Please be kindly advised on the following matters regarding the 2022 reexamination and admission of master’s degree candidates of The School of Public Health and Management, in accordance with the guidelines stated by the Ministry of Education and The Education Examinations Authority of Guangdong Province in the relevant files and at the relevant meetings about the 2022 graduate admission work, and in compliance with the requirements in the Work Plan for 2022 Reexamination and Admission of Master’s Degree Candidates of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine:

I.Guidelines and Governing Principles

Guided by Xi Jinping’s Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, we will earnestly uphold the spirit of the 19th National Congress of the CPC and all plenary sessions held by The 19th Central Committee of the CPC, put into action all educational guidelines of the CPC, seek a trade-off between epidemic prevention and control and organization of the reexamination, and do well in the 2022 reexamination of master’s degree candidates with appropriate planning, precise policy-making and strict management.

(i) Comply with the policy made by the country and Guangdong Province governing the admission of master’s degree candidates in 2022, follow the law of high-level talent selection and stick to scientific selection.

(ii) Examine all aspects and highlight key points. The examination will focus on the academic competence and sense of innovation in the examinees, on the basis of a general assessment of their virtue, intelligence, physique, aesthetics and hard work. Academic records, consistent performance, scientific research capabilities, general qualities and morals of the examinees will also be considered.

(iii) Stick to the rule of fairness, openness and impartiality. Strict discipline must be imposed on the admission process and the established working procedures must be followed meticulously. The policies should be transparent, the procedures disclosed to the public, the results unbiased and the supervisory mechanism working properly.

II.Organization, Leadership and Division of Duties

To further improve the quality of candidate selection, and pick out the best candidates with a set of fair, open and impartial reexamination procedures, the School has formed a leadership group, an inspection group and an expert group for the reexamination of the candidates.

(i)The Leadership Group

Leader: Zhou Shangcheng

Members: Lin Haixing, Yuan Dongsheng, Huang Yitian, Ma Lijun, Zou Guanyang

(ii)The Inspection Group

Leader: Yuan Dongsheng

Members: Lin Haixing, Huang Yitian, Wu Zhanqing

(iii)The Emergency Response Leadership Group

Leader: Zhou Shangcheng

Members: Lin Haixing, Ma Lijun, Huang Yitian, Yuan Dongsheng, Kong Xianghua, Li Yashi

III.The Minimum Passing Score and Short List of Candidates for Reexamination

Where the number of examinees achieving at least the minimum passing score set for a major is less than 150% of the planned enrollment according to the annual enrollment plan and the available candidates of the School, and the Minimum Passing Score in Preliminary Examination Qualified for Reexamination for 2022 Admission of Master’s Degree Candidates of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, as well as the enrollment quota assigned by the University, all examinees at or above the minimum passing score should enter into the reexamination. For Social Medicine and Health Service Management and Psychology of Traditional Chinese Medicine, where the number of examinees achieving at least the minimum passing score is less than 150% of the planned enrollment, all examinees at or above the minimum passing score should enter into the reexamination.

IV.Sign-in for Reexamination and Qualification Check

To protect health of the teachers and students, minimize crowd mobility and gathering, and in line with the actual work of our University, the reexamination for 2022 admission of master’s degree candidates will take place in a remote way via video link.

(i) Sign-in for Reexamination

1. Date: Mar. 28 to 30, 2022

2. Remote Sign-in: Join the reexamination DingTalk group (please note ID No. + Name in your request for joining the group)

(ii)Submission of the following materials in electronic format via the internet for qualification check

We will check the qualification of the examinees before the reexamination. No examinee who has not been checked for qualification or is checked but disqualified shall enter into the reexamination. A list of all materials to be provided by all examinees is provided below.

The materials to be provided for online review should be scanned files or photos, while offline qualification check will not be done until enrollment into the University.

Please send all electronic materials to gzucmjg205@163.com

Deadline: Mar. 30, 2022

Requirements: Compress, number and name the files as “DesiredMajor+Examination Admission Ticket Number+Name”

Note: Materials with * mark are mandatory, while other materials are a plus.

V.Reexamination

In the reexamination, the candidates will be assessed by their ideological and political qualities and virtues, academic knowledge and accomplishments, hands-on (laboratory) skills, general qualities and innovation capability, and foreign language skills. The content of the reexamination is based on the Work Plan for 2022 Reexamination and Admission of Master’s Degree Candidates of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine.

Reexamination Method: Remote Interview Via Video Link

The full mark for the interview is 100 points, comprised of ideological and political qualities and virtues (20 points), academic knowledge and accomplishments (20 points), hands-on (laboratory) skills (20 points), general qualities and innovation capability (20 points), and foreign language skills (20 points).

Interview Platform: China Mobile Cloud Examination Room (DingTalk and Tencent Meeting as alternatives)

Date and Time: Afternoon, Mar. 31, 2022

Requirements: The candidates are required to dress appropriately, and assure the availability of smooth network access and functioning microphone, speaker, and camera.

Note: A user guide for Cloud Examination Room is available on the official site of the Graduate School of the University. The candidates are expected to try out and familiarize themselves with the system in advance. The School will publish the reexamination scores to the candidates timely after the end of the reexamination and completion of review. Please follow us to stay updated.

VI.Admission

For details on the admission rules and procedures, please refer to the Work Plan for 2022 Reexamination and Admission of Master’s Degree Candidates of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine（https://yjsy.gzucm.edu.cn/info/1004/8160.htm）.

VII.Reassignment

If fewer examinees than the planned enrollment of Social Medicine and Health Service Management and Psychology of Traditional Chinese Medicine of the School achieve at least the minimum passing score, some examinees, at a number filling the gap, who are specialized in relevant majors and achieve scores above the minimum passing score at other universities can be reassigned and enter into the reexamination. The reassignment reexamination must always be run via the reassignment service system of the Graduate Admission site of the Ministry of Education. For details on the reassignment criteria, please see the 2022 Reassignment Reexamination Plan for Master’s Degree Candidates of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine https://yjsy.gzucm.edu.cn/info/1004/8160.htm.

VIII. Other Matters

(i)Score Double-check, Appeal and Complaint by Examinees

The School has formed the leadership group, inspection group, expert group and emergency response leadership group for the 2022 reexamination and admission of master’s degree candidates, with a view to improving the quality of graduate student selection and underscore the role of the reexamination in innovative talent selection. The entire reexamination and admission process is subject to supervision by the discipline and inspection committee at each level. An effective whistle-blowing system with unblocked whistle-blowing channels is put in place to tighten supervision over the process, contain malpractices, abide by the rule of openness, fairness and impartiality, and make sure the admission work is smooth and successful this year.

Office of Graduate Student Work Tel.: 020-39358516；Mail Box：liyashi@gzucm.edu.cn

Any matters not covered herein will be dealt with according to the notifications given by the University and the Graduate School. During the reexamination period, the examinees are expected to check the official sites of the Graduate School and the School of Public Health and Management from time to time to stay updated, so that the work will progress well.

The School of Public Health and Management

Mar. 29, 2022