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Freie Universitaet Berlin - China Scholarship Council Joint Program 2012


Doctoral Studies at Freie Universitaet Berlin – a Leading German Research University

For the year 2012 Freie Universitaet Berlin will continue its privileged cooperation with the CSC and is offering an important number of open positions in a variety of research areas for CSC candidates again.

The following information is addressed to qualified Chinese students who wish to apply for a CSC scholarship program for PhD studies abroad in March 2012.

For information about the eligibility criteria of the China Scholarship Council, please carefully read the CSC information material, which is available online at www.csc.edu.cn.


Signing of the cooperation agreement between Freie Universitaet Berlin and the China Scholarship Council in 2008.Signing of the cooperation agreement between Freie Universitaet Berlin and the China Scholarship Council in 2008.
© China Scholarship Council Freie Universitaet Berlin and the China Scholarship Council (CSC) are cooperating since 2008 for the purpose of providing high quality research training to doctoral students from major Chinese universities. The aim of this cooperation is also to further develop education and research collaborations between Freie Universitaet Berlin and major Chinese universities. The program includes all fields of studies at Freie Universitaet Berlin.

In 2010 a total of 50 and in 2011 a total of 45 CSC scholarship holders chose Freie Universitaet Berlin as destination for their research stay abroad.  This makes Freie Universitaet the by far most important host institution for CSC scholarship holders in Germany and one of the top CSC partner universities worldwide.

Besides of having the chance to perform their doctoral studies at a top German research university, CSC scholarship holders can benefit of a number of additional offers by Freie Universitaet. Click here to learn more.

  • The Offer of Freie Universitaet Berlin for CSC Candidates 2012
  • Two Different Scholarship Schemes for Your PhD Studies at Freie Universitaet Berlin
  • Language Requirements
  • Tuition Fees
  • Application Procedure for PhD Studies at Freie Universitaet Berlin
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Further Information
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    The Offer of Freie Universitaet Berlin for CSC Candidates 2012

    The offer of Freie Universitaet Berlin consists of two possibilities:
  • PhD studies within a structured program
  • PhD studies under direct supervision of an individual professor
    •  The two possibilities correspond to two different ways to perfom PhD studies. Please read the section on General Information About PhD Studies at Freie Universitaet Berlin for details.

    PhD studies within a structured program
    CSC candidates can apply for admission to one of the structured PhD programs at Freie Universitaet Berlin. At present, about 30 individual programs - Graduate Schools,  Research Training Groups - are offered in a wide variety of fields.

    Most of the programs are in interdisciplinary research areas.  Structured PhD programs are a mixture of some course work and individual research for the PhD dissertation. In most cases supervision of PhD students is achieved by more than one professor.

    For the list of structured PhD programs please click here.

    PhD studies under direct supervision of an individual professor
    Generally speaking, each professor of Freie Universitaet Berlin can supervise PhD students. This is the traditional way of doing a doctorate in Germany and is also called the 'apprentice model'.

    The apprentice model is a 'research only' way to do a doctorate. There is no compulsory curriculum.

    At Freie Universitaet Berlin currently the vast majority of German and international PhD students perform their doctorate following this model.

    As part of the Freie Universitaet Berlin - China Scholarship Council Joint Program 2012 Freie Universitaet is offering an extensive number of open positions for PhD studies under direct supervision of individual professors. Please click here to browse the list.



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    Two Different Scholarship Schemes for Your PhD Studies at Freie Universitaet Berlin

    CSC candidates can perform PhD studies at Freie Universitaet under two different scholarship schemes. For full information refer to the CSC website at  www.csc.edu.cn.

    If not stated otherwise all open positions are suitable both, for PhD studies following Scheme 1 or Scheme 2.

    Scheme 1 Scholarships for a PhD project pursued at Freie Universitaet Berlin only and leading to a doctoral degree of Freie Universitaet

    Duration of the scholarship: Three to four years.

    Scholarship holders under Scheme 1 will enrol at Freie Universitaet Berlin as doctoral students. Their research will be supervised by a professor of Freie Universitaet.

    If the students successfully complete all requirements and defend their dissertation, they will be conferred a doctoral degree of Freie Universitaet Berlin
    Scheme 2 Scholarships for a doctoral program following the so-called Sandwich Model

    Duration of the scholarship: One to two years.
     
    Under the Sandwich Model a Chinese PhD candidate will do PhD research both at the home university in China and at Freie Universitaet Berlin.

    Supervision of the PhD candidate is ensured by a Chinese and a German professor.

    The first year of the PhD course will be pursued at the Chinese university. The PhD students then complete one to two years of research at Freie Universitaet Berlin and return to China for project completion.

    The PhD title will ultimately be conferred by the Chinese university.  

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    Language Requirements

    The language of instruction will be English or German, depending on the discipline and the subject of the thesis.

    Excellent language skills are required in the language of instruction.

    Language requirements also vary depending on the scholarship scheme of PhD studies.

    For individual doctoral positions exceptions from the rule presented here may apply. Please consult the information given for each doctoral position.

    English as language of instruction
    In the following disciplines as a rule the language of instruction for PhD studies can be English and no prior knowledge of German is required:
    Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacy, Earth Sciences, Mathematics, Computer Science, Medicine, Physics, Veterinary Medicine.

     German as language of instruction
    In the following disciplines the language of instruction for PhD studies as a rule will be foremost German:
    Business Administration, Economics, Education, Psychology, History, Cultural Studies, Law, Philosophy, Political Science, Social Sciences.
    In some cases English is possible, depending on the thesis subject and on the approval of the thesis supervisor.

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    Tuition Fees

    For doctoral studies at Freie Universitaet Berlin no tuition fee is charged.

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    Application Procedure for PhD Studies at Freie Universitaet Berlin

    In order to become a PhD student at Freie Universitaet Berlin in 2010, two applications are required:
    1. Apply to Freie Universitaet Berlin Beijing Office with the aim of getting a qualifying letter of invitation for doctoral studies at Freie Universitaet Berlin.
      Deadline: 31 January 2012.
      For the list of documents Freie Universitaet Berlin is requiring from applicants, see here.

      Successful candidates will be granted a letter of invitation for doctoral studies at Freie Universitaet Berlin. This letter is required for the scholarship application to CSC.

    2. If you are successful in step 1, i.e. if you are granted a letter of invitation for doctoral studies at Freie Universitaet Berlin, you will still need to apply for a CSC scholarship.
      Deadline: 20 March 2012.

      Information about the CSC scholarships programs including a list of documents which have to be submitted can be obtained on the CSC homepage at www.csc.edu.cn

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    Frequently Asked Questions

    Based on the experience with Chinese students interested in the China Scholarship Council - Freie Universitaet Berlin Joint Program in previous years, we have composed a FAQ section. Please check it out here.
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    Further Information or Questions?

    If you didn't find the information you are searching for in the FAQ section, please write an e-mail to the Beijing Office of Freie Universitaet Berlin: beijing@fu-berlin.de


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