Study Opportunities at Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT)

Applications are open for students enrolled in Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree courses to study at BIT for the Spring semester (late February – late June 2026).

For the Spring semester, BIT does not offer scholarships but grants tuition fee waivers for 10 students of the University of Pisa. Students will cover their own accommodation and meals costs on campus, as well as expenses for flights, insurance and visa.

Full details on application procedures, deadlines and estimated costs are available on the pages International Exchange Students and Study in BIT. We strongly recommend consulting the attached BIT Exchange Fact Sheet, which also includes the list of programmes taught in English.

For the recognition of study periods completed at BIT, it is mandatory to contact the CAI and the Departmental CAI assistant as soon as possible, and in any case before departure, to verify all the required procedures.

How to apply

1. Complete this form by 12 November 2025 to express your interest in the exchange semester. By completing the form, you will be included in the nomination list that the International Cooperation of the University of Pisa Unit will send to BIT..
2. At the same time, you must also submit your application directly on the BIT website by 1 December 2025. The procedure requires several documents (listed in the attached BIT Exchange Fact Sheet), so we recommend starting to prepare your application materials early.
3. Physical Examination Record: which must be completed by your doctor..

Individual applications not included in the Nomination List sent by the International Cooperation Unit will not be considered by BIT. The selection of candidates is carried out exclusively by BIT.

For information not included in the BIT Exchange Fact Sheet, or for clarification on programmes, applications or logistics, please contact Ms Zhengyang Cai at: incoming_exchange@bit.edu.cn.

Attachments

• BIT Exchange Fact Sheet
• BIT English-taught Program for Undergraduate
• BIT English-taught Program for Graduates
• BIT Intensive Chinese Language courses for Exchange Major Program
• BIT Intensive Chinese Language Program for Exchange Students.pdf
• Physical Examination Record
• Report by Ginevra Corsini – Summer School BIT 2023

For summer 2025, BIT is offering 10 scholarships for University of Pisa students to attend an on-campus summer programme in Beijing. The scholarship covers tuition, on-campus accommodation, teaching materials, insurance, cultural tours and laboratory activities. Students will be responsible for their flight and meals expenses.
The online programmes have no limit on enrolments and are free of charge.

Nine summer programmes are available:

At the Beijing Campus

1. Hands-on Learning for Emerging Technologies in Electronics Engineering
2. Frontiers of Materials Science for Renewable Energy
3. Aesthetics of Traditional Chinese Culture and Classical Chinese Humanities
4. Chinese Kung fu
5. Chinese Language and Multicultural Practice

At the Zhuhai Campus

1. Artificial Intelligence
2. The Innovation Energy
3. Global Leadership
4. Chinese Language-Cantonese and Multicultural Practice

On-campus programmes: 6 July – 2 August 2025
Online programmes: 21 July – 1 August 2025

How to apply

• Email cooperations@unipi.it by 12 March 2025, with the subject line “BIT Summer Programmes 2025”, attaching the completed 2025 Summer Programme Form. Individual applications will not be considered by BIT unless included in the Nomination List sent by our office.
• At the same time, you must also submit your application on the BIT platform at apply.isc.bit.edu.cn by 15 March 2025 (First round). If places remain available, a second round of applications will be open until 1 May 2025.

Further information on the on-campus courses is available in the brochure and on the page https://isc.bit.edu.cn/admissionsaid/spss/languageulture/index.htm, and on the online courses at https://isc.bit.edu.cn/admissionsaid/spss/languageulture_20201010031104805795/index.htm.

For more information, you may contact BIT directly at isc@bit.edu.cn.

Attachments

• 2025 Summer program form
• Summer Programs 2025
• Report by Ginevra Corsini – Summer School BIT 2023