In order to meet the needs of the university to accelerate the creation of a world-class comprehensive university, further explore and improve the selection mechanism of doctoral degree, according to the spirit of the relevant documents of the Ministry of Education, and in accordance with the actual situation of the university, the university admits outstanding fresh undergraduates with the qualification of recommending and exempting from the examination to study for doctoral degree (referred to as “direct doctoral degree students”) directly. In order to clarify the work requirements, standardize the operation procedures and improve the quality of selection, the implementation plan for the enrollment of “direct doctoral students” in 2026 is announced as follows:

I. Basic Principles

To stimulate the intrinsic motivation to improve the quality of student source by moderate competition among tutors and disciplines, and to adhere to the principles of quality first, comprehensive measurement, admission based on merit, and preferring the lack to the abundance of students.

Enrollment Methods

The admission of direct doctoral degree students in this program refers to the admission method of directly obtaining the qualification of doctoral degree students by selecting outstanding fresh undergraduates who have obtained the qualification of recommending exemptions from graduate studies in China.

Only full-time non-directed doctoral students who study in the off-the-job mode are admitted, and the duration of the program is 5 years. All candidates to be admitted must transfer their personnel files to the Graduate Records Office of the University within a specified period of time, otherwise the admission qualification will be canceled.

Enrollment specialties and proposed number of students

The specialties to be recruited as “direct PhD students” are civil engineering first-level disciplines, and the number of students is 5.

Fourth, the application requirements (must be satisfied at the same time)

1. Support the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC), have the correct political direction, love the motherland, be willing to serve the socialist modernization, abide by the law, and be of good conduct.

2. Applicants are fresh undergraduates who have obtained the qualification of recommendation for exemption from graduate study.

3. Excellent academic performance, strong interest in academic research, strong innovative spirit and scientific research ability. Priority will be given to those who have participated in scientific research, national academic competitions and other activities with outstanding performance during their studies.

4. Strong language skills, high level of foreign language proficiency, and provide appropriate proof of English scores (see item (6) of the documents to be submitted for individual application).

5.Physical fitness is in accordance with the Guidelines for Physical Examination for Admission to Colleges and Universities formulated by the Ministry of Education and other departments.

V. Selection Process

(I) Individual application

1. Submission of materials.

Applicants shall submit the following application materials and add the table of contents in the following order and organize and bind them into a book by EMS (or SF Express) to the Graduate Office of the College (Address: B501, School of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Zhigong Building, Cangguo Campus, Shenzhen University, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China) by mail (Address: B501, School of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Zhigong Building, Cangguo Campus, Shenzhen University, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China). B501, School of Transportation Engineering, Shenzhen University, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, Attn: Ms. Qiu, Tel: 0755-26918270). Please indicate “Doctoral Application Materials” in the courier document. To ensure the completeness of the materials, materials that are not organized or bound will not be accepted.

Electronic version of the materials: applicants will be the electronic version of all the application materials (including the catalog) Combine into 1 PDF file and send to the college's admissions email address yafen.qiu@szu.edu.cn, the subject of the e-mail and the attachment file name should be marked as “name + apply for Shenzhen University civil engineering doctoral degree”.

(1) Application Form for Admission of Outstanding Fresh Undergraduates to Study for Doctoral Degree at SZU

(2) Original certificate of enrollment or copy of student ID card (should contain personal information, photo and registration status of the student);

(3) Original course transcripts (with the official seal of the university's performance management department);

(4) Written recommendation letters from two or more persons with the title of associate professor or above (or experts with equivalent professional and technical titles) in the field of the discipline and specialty applied for (the recommendation letters shall use the template provided by the university);

(5) Submit a scientific research proposal for the proposed doctoral degree (no less than 3,000 words, see the application form);

(6) Proof of at least one of the following English grades must be provided:

(1) Passing the National Level 6 (425 points for Level 6) or National Level 4 (425 points for Level 4); (2) TOEFL score of 75 or above (550 points for the old TOEFL); (3) IELTS score of 6 or above; (4) PETS level 5 pass; (5) GRE 1200 or above (310 points for the new standard); (6) having published English scholarly articles in English international journals as first authors. (vi) Published English academic papers in English international journals as the first author.

(7) Copies of award certificates, published academic papers, patents and other original research results;

(8) Certificate of passing physical examination issued by a Grade 3A hospital;

(9) A copy of the front and back of the second generation ID card;

(10) Documents of Political Examination (Realistic Performance) for Doctoral Candidates of Shenzhen University 2026, filled in by the Party Committee of the college in which the candidate is enrolled (this document may not be provided for the time being at the time of application, but it must be submitted in accordance with the requirements of the form after passing the re-examination);

(11)Letter of commitment for transferring files.

2. Online Application. According to the application procedures stipulated in the “Regulations on Acceptance of Recommended Exemptions for Graduate Students of Shenzhen University in 2026 (Including Direct PhD Students)” (to be published), applicants shall fill in the application for direct PhD students on the “Exemption Service System” of the China Graduate Student Recruitment Information Network (hereinafter referred to as the Research Recruitment Network) from September 22 to October 20, 2025 (the specific time shall be subject to the announcement of the Research Recruitment Network). (The specific time shall be subject to the announcement on the website).

(II) Qualification Examination of Disciplines

After receiving the materials from the applicants, the College shall organize not less than three persons to review the qualification of the applicants in accordance with the application conditions, and the result of the review shall be announced to the public.

(III) Preliminary examination by disciplines and determination of the assessment list

The College shall form a disciplinary expert group to carefully examine the materials of the applicants in accordance with the relevant implementation rules formulated by the disciplines, and make preliminary evaluation of the scientific research and innovation ability of the applicants for screening. Taking into account the intention of the tutors applied by the applicants, the College will determine the list of applicants who will enter the review (interview) stage according to a certain percentage of differential review. The list of applicants to be admitted to the interview and assessment stage is publicized on the website of the College.

(IV) Discipline assessment

The College organizes experts to conduct interview assessment, the specific form, time and place will be notified to the candidates in advance and announced to the public, the specific requirements of the assessment are as follows:

1. The assessment includes four parts: foreign language proficiency, professional quality, research potential and comprehensive ability, focusing on the applicant's scientific research and innovation ability and whether he/she possesses the potential and quality for the training of doctoral students in this level of discipline, as well as examining the applicant's comprehensive ability of analyzing, solving problems and making innovations. In addition, the applicant's ideological, political, psychological, moral character and other comprehensive qualities shall also be assessed.

2. During the assessment process, each applicant is required to present his/her personal profile, academic achievements, research projects, scientific research achievements, and research plan during the proposed doctoral degree. The admission supervisor can introduce the relevant information, but he/she must avoid the discussion of scoring.

3. Standardize the assessment process, the interview time is not less than 20 minutes, and do a good job on-site records and performance statistics. The whole assessment process shall be videotaped for inspection, and the Graduate School/Disciplinary Committee may send someone to observe the interview if they think it is necessary.

4. Before October 15, 2025, the college will submit the list of proposed admissions to the university according to the assessment scores in descending order, and report the relevant materials to the Graduate School (application materials, assessment record sheets and audio-video recordings, etc.).

(E) Review by the School's Leading Group of Graduate Admission Work

The Leading Group of Graduate Student Admission of the school reviews the applicants' application materials, disciplinary assessment materials and the recommendation opinions of the disciplinary points. Within the enrollment quota of direct doctoral students of each enrollment program, the applicant who passes the examination shall receive the notification of acceptance in accordance with the requirements on the “Removal Service System” of the research recruitment website within the specified time. If the enrollment quotas of individual majors are not used up, the university will take back the quotas and use them according to the application situation of each major.

VI. Supervisory mechanisms

(I) Information disclosure. According to the requirements of the Ministry of Education on the disclosure of information, the enrollment method of “straight doctoral students” shall be based on the accuracy of information collection, standardized disclosure procedures, and timely release of content. The Graduate School and the admissions colleges (departments, centers, laboratories), in accordance with the division of labor, take the initiative to disclose the enrollment policy, enrollment regulations, enrollment plan, enrollment catalog, applicant qualifications, application procedures, admission results, consultation and complaint channels, major violations and results. Admission colleges (departments, centers, laboratories) shall timely publish the relevant implementation rules, and the number of enrollment and relevant information of all applicants participating in the assessment on the website of the unit to the society. The final list of proposed admissions shall be publicized for 10 working days in accordance with the relevant regulations of the Ministry of Education on admissions. If there are any changes to the list during the period of publicizing the list of proposed applicants, a special explanation of the changes must be made and the changes must be publicized for another 10 working days. Applicants without public announcement shall not be admitted.

(ii) Applicants shall provide truthful application materials. If applicants are found to have submitted false materials, cheated or committed other disciplinary offenses, they will be dealt with seriously according to the relevant national laws and regulations and the relevant provisions of the Ministry of Education, and the applicants will bear the responsibility of not being admitted or other related consequences.

(C) The members of the disciplinary expert group and the interview and assessment expert group shall abide by the code of academic and professional ethics. Depending on the specific circumstances, the admissions colleges (departments, centers, laboratories) and individuals with problems will be given treatment such as reduction of enrollment plan, suspension of enrollment, revocation of tutor qualification, and notification and criticism.

(D) Graduate School and the school discipline inspection (supervision) office set up enrollment violation report telephone and e-mail as follows:

Supervision telephone: 0755-22671162 (Discipline Inspection Committee), 0755-26536177 (Research and Admission Office);

E-mail: jiwei@szu.edu.cn (Discipline Inspection Committee), szuyz@szu.edu.cn (Research and Admission Office).

VII. Other Notes

(1) The doctoral supervisors who recruit “direct doctoral students” are the doctoral supervisors who have passed the qualification examination of doctoral supervisors in the current year. In principle, each doctoral supervisor can only recruit one doctoral student each year, and the enrollment quota is included in the total annual enrollment index of the enrolled majors; direct doctoral students are not counted in the cumulative quota of the graduate students brought by the doctoral supervisors.

(2) After entering the university, “direct doctoral students” shall be subject to the rules and regulations of doctoral students, enjoy the same treatment as doctoral students, and fulfill the relevant obligations of doctoral students.

(C) During the cultivation period, if the direct doctoral students are unable to complete their doctoral studies, they can take the initiative to be transferred to master's degree according to the mechanism of doctoral students and the relevant regulations for the cultivation of “direct doctoral students”.

(4) Please follow the regulations of the current year's doctoral admissions for the implementation of any other matters not covered in this program.

School of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Shenzhen University

September 4, 2025