online system.
3 Application Requirement
3.1 Applicants must be a citizen of a country other than the People’s Republic of China, be in good health, and no criminal record.
3.2 The requirements for applicants’education backgroundand age are that applicants must:
be under the age of 45 and have a high school diploma (or higher) when applying for the general scholar programs;
be a master’s degree holder or an associate professor (or above) under the age of 50 when applying for the senior scholar programs;
be above the age of 18 when applying for the short-term programs.
Applicants’ education background and age are not limited on short-term training, clinical internship and Chinese language training program.
4 When to apply
At anytimeof the year.
5 Supporting documents
5.1 Highest diploma (photocopy, notarized copy either in Chinese or English)
5.2 Photocopy of Foreigner Physical Examination Form (filled in English or Chinese, can be downloaded fromthewebsite: sie.hactcm.edu.cn).
5.3 Chinese Language Proficiency Test result (Valid HSK certificate if available)
5.4 Certified certificate or notarized copy of non-criminal record. Documents in languages other than Chinese or English must be accompanied by notarized copies of the translation in either of these two languages.
5.5 Copy of valid passport (the page including personal information and photo) and China visa page if having been to China.
6 Application procedure
6.1 Register and sign in the Chinese International Students Service System (https://hactcm.17gz.org/).
6.2 Fill your application information and submit your application documents in accordance with the requirements of system.
7 Admission process
7.1All the short-term students admitted by the university are issued by our school to the "Henan University of TCM Admission Notice" and the "Foreign Student Visa Application Form" (JW202 table);
7.2Any student who is admitted to the university shall hold his/her passport, the acceptance notice, the JW202 form, the physical examination record of the foreigner, and the blood test report to the local Chinese Embassy for the entry study (X) visa;
7.3According to the time stipulated in the admission notice, hold the above documents to the International Institute of Education in Henan University of TCM for admission formalities and residency formalities in China.
8Fees and Funding(in RMB)
8.1Registration Fee:CNY 600.
8.2Tuition Fee:
Applicants who study within six months are considered as short-term students. Short-term students are divided into three categories that are: short-term Chinese learning, clinical practice and short-term training.
(1) Short-term training: CNY200/day
(2) Clinical Practice: CNY100/day.
(3) Short-term Chinese learning: CNY80/day.
(4) Cultural experience:To be specified in a definite condition.
(5) The cost standards above can be appropriately adjusted in line with the training content change and the actual situation.
8.3AccommodationFee
Single Room: CNY32 /day; Standard Twin Room: CNY16/day.
9 Payment Method
The fees shall be paid after entrance.
10 Contact us
Department：Mr. Pan or Ms. Hao, Admissions Office, School of International Education, Henan University of Chinese Medicine
Address：156 East Jinshui Road, Zhengdong New District, Zhengzhou 450046, Henan, China
Telephone：+86-371-65962930 (Admission affairs consulting)
+86-371-65676795 (Teaching affairs consulting)
Website：http://sie.hactcm.edu.cn/
