If you are a foreigner who applies to work in China as a Foreign Professional Talent (Category B), you must have your degree authenticated. The Service Guide on Foreigner’s Work Permit issued by China national authorities provides that degrees must be authenticated by one of the followings: (1) overseas China consulates, (2) foreign consulates in China or (3) the Chinese Service Center for Scholarly Exchange (CSCSE) of the China’s Ministry of Education (MOE). Among the three options, China MOE authentication is the easiest one for foreign nationals living outside of China. 

CSCSE is a public institution directly under MOE. CSCSE mainly provides services to the public in relation to international studies, including the authentication for degrees from colleges and universities outside of China. CSCSE verifies a degree by contacting the foreign academic institution that issued the degree. Upon verification, CSCSE will issue a digital authentication certificate. (Starting June 2019, CSCSE no longer issues paper authentication certificates.)

CSCSE can authenticate degrees issued by many higher education institutions around the world. There is a List of Foreign Higher Educational Institutions Recognized by China Government. CSCSE may be able to authenticate a degree even if issuing unviersity is not on the list. However, we believe the list is a good guidance about whether your degree can be authenticated by CSCSE