International Graduate Summer School 2016

2016/1/18 10:04:11

Overview

The design concept of this international summer school is to cultivate international exchanges and study, applying the latest research and teaching resources in the concrete teaching and research process, and improving the ability of graduate students.

SIPA was established in 2003 and located I the heart of downtown Shanghai, has developed into one of the most influential and international schools in political science and public administration in China. In 2012, the discipline of public management is nationally ranked 7th. At present, there are 350 full-time students (including 150 international students), including 146 graduate students and 92 doctoral students. SIPA has the most international and sophisticated faculty in political science and public administration in Mainland China. Nearly half of the SIPA’s 60 faculty members obtained Ph.D. from leading universities overseas, some of whom hold tenure professorship at prominent American or European universities. In the wake of internationalization of education, the school has attracted more and more international students to further their academic careers. In 2012, international master’s degree program “China’s Politics and Economy” achieves great success and become one of the brand internationalization teaching projects in Shanghai Jiao Tong University for its high education quality.

Since 2013, SIPA organized international graduate summer school every July, which was cosponsored by partner universities like Trinity University and Drexel University. The course paid attention to important issues in current Chinese political development and government reform from interdisciplinary perspective of political science, public policy and public management, to help graduate students understand the current public governance practice, and did more accurate and in-depth analysis of public policy, which had a strong theoretical and practical significance.

In order to stimulate creative thinking and promote academic exchange between Chinese and foreign country graduate students, this international graduate summer school will also arrange seminars and other activities to promote mutual understanding and to lay the foundation for the further development of academic exchanges.

During this 12-day international summer school, participants will be able to attend 9 lectures presented by specially invited distinguished experts and scholars. A good number of both formal and informal academic discussions and seminars are scheduled as part of the summer school.

This year, SIPA plan to recruit 35 students for the international summer school.

Time, Venue, Fee & Scholarship

1. Time: May 30- June 10, 2016
2. Venue: Xuhui Campus, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Note: Xuhui Campus located at No.1954, Hua Shan Rd. Shanghai, China.

3) Fee: Free for SJTU students, 1000RMB for non-SJTU students. (It includes the tuition and transportation fee which is on the schedule.)

4) The program will have at most 10 Excellent Students which will waiver the fee.

Eligibility

1. The participants should be junior or senior students/graduate students who are studying in the fields of public management, comparative politics, international relations, social policy and other relevant subjects, or with related working experience.
2. International applications are invited from all countries.
3. All applicants should communicate well in English.

Admission & Materials:

Application deadline: April 1, 2016

Program manager: Ms. Peng Jingjing

Tel.: 86-21-62933095

Email: jjpeng@sjtu.edu.cn

Address: Room 3027, Xuhui Campus, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China, 200030)