# Environmental Management and Sustainable Development — Environmental Science (YES restricted route) at Tongji University

> Environmental Management and Sustainable Development — Environmental Science (YES restricted route) (Master's Environmental Science) at Tongji University, Shanghai, China.

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- Last reviewed: 2026-10-31
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## Key facts

- University: [Tongji University](https://www.studentstraffic.com/university/tongji-university) (Public, Shanghai, [China](https://www.studentstraffic.com/countries/china))
- Course family: [Master's in Environmental Science](https://www.studentstraffic.com/courses/master-environmental-science)
- Duration: 2 years
- Teaching language: English
- Tuition per year: Fee plan on request
- Fee verified: 2026-10-31
- Official programme page: https://study.tongji.edu.cn/en/info/1049/1006.htm

Fee notes: 2026 YES full-scholarship route; a separate payable tuition figure and next-cohort fee are not confirmed. Do not transfer ordinary 2027 self-funded tuition to this route; scholarship review and exact eligibility determine funding.

## Who can apply

- Availability: restricted
- Eligible: Professionals satisfying the 2026 YES scholarship categories and applicable country rules
- Restriction: Non-Chinese citizens in good health, aged 45 or under, with a bachelor qualification or above and at least 3 years of work experience.
- Restriction: Meet at least one scheme category: director-level public official, senior institution/enterprise manager, university/research administrative manager, or prior international-organisation worker/intern.
- Restriction: Related study/work experience is preferred. Confirm country-specific scheme eligibility; no particular nationality is promised admission or scholarship.
- Restriction: First year full-time study and dissertation preparation in China; second year dissertation work at home, returning to China for the required defense.

## Admissions

This restricted YES scholarship route enrolls in Environmental Science through the UNEP-Tongji institute. It lasts two years: first-year study and dissertation preparation in China, followed by second-year dissertation work at home and the required defense in China.

This 2026 scheme requires professional experience and a qualifying leadership, administration or international-organisation category.

- Non-Chinese citizens in good health, aged 45 or under, with a bachelor qualification or above and at least 3 years of work experience.
- Meet at least one scheme category: director-level public official, senior institution/enterprise manager, university/research administrative manager, or prior international-organisation worker/intern.
- Related study/work experience is preferred. Confirm country-specific scheme eligibility; no particular nationality is promised admission or scholarship.
- First year full-time study and dissertation preparation in China; second year dissertation work at home, returning to China for the required defense.
- TOEFL 80 or IELTS 6.0, or evidence of undergraduate English working language; native English speakers need no English certificate.
- Prepare employment certification, academic references and the prescribed study-plan documents.

Steps:

1. Apply in Tongji’s online system under Chinese Government Scholarship-TypeA and obtain the required pre-admission notice.
2. Apply separately in the CSC system using Type A,agency 1563 and the YES programme selection.
3. Upload complete qualification, language, employment and medical evidence and follow university/CSC assessment.
4. If selected, complete scholarship, visa, original-document and arrival requirements.

- Document: Bachelor qualification and complete undergraduate transcripts
- Document: Two recommendations from associate professors or equivalent/higher scholars
- Document: English evidence or qualifying exemption
- Document: Personal statement in English using the university template
- Application document: Passport valid for at least six months
- Application document: Employment certificate
- Application document: Medical examination issued within six months
- Application document: Notarized Chinese/English translations where required
- Application document: Tongji pre-admission notice for CSC application
The 2026 Tongji YES window was 1 January–1 March 2026; CSC application closed 31 March 2026. That cohort is closed. A 2027 YES degree window or exact intake month is not confirmed.


## Teaching phases

- First academic year (English): Full-time courses, research and dissertation preparation at Tongji in China.
- Second academic year (English): Dissertation work in the home country; return to China for the defense required by the university.

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