Zhejiang University International Business School
International Master in Fine Arts
Jiaxing, China
Master degree
DURATION
3 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
31 May 2026*
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
CNY 50,000 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* Early Action Deadline: February 28, 2026 Final Deadline: May 31, 2026
** application Fee: RMB 800
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Key Summary
The three-year international Master in Fine Arts (iMFA) program under the guidance of the Institute of Radio, Film, and Television, equips students with practical skills like script writing, film and television production, and new media audio-visual editing. Our students will take academic and practice-based courses with faculty members from CMIC, while having the opportunity to choose business-related courses at ZIBS. Mentors of this program graduated from world-class universities like the University of Michigan and the University of Art in Berlin. Established practitioners are hired as visiting scholars.
About Zhejiang University
Zhejiang University (ZJU) is one of China’s top higher education institutions, as well as one of its oldest; its roots can be traced back to 1897 and the founding of the Qiushi Academy.
Located in Hangzhou – one of China’s most picturesque cities – the University is organized across seven faculties and 37 schools. It is home to 4,191 full-time faculty members, including 52 members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering. ZJU has 60,739 full-time students, over 56% of whom are postgraduate students.
Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU)
- National Ranking #3
- World Ranking #52
- QS World University Ranking 2023 # 42
- Asia University Ranking 2023 # 6
- ARWU World Ranking # 36
Connecting the World, Shaping the Future
Zhejiang University International Business School (ZIBS) was founded on the ZJU International Campus at Haining in November 2018 to facilitate academic and corporate exchange between the West and the East.
Our newly founded business school has accelerated ZJU global initiatives and is set to become a leading global business school in the era of the new economy. ZIBS is headquartered in the Yangtze River Delta, a hub of innovation and one of the world’s most dynamic regions.
Cultural Creativity in Metaverse Industry Research Center (CCMI)
ZIBS and CMIC highly value the opportunities in the field of the digital economy and digital culture development.
The foundation of Cultural Creativity in Metaverse Industry Research Center (CCMI) is aimed at cultivating first-class talents who are interested in cross-cultural communication and the digital culture industry. CCMI regularly invites experts and scholars well-known at home and abroad to seminars and lecture series, so that the teachers and students of ZIBS and CMIC can see the big picture of the trend in industries like metaverse, cross-cultural communication, metahuman, and e-sports. CCMI intends to inspire students to dig into cutting-edge digital fields and promote communication between domestic and overseas academia on relevant research topics.
CCMI has held the “Z Talk” lecture series and invited guests from:
- Global Media and Communications at Cardiff University
- Imperial College Business School
- University of Wisconsin
- University of Nottingham
- School of Journalism and Communication, Tsinghua University
- School of Journalism and Communication, Peking University
- Queen Mary, University of London
- ByteDance
- Department of Economics, Stanford University
Curriculum
Core course
- Film and Television Research Methodology
- Audiovisual Media Management
- Research On Artistic Creation Methods
- Film and television Color Research
- Screenplay Making
- Cross-cultural Communication
- Analysis of Classic Works
- Film and Television Directing Theory and Practice
- Mobile Storytelling
*curriculum may be subject to change
Elective courses
- Women, Media, and Chinese Society
- Media China: New Media and Society
- Research Methodology
- Topics on Chinese History and Culture
- Global Communication
*curriculum may be subject to change
The Zhejiang University International Business School (ZIBS) Master of Finance (iMF) is dedicated to developing leaders with global vision, industry skills, and impeccable professionalism. Students will master principles of finance and information analysis, learn to skillfully apply financial theories to real-world settings, become deeply knowledgeable in cutting-edge industry trends in China and abroad, and develop strong entrepreneurial and innovation skills. Graduates will be equipped to excel in the finance and technology industries and in government, and become globally competitive practitioners of finance.
Program Highlights
The iMF program orients its research on fintech, emphasizes financial quantitative analysis, grounds its efforts in interdisciplinary and cutting-edge theories, and relies on the Zhejiang University-Ant Group Fintech Centre and PBOC Fintech Research Center to create the best internship and practice environment and financial technology research platform for students. In the iMF program, both Chinese and foreign students are taught with English as the teaching language, cultivated and managed in the same class, so as to build an international student community characterized by cultural integration and cross-cultural understanding between the East and the West.
Focus on fintech
Based on applied economics, management, law, and computer science and technology, the fintech-oriented iMF program grounds its efforts in interdisciplinary, cutting-edge theories and emerging technologies, to promote the comprehensive innovation and integration of fintech and related ideas in governments, enterprises, universities, and research institutions.
Famous teachers and experts
Headed by famous experts in fintech in China, the program relies on the platform of the Academy of Internet Finance, Zhejiang University, which has cooperated closely with the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF), and brings together well-known fintech experts, scholars, and enterprise leaders around the world to participate in lecturing, instructing, practice and research.
Chinese and foreign students in the same class
In the iMF program, both Chinese and foreign students are taught with English as the teaching language, cultivated and managed in the same class. The program aims to build an international student community characterized by cultural integration and cross-cultural understanding between the East and the West, which enables interaction with outstanding students majoring in engineering and biomedicine on the international campus.
Collaboration with first-class enterprises
ZIBS has carried out strategic cooperation with famous fintech enterprises such as Ant Group to create the best internship and practice environment and financial technology research platform for students. Students will have the opportunity to join Zhejiang University-Ant Group Fintech Centre (ZAFC), where they will learn from practical courses and industry mentors, and explore career development.