I.General Principle
Obey the laws of People's Republic of China. And show respect to customs of Chinese people.
Obey the regulations of Ningbo University and study hard. Promote the friendship and understanding between peoples from all over the world; show respect to customs of different countries and further educational, cultural and economic exchange and cooperation between all countries.

II. Enrollment, Fees payment and Departure/Exit
1.Registration
a.Check your name in with Application Form of Visa to China for International Students and Notice of Admission to NBU on hand.
b.Before registration, make sure that the following items are ready:
>Health re-examination certificate from Ningbo Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau.
>Tuition and Accommodation fee payment
>Cash deposit for article of daily use
>Enrollment Registration Form of NBU
>8 copies of Photos: size of 2 inches, front face, with no hat on.
>From the second semester on, only student's card is needed for registration.
Note that if you have not made registration within two weeks after the registration date, you will be considered the one who has already quitted the school at your own will.
c.Go through the formalities relevant to the accommodation.
d.Some ID card will be given after your registration. If any of the cards is lost, you should apply for another one and pay the necessary service fee RMB50.But there is only one such a chance.
e.After enrollment, turn in your visa, health certificate and the necessary service fee to the International Students Office in the stipulated time. The International Students Office will provide service on going through the relevant formalities for the students' staying in China. Otherwise, you need to go to the Public Security Bureau and make everything settled down by yourself.
f.Take the relevant guidebooks, such as Law of Exit and Entry Management of Foreigners in People's Republic of China ,issued by Ningbo Public Security Bureau.
g.International Students should hold ordinary passport. Students who hold diplomatic, public or special passports are required to ask their diplomatic mission in China to present a note and go to the Public Security Bureau to go through the formalities. In the period of your study, you are not entitled to enjoy the pertinent privilege and treatment.
2.Fees payment
a.You are required to pay application fee when turning in the application form for the first time. Tuition is supposed to be paid at the beginning of each semester/ year. Those who fail to pay tuition fee in stipulated time are not allowed to register. In case of need, you should obtain the permission fro the International Students office for a delay of the tuition fee payment for a max of 1 month from the beginning of the semester, and 5% interest will be added in this case.
b.After the semester begins, 75% of the tuition can be returned to the students who quits the study within 2 weeks and 50% of the tuition can be returned to the students who quits the study within 3 weeks. However, no tuition will be returned if the student quits after 3 weeks' study. In no case will application fee be returned.
c.The accommodation fee should be paid at the beginning of each semester. Other wise you have to bear the relevant financial loss. The fee of accommodation of the month when you leave the university depends on the days you have stayed. Installment payment will be considered as an exceptional case.
3. Departure/Exit
a.While having accomplished the study in NBU and being ready for leaving from school for his/her starting point, make sure that following items are ready:
>All the ID cards that need to be handed back;
>The articles lent from the school including books; >Advise the International Students Office and the University's Dormitory Administration Section of the date departure from the school. A confirmation of all the departure formalities being settled down is needed for the departure. The cash deposit for the articles of daily use will be returned only after the key to the dormitory is handed back.
b.According to the regulations of the university, If you have accomplished or quitted the study, you should leave China for your starting point in a week after the announcement date. The exception case in which an extension is necessary, please contact with the International Affairs Administration Division.

III. Study and Assessment
1.Placement & Assessment
a.Treat seriously the prescribed study and assessment.
b.After the enrollment, you will be placed into different classes according to your performance in the placement test.
c.You can be shifted to a more suitable class upon your application and approval from your teacher and the ISO
d.Those who do not pass the final exam for a particular course or who miss it, can be given a supplemental exam. For those who pass the supplemental exam, in the former case, the score will be just "Pass", while in the later case, the score for this course will be the real score he/her gains in the exam.
e.The final scores you get are determined by your performance in both the final exam and the classes.
f.The student who fails in two exams can not go on to the next-stage study.
2.Rules of attendance
a.If the period of leave is no more than one day, you should be approved by the teacher of the lesson, and then submitted to the International Students Office for file; if the period exceeds one day, you should be approved by the International Students Office, and the students concerned should go through the relevant formalities.
b.The accumulative total periods of your absence from a particular course, including all kinds of absence with or without leave, should not exceed one third of the total periods of this course. Otherwise, you can not take part in the final exam of that course.
3.Graduation
a.The students who has successfully accomplished all the prescribed courses will be granted a certificate of this program.
b.The student who quit the study will be given a proof of study according to the situation.

IV. Rules of Living
1.Accommodation
a.While registering, you should submit valid ID credentials as well as other proofs, and then fill out the accommodation registration form, check the list of articles distributed for daily use, pay RMB1,000 as the deposit money which will be returned back to you while leaving the university. Accommodation will be available only if the above-mentioned formalities have been settled down.
b.The number and names of students sharing a dormitory should be strictly in accordance with the registered number and names. No guest should stay overnight, including the schoolmates. And the bed is not transferable, either.
c.With the consideration of security, do not lend your key to your dormitory to others or borrow keys from others; and when you are out, please shut the door as well as the windows properly.
d.Do not bring into the building animals and other unclean or dangerous articles, such as articles easy to burn or explode, or poisonous or radioactive materials. Do not burn anything or set off fireworks in the building.
e.It is strictly prohibited to take such illegal activities as fighting, gambling, taking drugs, calling prostitute in the building, or to put up dirty posters, to distribute dirty books, pictures or photos, or to play dirty records, video tapes or Video CD.
f.Do not have excessive drinking, making noise, or play records or CDs with too high sound.
g.To ensure a tidy, comfortable living condition, please do not spit improperly or litter, or throw anything out of the window.
h.To ensure security and avoid conflagration, please put out any possible sources of fire(e.g. cigarette stub),and cut off all the power resources when you leave your room.
i.It is strictly prohibited to use unauthorized electric heating devices or lay electric wires or fix other electric appliances in the dormitory. If there is any violation, the person(s) concerned will be fined upon the situation.
j.Take care of the articles distributed for daily use and public facilities. Compensation must be treated according to the corresponding regulation(s).
2.Regulations for visitor reception
a.The visitors should furnish his/her valid ID card, and fill out a visiting registration form. The ID card is temporarily kept by the person on duty, and will be returned at departure.
b.The visitors should leave before 10:30PM and not stay overnight.
c.If there is any violation, the person(s) concerned will be fined accordingly.

V.Regulations on Exit, Entry, Residence, Travel of International Students
a.International Students must abide by "Law of Exit and Entry Management of Foreigners in People's Republic of China", go through the relevant formalities of exit, entry, residence, travel, etc., and turn in the corresponding fees. The organization processing these affairs if the Administration Division of Exit and Entry of Foreigners, Ningbo Public Security Bureau(Address: Ningbo Mansion, Tel: 87062508£ß87062509).
b.Be cautious about the expiry date of your visa. If the visa expires before accomplishing the study, please notify the embassy of your own country in advance and go through the necessary formalities to extend your visa. Otherwise, you will be fined.
c.To extend or adjust your residence certificate, you need to apply to the public security bureau a week ahead for an extension with proof from the school authorities. Otherwise, you will get fined by the public security bureau.
d.If you return your country for illness or other incidents, or travel to other countries or districts like Hong Kong, Macao, etc, you must apply to the public security bureau for visa with a proof from the International Students Office.
e.Take good care of the passport, visa, etc, when on a trip. If the passport is lost, notify the public security bureau immediately, and then apply to the embassy or consulate of your own country for a new passport with the proof from the public security bureau.