Application for University Postgraduate Scholarship Programme 2014 1. Introduction The “Chinese Government Scholarship -- University Postgraduate Programme”, a full scholarship set up by the Ministry of Education of China (MOE) in 2008, is aimed at promoting Chinese higher education brand on an international basis. Enrolment is managed directly by China’s key universities. As a key comprehensive university, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (SWUFE) undertakes the enrolment of international postgraduates under this government scholarship. 2. Eligibility (1) Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens in good health. (2) Applicants should meet the following eligibility requirements: not be a registered student in Chinese universities at the time of application; or be a graduate from Chinese universities for more than one year; (3) Education background and age limit: ·Applicants for master's degree studies must have a bachelor's degree and be under the age of 35. ·Applicants for doctoral degree studies must have a master's degree and be under the age of 40. 3. Academic programmes ■ Chinese-medium master's and doctoral programmes Number Schools and Departments 1 School of Finance 2 School of Insurance 3 School of Securities and Futures 4 School of Economics Masters Programs Doctoral Programs Finance Financial Engineering Credit Management Insurance Finance Social Security Financial Engineering Insurance Social Insurance and Economic Security Finance Finance Political Economy History of Economic Thoughts Western Economics World Economy Development Economics National Economics Political Economy Economic History Western Economics World Economy Development Economics National Economics Regional Economics Defense Economy Regional Economics 5 Schoolof Business Administration 6 School of Accounting 7 School of Public Finance and Taxation 8 9 10 School of Statistics School of Economic Information Engineering Law School Industrial Economics Consumer Economics Circulation Economics Business management Tourism Management Human Resource Management Marketing Management Logistics and Supply Chain Management MBA Accounting Auditing Financial Management Cameralistics 11 Logistics and Supply Chain Management Accounting Auditing Financial Management Cameralistics Taxation Taxation Statistics Quantitative Economics Management Science and Engineering Project Management Financial Financial and Trade E-commerce Computer Software and Theory Computer Application Technology Software Engineering Technical Economics and Management Business Intelligence Law and Economics Legal Theory Criminal Law Civil and Commercial Law Litigation Law Economic Law Statistics Quantitative Economics International Law School of Foreign Languages of Industrial Economics Consumer Economics Circulation Economics Business management Tourism Management Human Resource Management Marketing Management Foreign Linguistics and Applied Linguistics Business English Study Management Science and Engineering Technical Economics and Management Economic Information Technology and Management Law and Economics Legal Theory Criminal Law Civil and Commercial Law Litigation Law Economic Law Finance Law No 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 Economics and Trade School of International Business School of Public Administration School of Economic Mathematics School of Humanity China Center for Financial Research Physics Education Research Department Economics and Management Research Institution China Center for Economic Research in Western Development Research Center of Social Work China Education Research Center Requirements International Trade International Trade International Business International Business Labor Economics Public Economic Institutions and Policies Human Resource Management Administration Mathematical Finance Management Science and Engineering Economic Philosophy Media Management Labor Economics Public Economic Institutions and Policies Mathematical Finance No Finance Finance Sports management No Western Economics Western Economics Finance Finance Population, Resources and Environmental Economics Agricultural Economics Sociology Demographic Agricultural Economics and Management Population, Resources and Environmental Economics Social Economics No No Labor Economics Agricultural Economics Demographic ■ English-medium master's and doctoral programmes Number 1 2 3 Master in English Finance Economics International Business Ph.D. in English Finance Economics Industrial Economics Note: This scholarship is not available to students majoring in their native language or in a third-country language such as English or French. 4. Duration of scholarship Categories of applicant Duration of study and scholarship Master's degree students 2-3 years Doctoral degree students 3-4 years ★Applicants for Chinese-medium programmes are required to take one year Chinese language course prior to the academic study if their Chinese is not qualified. Only by passing the required HSK test after the Chinese language course could they start their major studies. 5. Scholarship availability: 22 6. Scholarship details ① Exemption from tuition fee, laboratory experiment fee, internship fee, fee for basic learning materials and accommodation on campus; ② Living allowance: RMB 1,700/month/person for master's students; RMB 2,000 /month /person for doctoral students; ③ One-off settlement subsidy: RMB 1, 500/person after registration; ④ Out-patient medical services together with comprehensive medical insurance; ⑤ International travel expenses: self-afforded. For more details please visit the website of China Scholarship Council (CSC) http://en.csc.edu.cn/Laihua/scholarshipdetailen.aspx?cid=97&id=1292 7. Application time: February 21 to April 20, 2014 8. Application procedures Applicants are eligible for scholarship assessment only after they are admitted to the master's or doctoral programme of SWUFE. ① Applicants shall make online application at http://laihua.csc.edu.cn (Agency No. of SWUFE at CSC: 10651) and download and print out the Application Form for Chinese Government Scholarship and then sign the form. ②Meanwhile applicants are required to make another online application at http://admission.swufe.edu.cn. ③ Submission of application documents: Send by post to SWUFE Admission Office by April 20 2014 the Application Form for Chinese Government Scholarship and other required documents: notarized highest educational degree or diploma certificate, photocopy of the certificate, together with the English translation(If the original one is not English version). Postal address: Mr. Zhang Zhaohui, Admission Office of College of International Education, SWUFE, No.55 Guanghuacun Street, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, P.R. China 610074 9. Selection and notification Applicants will be given priority consideration if they graduate from world-renowned universities, sister universities or are recommended by senior professors or experts. A panel of experts at SWUFE will screen candidates for the scholarship and submit a list of nominees to university authorities for approval. Scholarship decisions will be made on the basis of the applicants’ application documents, academic performance, overall merits, research achievements and supervisors’ comments. The final list of nominees will be submitted to China Scholarship Council for final approval. The result will be published on the website of the Admissions Office in Mid-June 2014. Scholarship awardees will be notified via email and their Admission Notice and Visa Application Form (JW201) will be sent out as soon as possible. 10. Contact information Address: Admission Office of College of International Education, SWUFE, No.55 Guanghuacun Street, Chengdu Sichuan Province, P.R. China 610074 Tel: +86 (0)28 87355437, Fax: +86 (0)28 87355437 Email: admission@swufe.edu.cn Web: http://international.swufe.edu.cn