??????????? CHINA SCHOLARSHIP COUNCIL China Scholarship Council Study Abroad International Students in China Programs with Australian HEI 1 China Scholarship Council (CSC) was established in 1996 as a non-profit institution affiliated with the Ministry of Education. CSC is the national institution entrusted by the Chinese Government with the responsibilities of sponsoring Chinese citizens to pursue studies abroad and international students and scholars to study in China. The State Scholarship Fund is set up with special appropriations from the Government. CSC also welcomes donations and support from individuals, enterprises as well as organizations both home and abroad. 2
China Scholarship Council Evaluation Experts Committee Secretariat Local Application Offices HEIs Authorized to enroll International Students Education Offices of Chinese Diplomatic Missions Related Organizations 3 THE COMMITTEE The Committee is the advisory body of CSC. It meets annually to review and approve the operations of CSC. 4
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE Ministry of Education Ministry of Finance National Development and Reform Commission Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Personnel Chinese Academy of Sciences Chinese Academy of Engineering Chinese Academy of Social Science Natural Science Foundation of China 5 THE SECRETARIAT The Secretariat is the executive body of CSC. It consists of : 1.Administration Office 2.Study Abroad Division 3.International Students Division 4.Division of Fund and Finance 5.Division of Legal Affairs 6.Division of Cooperation &Consultancy 7.Division of Resource & Development 8.Centre for Int l Education Exchange 6
POLICY ON STUDY ABROAD Government policy on study abroad: Support the pursuit of studies abroad, encourage the return of study fellows on completion of studies, and ensure their freedom to come and go. CSC stresses the principle of equity, fairness, and transparency in its operation and adopts legal mechanism to ensure fulfillment of legal obligations. CSC policy in sponsoring Chinese citizens to study abroad: Individual application, expert evaluation, fair competition, selection by merits, and bonded sponsorship. 7 A Diagram of CSC Selection Process Receiving Applications by by Local Offices Prescreening by by CSC Correspondence Evaluation by by Experts Conference Evaluation by by Experts(Interview) Approval Publicizing the the Results of of State Scholarship Fund Sponsorship 8
STUDY ABROAD 1978-2003 700,346 Chinese students studied abroad. By the end of 2003: 172,800 returned 356,600 study in universities 110,946 out of universities (remain overseas) Government sponsored (SSSAP) Home institution sponsored 1978-2003 63,000 110,000 2003 3,002 5,144 Self-sponsored 410,000 109,200 9 1978-2003???????????????? Statistics for Chinese Students Abroad between 1978-2003 130000 120000 110000 100000 90000 80000 70000 60000 50000 40000 30000 20000 10000 0 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 10
Major Destination Countries for Chinese Students Country Total No. In HEI year USA 64,757 64,757 02/03 Australia 57,631 25,887 03 UK 31,870 10,332 02/03 Germany 270,16 27016 02/03 France 102,12 10,212 02/03 Ireland 1,760 1,760 02/03 Holland 812 812 01/02 Sweden 728 728 03 freshmen 11 The Selection of SSSAP(1996-2003) Year 1996 Awardees 1494 Awardees by special programs 550 Total 2044 1997 1818 565 2383 1998 1709 1115 2824 1999 1750 1022 2772 2000 1747 1728 3475 2001 2068 960 3028 2002 2235 988 3223 2003 2171 1105 3276 12
Eight Major Destination Countries For SSSAP Country 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Total USA 449 556 565 601 1011 409 539 745 4875 Canada 105 190 226 206 257 283 275 325 1867 Australia 81 120 117 126 158 166 215 302 1285 UK 177 233 283 290 371 344 361 309 2368 France 80 124 107 106 197 149 151 112 1026 Germany 157 177 275 222 194 248 153 288 1714 Russia 71 88 117 116 235 329 288 185 1429 Japan 256 240 365 362 249 333 180 142 2127 Total 1376 1728 2055 2029 2672 2261 2162 2408 16691 13 The Returned Rate of SSSAP Year Study Abroad Number to Return Returned Return Rate 1996 88 / / / 1997 1490 142 131 92.25% 1998 2271 1407 1310 93.10% 1999 2186 2226 2090 93.89% 2000 2401 2119 2064 97.40% 2001 2514 2427 2329 95.96% 2002 2353 2760 2700 97.83% 2003 2813 2511 2468 98.29% Total 16116 13592 13092 96.32% 14
Result of the Review of the SSSAP(2002) 1. Individual gains 1.1 Broaden View 1.2 Improve foreign language ability 1.3 Upgrade knowledge 1.4 Help determine academic research direction 1.5 Upgrade the standard of academic research 1.6 Improve capability of international exchanges 1.7 Improve capability of getting and identifying useful information 1.8 Promotion 15 2. Social Achievements 2.1 Turned out a new generation of teaching and research leaders 2.2 Turned out a large number of university (RI) administrators with advanced knowledge of management 2.3 Upgrade academic ideology, theory and research method to an certain extend 2.4 Upgrade the standard of teaching and scientific research 2.5 Immediate economic gain 2.6 Establish networks for international exchanges 2.7 Curriculum development, new teaching material 2.8 Make the world better understanding China and Chinese Culture 2.9 A large number of high-level talents enjoy world reputation 16
Resent Improvement on the Management of SSSAP 1. Determine the priority fields of study (IT and Telecommunication, Life Science and public Health, Agriculture, Material Science, Energy and Environment, Engineering, Applied Social Science) 2. More flexible duration of support(6-24months) 3. Support The Graduate Study Programs 4. More strict requirement of the level of foreign languages 5. Increase the level of stipend 6. Establish databank of overseas supervisors 17 Introduction of Existing Programs 1.Distinguished Visiting Scholar Program 2.Special Professional Development Program for Western China 3.CSC-Local Government Co-funding Program 4.China-US Fulbright Program 5.Postgraduate Study Program 6.Post-Doc Research Program 7.CSC-DAAD Project-based Program (ppp) 8.Professional Development Program for University Science Teachers 9.DAAD PhD Program 10.Teacher Training Program for Soft-ware Engineering Colleges 18
15. Russia Arts Program 16. WTO Related Training Program 17. Japanese Government Scholarship Program (PhD) 18. Award for Distinguished Self-sponsored Students Study Abroad 19 Problems Existed 1. Selection should be with more clearer purpose 2. Increase the number of postgraduate study scholarship 3. Establish evaluation system 4. Increase the number of scholarship 20
New Initiatives Main tasks 1. Enlarge the scale 2. Upgrade the quality of Selection 3. More clearer target 4. Enhance the result 21 1. Enlarge the scale: 5000 by 2007 Central government Joint programs--- Special Projects--- 985, 211, Talents Project Co-funding---DAAD, Universities (UEA, UOA, UNSW, ANU, JKU, Cambridge) 22
2. Upgrade the Quality of Selection Support the Project of University Human Resources Development Distinguished Visiting Scholar Program Post-Doc Research Program Postgraduate Study Program Support the university linkages 23 3. More Clearer Target Support the special projects Focus on the priority fields of study Support the professional development of WTO related areas Support the human resources development of universities 24
4. Enhance the result Ensure the high return rate Ensure the high quality of selection Emphasis the responsibilities of home institutions Most proper placement Establish evaluation system 25 INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN CHINA 1. Sponsoring more than 6,000 international students from over 150 counties under Chinese Government Scholarship Program. 2. Entrusted by foreign governments to manage their study in China programs.(thailand, Vietnam, Pakistan, etc.) 3. Responsible for the annual review of scholarship status of international students under Chinese Government Scholarship Programme and relevant statistic work of international students in China. 26
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN CHINA 1. 1950-2003: 630,000 international students from 170 countries and regions studied in 400 Chinese higher education institutions. 2. In 2003, 77,715 international students in China (Government Scholarship: 6153) 27 90000 80000??????????(?) International Students in in China for Recent Years 85829 77715 70000 60000 50000 40000 43084 44711 52120 61869 30000 20000 10000 0 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 28
Nation Under graduate Ph.D. Master Junior General Scholar Senior Scholar Short Term Total % Korea 10132 659 1093 95 18506 150 4718 35353 45.5% Japan 1990 71 250 37 6961 167 3289 12765 16.4% USA 148 68 48 9 2278 113 1029 3693 4.8% Vietnam 1167 57 156 20 1951 8 128 3487 4.5% Indonesia 502 2 19 41 1353 13 633 2563 3.3% Thailand 125 18 49 7 904 13 438 1554 2.0% Germany 29 12 15 0 811 8 405 1280 1.6% Russia 295 3 16 1 711 6 192 1224 1.6% Nepal 823 13 104 0 254 2 3 1199 1.5% Mongolia 335 18 55 6 569 14 63 1060 1.4% Total 15546 921 1805 216 34298 494 10898 64178 82.6% 29 Statistics for International Students under Chinese government Scholarship in 2003 Undergr Master Ph. D. General Senior Short Total aduate Scholar Scholar term Oceania 19 4 1 59 1 1 86 Africa 424 519 210 75 15 1 1244 America 50 73 11 143 27 1 305 Europe 114 52 12 1208 38 18 1442 Asia 1147 702 375 479 338 35 3076 Total 1754 1350 609 1964 419 57 6153 30
Australian Students in China In 2003, 918 Australian students study in China Scholarship students: 33 Self-sponsored students:885 Field of Study: language, medical science, law, arts,economics, humanities, physical education, management, etc. Placement: universities in 25 provinces and autonomous regions and municipalities 31 Efforts made to Attract International Students to Study in China 1. Agreements on mutually recognition of academic degrees. 2. Interesting programs for international students 3. More programs offered through the media of English 4. Improve service for international students 5. Improve the facilities for teaching and research 32
Cooperation & Development CSC has established cooperative relationships and educational exchange programs with over 40 international educational organizations such as IIE, DAAD, the British Council, EduFrance, IDP and prestigious universities. Dongfang Centre for International Education Exchange of the China Scholarship Council was established in 2000. 33 Cooperation with Australia HEI CSC Visiting Scholar Program: 200/year, 3-24months Professional Development Program of Science Teachers(University of Sydney) Advanced Training Program for University Administrators(ANU) Graduate Study (PhD)Program(UNSW, James Cook University*, ANU*) TESL Training Program(University of Sydney)* University Foundation Program(IDP)* 34
University linkages Joint degree programs: 48(164 in total) 21 Australian universities and 39 Chinese universities involved The programs are located in 12 provinces The field of study: Management, Public health,it, Business, Communication technology, Civil engineering, Education, Physical education, Accounting, International trade, Nursing, HRD, E-commerce, Computer science, ELT, Transportation engineering, Economics, etc. 35??! Thanks! 36