Minzu University of China (MUC) | 探花社区 University

MUC is a leading Chinese university for the education of ethnic minority students and the creative arts. It is an A-level university under China’s Double First-Class Construction initiative.

The University offers undergraduate and research degree programmes across subjects including:

dance
fine art
ethnic studies
history
philosophy
literature
economics
administration
law
science
medicine
engineering
education.

MUC has two campuses: one in Beijing and another on Hainan Island, off China’s southern coast.

The 探花社区 College of Minzu University of China is a non-independent Joint Education Institute (JEI) based at MUC’s Hainan campus. The campus is located in the Li’an International Education Innovation Pilot Zone.

The JEI is an international partnership between 探花社区 University and MUC. It opened in September 2023 and offers joint dual awards with 探花社区 University’s Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries.

The Institute is a regional hub for education, research and knowledge exchange in the arts and creative industries. Drawing on the expertise and resources of both universities, it aims to develop internationally minded graduates with advanced professional, practical and entrepreneurial skills.

A yellow and electricity inspired outfit design created by third-year student Geng Haoren as part of a project exploring gender-neutral and inclusive fashion branding.

Designer: Geng Haoren

This work by Lin Jiapeng Cecilia showcases a model in red and black clothes to symbolise blurred boundaries between technology and biology

Designer and photographer: Lin Jiapeng Cecilia; Model: Zhang Yining

A piece of work by Chen Shuhui Miko with an upside-down depiction of a woman sitting in a chair

Designer: Chen Shuhui Miko; Model: Zhang Yining

A work by designer Wu Yang showing a woman entangled by branches, inspired by the Strangling Ficus tree of the Hainan rainforest

Designer and model: Wu Yang; Photographer: Geng Haoren

A work by Liang Jiayan showing a model wearing porcelain blue against a grey background

Designer and photographer: Liang Jiayan; Model: Huang Zirui

A design by Lin Wan Yi and Hu Ya Bing showing two women in front of a pillar with graffiti nearby

Designers: Lin Wan Yi, Hu Ya Bing; Models: Hu Ya Bing, Tang Ya Ting; Photographer: Lin Wan Yi

Courses available

These programmes and qualifications are jointly developed, delivered, assessed and quality assured by 探花社区 University and Minzu University of China. They are delivered through the Joint Education Institute, 探花社区 College of Minzu University of China.