Enrollment for the 2026 (Autumn) Joint Preparatory Program of the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory and Chongqing Normal University Has Officially Launched!

Strings sound the prelude as two great schools open their doors to new talent; music travels the Silk Road, and dreams are within reach. To build upon the Belt and Road international cultural and educational cooperation platform, to open a channel for international advanced music study, to cultivate musical talent with both global vision and professional grounding, and to help aspiring students win places at the world's top conservatories at home and abroad, the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory and Chongqing Normal University have fully launched enrollment for the 2026 Autumn Joint Preparatory Program. The program holds fast to its founding mission of international music education, bringing in the Moscow Conservatory's premier teaching philosophy, methods, and resources to build an international, high-caliber, multi-tiered system for training professional musicians—helping students sharpen their musical skills, supporting their admission to music institutions in China and abroad, and building a high-level musical talent pool for Chongqing.

On September 17, 2023, the Chongqing Municipal People's Government, Chongqing Normal University, and the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory (hereinafter "the Moscow Conservatory") successfully signed a memorandum of cooperation. On October 18, 2023, the cooperation was incorporated into the List of Practical Cooperation Projects of the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation signed by the two heads of state (Paragraph 3, Item 16). To drive the completion of the tasks on the project list and honor the cooperation agreement in full, the Moscow Conservatory and Chongqing Normal University jointly established the preparatory program.

The Joint Preparatory Program is administered by an Admissions Assessment Committee and a Completion Assessment Committee, jointly formed by the Moscow Conservatory and Chongqing Normal University. The Admissions Assessment Committee evaluates all applicants and admits students on merit based on their results. Students who complete the full curriculum of the "Complete Course" track and pass its assessments will, following the established procedures, receive a certificate of course completion jointly issued by the Moscow Conservatory and Chongqing Normal University; students who take part in the courses but do not complete the full curriculum or do not pass the assessments will receive a certificate of course study issued by Chongqing Normal University. Exceptionally outstanding graduates will also receive a letter of expert recommendation from the Moscow Conservatory (this letter does not constitute a guarantee of admission to the Moscow Conservatory).