Study Dates and Duration
Study dates and duration in China are a length, a school’s own window, and a visa split at 180 days. This page lists only dates that were printed and says whether each one had passed by 29 October 2026. DragonTrail does not run an intake.
Information checked 29 October 2026 (Asia/Shanghai).
No DragonTrail start date exists to hide. 北京语言大学’s 2026 undergraduate deadlines had passed. Its language grid has week lengths and no month. 清华大学’s round 1 for 2027 master’s programs was still printed as open through 15 December 2026. Beijing’s autumn registration days had passed. The municipal page says those days are for reference only.
At a Glance
| Who This Is For | A reader matching a length to a printed window, including windows that have closed. |
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| Who Should Look Elsewhere | A reader who wants DragonTrail’s next start date. There isn’t one. |
| Clock | 180 days splits short and long study. See the table for which named windows had passed. |
| Money | Fees stay on the dated program that printed them. The undated language grid has no fee here. |
| Who Decides | The school sets its window. The embassy matches a visa to the length. DragonTrail records what was printed. |
| Papers | X1 or X2 papers from the school and the consulate, not a date list. |
| Easy to Mix Up | Round 1 at 清华大学 is an application close for 2027, not the first day of class. A 12-week grid is not September. |
| Worked Example | Someone hoping to start a language course next month will not find that month on the grid that was opened. The honest next step is to ask the school, not to borrow a degree deadline. |
| What We Do Not Do | DragonTrail does not publish a start date or reopen a deadline a university closed. |
Who This Route Fits
Study Dates and Duration is for a reader who needs to separate how long a stay is from the month a school might start, and who can tolerate a blank when no month was printed. DragonTrail does not enroll this reader and does not set an age or a start date.
Read alongside that fit, Study Dates and Duration still has to obey the office that printed the limit below. Article 45 of 教育部、外交部、公安部令第42号 counts short study as no more than 180 days, including the 180th day, and long study as more than 180 days. The Sweden embassy note dated 2026/10/12 uses the same split for an X2 visa and an X1 visa. An X1 holder applies for a residence permit within 30 days of entry. The consular officer decides the category. A season name does not.
- Separate length, start month, and visa category.
- If the month is missing, leave it missing.
What the Printed Rules Say
The rule that actually constrains Study Dates and Duration is narrower than a brochure. Short study in 令第42号 is at most 180 days, including the 180th day. Long study is longer. A season word does not appear in that definition. A school’s brochure can be narrower, and when it is, the brochure wins for that school only. A line from a different office is not copied onto this reader.
Where Study Dates and Duration cites a number, the number stops at the page it came from. 北京语言大学’s international undergraduate page prints ages 18 to 55, and under 18 it asks for the school’s consent plus a guardianship notary. Starred majors can start in March or September. Other majors are September only. The March 2026 deadline is printed as 12 January 2026. The English page also prints a September 2025 label with a deadline of 30 June 2026. On 29 October 2026 both dates had passed. The application fee there is 800 RMB and is not refundable.
- The order’s 180 days include the 180th day.
- A season word is not in that sentence.
Time and the Visa Split
The clock for Study Dates and Duration is the stay length and the school’s own window, not a season label. Read the table as a status list, not as a menu you can book. A passed deadline is not revived because a season sounds convenient. A window that was still printed as open belongs to 清华大学’s master’s application, not to a language course and not to DragonTrail. A date that has already passed stays passed.
Timing on Study Dates and Duration does not create an intake DragonTrail can open. 清华大学经济管理学院’s 2027 pre-experience master’s page, released September 2026, requires a bachelor’s degree or an equivalent before registration. The final deadline is 26 February 2027 at 17:00 China Standard Time. Round 1 runs through 15 December 2026 at 17:00. On 29 October 2026 that round had not closed. Round 2 starts 1 January 2027 at 08:00. A Shenzhen finance third round runs from 27 February 2027 to 15 May 2027. The application fee is 800 RMB and is not refundable. This is a degree window, not a DragonTrail intake.
| 北京语言大学 March 2026 entry | Deadline printed as 12 January 2026. Passed on 29 October 2026. |
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| 北京语言大学 September line | English page says September 2025 with a deadline of 30 June 2026. Passed, and the year label conflicts. |
| 清华大学 round 1 | Through 15 December 2026, 17:00 China Standard Time, for a 2027 master’s application. Still printed as open on the review date. |
| 清华大学 round 2 | 1 January 2027 at 08:00 through 26 February 2027 at 17:00. Not started on the review date. |
| Beijing autumn registration | Municipal roundup dated 24 August 2026, days in late August and early September. Passed. Reference only. |
| 北京语言大学 language grid | 4, 5, 6, 8, or 12 weeks at 20 class hours a week. No month printed. |
- Use the table’s status words: passed, or still printed as open.
- Do not promote an application deadline into a class start.
Fees That Belong to a School
Money on Study Dates and Duration is whatever the named school printed in RMB, if it printed anything. Dates do not set prices. Where a dated page also printed a fee, the fee stays with that program: 800 RMB to apply at the two universities named, and the tuition lines in the fee section. An undated four-week grid did not print a fee, so none is invented. DragonTrail does not add a fee of its own.
Any yuan figure named for Study Dates and Duration stays on the school’s list. The Beijing municipal English page dated 24 August 2026 lists autumn registration days and says they are for reference only. It prints 清华大学 new undergraduates, including international students, as 19 August, 北京大学 new undergraduate international students as 30 August, and 北京师范大学, including international students, as 6 September. On 29 October 2026 those days had passed. The source line is China Education Network Television, not each university’s own notice.
- Do not price an undated week.
- Degree fees stay on degree pages.
Papers and Who Decides
Papers for Study Dates and Duration come from the school and, if a visa is needed, from the consulate. The visa paper follows the length. Over 180 days, the Sweden note asks for an admission letter plus JW201 or JW202. At or under 180 days, it asks for an admission notice and form DQ if it applies. A calendar screenshot is not that paper. This site does not issue either document.
Documents discussed for Study Dates and Duration are examples of what an office asked for, not a pack we issue. 北京语言大学’s short-term Chinese grid prints 4, 5, 6, and 8-week courses and a one-semester or 12-week course, at 20 class hours a week, with a class hour of 50 minutes. Credits on that page are 18 to 20 class hours each. The grid prints no month, no fee, and no age. A length is not a start date.
- Match X1 to stays over 180 days only as the embassy’s rule, not as a booking.
- A screenshot of this page is not an admission notice.
What to Do Next
The useful next step after Study Dates and Duration is a question to the school, then a look at the neighboring routes. Open the length or season that matches the stay, then the Program Intake Calendar if you need every window on one table. Find a Suitable Program does not add a date. Neither button on this page reserves a seat.
Before acting on Study Dates and Duration, keep the following boundary in view. Article 14 says a higher-education school publishes its fee items, standards, and refund rules, and prices them in RMB. Article 40 requires the insurance the state and the school demand. Someone who does not insure in time is not admitted. Someone already studying who does not insure is withdrawn or not registered. The order prints no premium. DragonTrail does not add a rate card.
- Pick one child route for the length you actually have.
- The calendar collects the same windows without adding new ones.
Duration and Season Routes
Each route below is a length or a season. A printed window is marked passed or still open as of the review date. DragonTrail does not publish a start date.
- One-Day Learning ExperiencesOne day learning experiences in China
- One-Week Study StaysOne week study stays in China
- Two-Week Study StaysTwo week study stays in China
- Three- to Four-Week Study StaysThree to four week study stays in China
- One- to Three-Month Study StaysOne to three month study stays in China
- Three- to Six-Month Study StaysThree to six month study stays in China
- Semester-Length Study OptionsSemester length study options in China
- Academic-Year Study OptionsAcademic year study options in China
- China Gap-Year StudyChina gap year study
- Summer Study in ChinaSummer study in China
- Winter Study in ChinaWinter study in China
- Spring Study in ChinaSpring study in China
- Autumn Study in ChinaAutumn study in China
- Year-Round Study OptionsYear round study options in China
- Program Intake CalendarProgram intake calendar in China
Sources
These pages were read on 29 October 2026 (Asia/Shanghai). An age line, a fee, and an application window belong to the office named in the link. If a date has passed, the page says so. None of this is a DragonTrail age rule, an intake, or a seat, and none of it is legal advice.
- 国务院公报 — 教育部、外交部、公安部令第42号《学校招收和培养国际学生管理办法》, signed 2017-03-20, in force 2017-07-01. Article 2 sends preschool, primary, and secondary schools to provincial rules. Articles 9, 12, 14, 30, 35, 36, 38, 39, 40, and 45 are this order. Fees, if a school charges them, are that school’s RMB items. — retrieved 29 October 2026 (Asia/Shanghai)
- 北京语言大学 international undergraduate entry page. Age printed there: 18 to 55. Under 18 needs the school’s consent and a guardianship notary. Starred majors: March and September entry. Other majors: September only. March 2026 deadline printed as 12 January 2026. The English page also prints “If enrolled in September 2025, deadline of application: JUNE 30, 2026,” which mixes a 2025 label with a 2026 date. Both of those dates had passed on the read date. Application fee 800 RMB, non-refundable. Sample tuition on that page: 25,800, 27,600, or 39,000 RMB a year, by program. From the Fall Semester of 2026, undergraduate international applicants must submit CSCA results. This is 北京语言大学’s desk, not a DragonTrail rule. — retrieved 29 October 2026 (Asia/Shanghai)
- 北京语言大学 short-term regular Chinese courses, one semester or less. The grid prints one-semester or 12-week courses and 4, 5, 6, or 8-week courses, each at 20 class hours a week, with a class hour of 50 minutes. Non-degree language courses offer credits, 1 credit = 18–20 class hours. No start month, no fee, and no age appear on this page. — retrieved 29 October 2026 (Asia/Shanghai)
- 清华大学经济管理学院 — Admission to Pre-Experience Master’s Programs 2027 for international students, released September 2026. A bachelor’s degree, or an equivalent, is required before 2027 registration. Final deadline 26 February 2027, 17:00 China Standard Time. Round 1 for Master of Finance (SEM) and Master in Management runs through 15 December 2026, 17:00. Round 2 is 1 January 2027, 08:00, to 26 February 2027, 17:00. The Shenzhen finance program adds a third round, 27 February 2027, 08:00, to 15 May 2027, 17:00. Winter break is printed as 21 January 2027 to 17 February 2027: the system stays available, and online verification may be delayed. Application fee 800 RMB, not refundable. Tuition: Master of Finance 198,000 RMB for the full program; Master in Management 30,000 RMB a year; Columbia dual degree, Tsinghua phase, 30,000 RMB a year. Insurance 800 RMB a year. Beijing dorms: 40 RMB a bed a day for a double, 30 RMB for a triple. The page’s TOEFL line for the Columbia track prints both “5.5” and “100,” so 5.5 is not treated here as a confirmed TOEFL score. These are 清华大学 figures, not DragonTrail prices. — retrieved 29 October 2026 (Asia/Shanghai)
- 北京市人民政府英文站, 2026-08-24, “Universities in Beijing Announce Registration Dates for New Student,” source line China Education Network Television. The page says the dates are for reference only and tells readers to follow each university. Examples it prints: 北京大学 new undergraduate international students 30 August; 北京大学 new graduate international students 31 August; 清华大学 new undergraduates, including international students, 19 August; 清华大学 new graduates 26 August; orientation 31 August to 13 September; 北京师范大学 all students, including international students, 6 September. On 29 October 2026 those August and September dates had passed. This is not an intake DragonTrail operates. — retrieved 29 October 2026 (Asia/Shanghai)
- Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Sweden — Instructions for Applying for a Visa, page date 2026/10/12. X1 is study for more than 180 days and asks for an admission letter plus JW201 or JW202, then a residence permit within 30 days of entry. X2 is study for no more than 180 days and asks for an admission notice, plus form DQ if it applies. F is exchanges, visits, study tours, and other activities, and it needs an invitation with the visitor’s identity, dates, places, funds, and the inviter’s stamp and signature. The consular officer decides the category. The procedure on this note is the Sweden post, not a rule this page copies onto every embassy. — retrieved 29 October 2026 (Asia/Shanghai)
FAQ
Does DragonTrail set an eligibility rule for study dates and duration?
No. Short study in 令第42号 is at most 180 days, including the 180th day. Long study is longer. A season word does not appear in that definition. A school’s brochure can be narrower, and when it is, the brochure wins for that school only. The school decides who it admits. DragonTrail does not publish a substitute age, degree bar, or start date for Study Dates and Duration.
Which age or status line was actually printed for study dates and duration?
Only the lines named on this page. Short study in 令第42号 is at most 180 days, including the 180th day. Long study is longer. A season word does not appear in that definition. A school’s brochure can be narrower, and when it is, the brochure wins for that school only. If a provider’s brochure is silent, this page stays silent too. Nothing here is a DragonTrail cutoff.
What does a stay’s length mean for study dates and duration?
Read the table as a status list, not as a menu you can book. A passed deadline is not revived because a season sounds convenient. A window that was still printed as open belongs to 清华大学’s master’s application, not to a language course and not to DragonTrail. Article 45 of 令第42号 still splits short and long study at 180 days, including the 180th day. The embassy, not this page, chooses X1 or X2.
Were any intakes open for study dates and duration on 29 October 2026?
Read the table as a status list, not as a menu you can book. A passed deadline is not revived because a season sounds convenient. A window that was still printed as open belongs to 清华大学’s master’s application, not to a language course and not to DragonTrail. DragonTrail does not run an intake of its own. A window that had passed is not described as open, and a window that was still printed as open belongs to the university that printed it.
Are the fees on this page a DragonTrail price for study dates and duration?
No. Dates do not set prices. Where a dated page also printed a fee, the fee stays with that program: 800 RMB to apply at the two universities named, and the tuition lines in the fee section. An undated four-week grid did not print a fee, so none is invented. Article 14 says a higher-education school prices its own items in RMB. DragonTrail does not add a rate card beside that list.
Who issues the papers for study dates and duration?
The visa paper follows the length. Over 180 days, the Sweden note asks for an admission letter plus JW201 or JW202. At or under 180 days, it asks for an admission notice and form DQ if it applies. A calendar screenshot is not that paper. An admission notice, a JW form, and an invitation come from the school or the inviter. The consular officer decides the visa category. DragonTrail issues none of them.
What should someone ask before paying for study dates and duration?
Ask the school whether the age line, the guardian rule, the teaching weeks, and the refund rule apply to this person. Dates do not set prices. Where a dated page also printed a fee, the fee stays with that program: 800 RMB to apply at the two universities named, and the tuition lines in the fee section. An undated four-week grid did not print a fee, so none is invented. Pay only the office that published the fee, and keep the receipt in that school’s name.
Where should a reader go after study dates and duration?
Use Find a Suitable Program for how routes are organized, and Request Guidance if you want help reading a rule. Neither button enrolls you. Study Dates and Duration does not hold a seat.
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- Find a Suitable ProgramHow study routes are organized. Not a seat and not an intake.
- Cost of StudyingSeparate a school’s published fee from flights, housing, and daily spend.
- Plan Your Study StayArrival and the first days in the city, after a school has actually admitted you.
- How to ApplyDocuments and the order of a study application.
- CitiesWhere a stay might be based. Not a campus address.
Compare study routes, or tell us the length of stay and the season you are considering. Neither button opens an intake or reserves a seat. DragonTrail does not publish a start date.