EU-China Cooperation in Doctoral Education Situational analysis - - PDF document

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• Prof. dr. Chang Zhu

EU-CHINA DOC Project Coordinator Director EU-China Higher Education Research Center Vrije Universiteit Brussel

• Prof. dr. Yuzhuo Cai

Chinese Education Research and Exchange Centre, Higher Education Group, School of Management University of Tampere, Finland

Survey Situational analysis EU-China Cooperation in Doctoral Education

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• The Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorate Programs

Chinese universities as associate partners

• eg. Renmin University, Fudan University, Zhejiang University,

Joint supervision/co-supervision

• eg. associate partners Beijing Normal University

Co-tutelle

(bilateral agreement, jointly responsible for the Doctoral Programme)

double/multiple or joint degress

• eg. associate partners Tsinghua Unversity, Ningbo University

Situational analysis

• Marie Curie Actions

Joint Doctorate Programmes

• eg. Chinese partner university Shanghai Jiaotong University

associate partners Beijing Normal University, Nankai University

Situational analysis

• Chinese Scholarship Council

Joint Degree (Joint training) Programmes Bilateral agreement, between CSC & European universities

• eg. Univeristies in UK, BE, NL, Finland, Sweden, Ireland, Germany, France, Italy, Switwerland…

Cai Yuanpei program Joint Research PhD Fellowship

• Eg. Tongji U, Zhejiang U?

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Issues & challenges identified in Situational Analysis

• Financial support
• Information
• Language
• Legal & administrative issues
• Support during mobility

Survey of EU-China Cooperation in Doctoral Education: Perceptions of Chinese Stakeholders Survey of EU-China Cooperation in Doctoral Education: Perceptions of European Stakeholders

4 Chinese respondents

• 244 participants
• 15 universities and institutions
• Professors
• Researchers
• PhD students
• Administrative staff
• Policy makers

European respondents

• 100 participants
• 15 universities and institutions
• Professors
• Researchers
• PhD students
• Administrative staff
• Policy makers

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%

European respondents of the survey

PhD student academic staff administrator policy maker 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%

Chinese respondents of the survey

PhD student Academic staff Administrator Policy maker

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0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% No Yes Uncertain

Current involvement of European HEIs in cooperation with Chinese HEIs in DE

No Yes Uncertain 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% No Yes Uncertain

Current involvement of Chinese HEIs in cooperation with European HEIs in DE

No Yes Uncertain 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45%

Cooperation Model of European HEIs with Chinese HEIs in DE

joint supervision student and staff exchange joint PhD degrees through bilateral agreements joint PhD degrees (Erasmus Mundus programs) joint courses joint courses through e- learning 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45%

Cooperation Model of Chinese HEIs with European HEIs in DE

student and staff exchange joint supervision joint PhD degrees through bilateral agreements joint PhD degrees (Erasmus Mundus programs) joint courses joint courses through e- learning

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0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

Perceived advantages of European HEIs cooperating with Chinese HEIs in DE

better cross-cultural competences more opportunities for mobility more joint projects & publications more funding opportunities improved social & economic relationships higher employability of PhD holders enhanced quality higher prestige of jointly programs 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

Perceived advantages of Chinese HEIs cooperating with European HEIs in DE

more opportunities for mobility better cross-cultural competences enhanced quality more joint projects & publications more funding opportunities higher employability of PhD holders higher prestige of jointly programs improved social and economic relationships 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

Perceived challenges of European HEIs cooperating with Chinese HEIs in DE

Language & cultural barriers Different practices and traditions in HE Gaps between legislative & administrative procedures Complicated application procedures for EU grants Not visible on rankings to Chinese Lack of mutual understanding & trust Unbalanced commitment

• f partners

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

Perceived challenges of Chinese HEIs cooperating with European HEIs in DE

Language & cultural barriers Different practices and traditions in HE Gaps between legislative & administrative procedures not visible on rankings to Chinese Complicated application procedures for EU grants Unbalanced commitment of partners Lack of mutual understanding & trust

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5 10 15 20 25 DE structure DE content & quality PhD requirements supervision approaches PhD student status Academic environment

Perceptions of Chinese stakeholders on differences in organization of DE between the EU and China

5 10 15 20 25

DE structure Academic environment supervision approaches PhD students status

Perceptions of EU stakeholders on differences in organization of ED between the EU and China

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DE structure Academic environment DE content PhD requirements Career development

Perceptions of Chinese stakeholders on similarities in organization of DE between the EU and China

2 4 6 8 10 12 14 DE structure Academic environment PhD requirements PhD students status Career development

Perceptions of EU stakeholders on similarities in organization of DE between the EU and China

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0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

Support needed for cooperation with Chinese HEIs in DE

financial support administrative support legal advice on providing joint degrees information on relevant PhD in EU help with marketing Chinese PhD scholarship

• pportunities & programs

student selection 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

Support needed for cooperation with European HEIs in DE

financial support help with marketing Chinese PhD scholarship

• pportunities and programs

information on relevant PhD in EU administrative support legal advice on providing joint degrees student selection 0,5 1 1,5 2 2,5

Chinese awareness of European HEIs and relevant policies

Challenges that Chinese students are facing in Europe thesis requirements in European HEIs Other scholarship

• pportunities

Erasmus Mundus scholarship

• pportunities

Europe policy on cooperating with China in HE Dialogue between China-EU 0,5 1 1,5 2 2,5

European awareness of Chinese HEIs and relevant policies

CSC program opportunities Challenges that European students are facing in China China policy on cooperating with Europe in HE thesis requirements in Chinese HEIs Other scholarship

• pportunities

Chinese relevant policies on HEI cooperation

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0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

Expectation of European stakeholders regarding cooperation model with Chinese HEIs

student and staff exchange joint courses joint supervision joint PhD degrees through bilateral agreements joint PhD degrees (Erasmus Mundus programs) joint courses through e- learning 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

Expectation of Chinese stakeholders regarding cooperation model with European HEIs

student and staff exchange joint supervision of doctoral theses joint PhD degrees through bilateral agreements joint PhD degrees (Erasmus Mundus programs) joint courses joint courses through e- learning 5 10 15 20 25 30 More academic exchangs and cooperations Developing joint PhD programs Developing exchange PhD programs More funding Sharing best practices/ resources Developing double degree Easier process for admission Enhance DE quality Enhance understanding

Perceptions of Chinese stakeholders on expectations of cooperation between China and the EU in DE

More fingings regarding expectations…..

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2 4 6 8 10 12 14 More academic exchangs and cooperations Enhance mobility Developing joint PhD programs Developing exchange PhD programs More funding Enhance understanding Developing double degree Enhance DE quality

Perceptions of EU stakeholders on expectations of cooperation between China and the EU in DE More fingings regarding expectations…..

Thank you for your attention!

chang.zhu@vub.ac.be yuzhuo.cai@uta.fi