Sichuan Fine Arts Institute

University life is not just about studying, assignments and lectures. It‘s also about the friends you make and what you get up to in your leisure time in between all that work. Discover what we offer:

A vast range of cultural, educational, athletic and social activities are available to SFAI students, faculty and staff. A dynamic and friendly environment for approximately 6,000 students, in which to learn and build stimulating relationships, and all with a shared focus on arts, design and communication. SFAI students are drawn from a wide area, with around two percent from outside China. Students benefit from two-site campus in a green field location: the old campus fast and easy transport links to central Chongqing, and access to extensive social and learning resources. The new campus is five times as large as the old one, with well-equipped modern facilities. SFAI actively promotes collaborative working across disciplines and encourages everyone to view themselves as active participants in the community, and to play a role in shaping its identity.

It located in the campus, was established in 2002, and has 3-floor space of over 7,000 square meters. It is engaged in collecting, displaying hundreds of artistic works, including the master works of Xu Beihong, Qi Baishi, Zhang Daqian etc., the large-scaled sculpture Rent Collecting Courtyard and so on. It also devoted to sorting, selecting and preserving the historical materials and art works by other artists concerned, organizing exhibitions, and collecting invaluable art works from home and abroad.

SFAI Library was formally established in 1953, when the institute was built up. Today it is the largest professional fine arts library in southwest China. The Library’s collection had had more than 355,000 copies with diversified types of resources, such as, fine arts theory, painting, sculpture, photography, architecture, design as well as philosophy, social science, politics, law, economy, history, language and so on.

Hundreds computers fully equipped for professional publishing and operating software such as - Quark, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator are available for students. Free email promotion through the SFAI Live email system to students who have specified an interest in the type of event/society. Short announcements of events are usually available for display on weekly event emails and on the SFAI online calendar.

SFAI has a strong sporting tradition and has experienced much success through its sports teams and individual students. Many students play table tennis, tennis, football, basketball etc. in leisure time. Some students even reached the final stages in various competitions. SFAI Students’ Union is always interested in new ideas for sports and societies and encourages interest, involvement and participation.

International students will be accommodated in the Guest House quipped with internet access.

Room	Fees	Auxiliary Facility
Double room	1500	Bathroom, TV, air conditioner, furniture, and telephone
Single room	1500	Bathroom, TV, air conditioner, furniture, and telephone
Suite	4000	Kitchen, bathroom, TV, air conditioner, furniture, and telephone

The Guest House is also served breakfast and lunch. There are two students dinning halls nearby the Guest House. Prices are very competitive for a choice of food to suit most tastes and dietary requirements-from hot meals to snacks and drinks; there is a variety on offer throughout the day. Further more; there are plenty of pubs, cafes, bars and restaurants in the local area.

Students will be required submit a full medical report completed by their physician with their application. Students at SFAI will be taken a health examination as international travelers by Entry-exit Inspection and Quarantine the People’s Republic of China as soon as your arrival. And then you must take out Comprehensive Insurance of Foreign Students if you have not got any valid insurance before.

It is said that university is where you will meet your lifetime friends, and where better to meet them than at the many events and activities organized by the Student’ Union. The Union aims to provide everything you will need as a student outside of your lecture. There are great facilities on campus that provide a place to relax and enjoy your time here. The Union‘s executive acts as representatives on student issues to SFAI management, as well as organizing on and off campus social activities and major events. Most importantly, SFAI is the only Specialist College with a branch on campus of the Student Industrial Society, which offers advice, workshops and other practical support to help students develop their employability skills.

There are many bookshops and art sores around the campus where students can buy studio materials and equipment at discounted rates. Local shops are close by with shops, markets, banks, post office, cafés and bars are just a 10-minute walk away.

Also close by are the National Sports Stadium and Pacific Plaza, which has a large modern shopping center, sports and leisure complex, restaurants, bars and clubs.
Central Chongqing and everything it has to offer is just 22 minutes by light rail at Yangjiaping Dist. where our institute located.

We are located in the nation‘s fourth municipal city Chongqing, a modern city with an ancient history spanning more than 3,000 years. Chongqing is a port city with the largest area and population in

China

. It has an area of 82,400 square kilometers and share borders with the provinces of Hubei, Hunan,Guizhou, Sichuan and Shanxi. It is called a mountain city and fog city, situated in the upper reaches of the YangtZe River, at the confluence of YangtZe and Jialing Rivers exactly. It encompasses within its borders a great wealth of water reserves, mineral resources, dense forests and abundant flora and fauna. Being the focal point of the unique Yangtze Three Gorges tourist industry, Chongqing is a tourist attraction as well as being a commercial city.