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Published: 17 Nov 2022 804 views
One highly successful example of the university’s efforts to recruit qualified junior scientists and scholars is its work with the China Scholarship Council (CSC). As part of a special program sponsored by the Chinese government, the CSC awards about 6,000 foreign scholarships each year to Chinese doctoral candidates, most of them from the top 50 universities in China.
Since 2008, Freie Universität has maintained a primary partnership with the CSC that makes it easier to recruit qualified junior scholars and scientists from China for doctoral programs at all departments of Freie Universität. The Beijing Office of Freie Universität disseminates information about available positions, collects applications, supports professors in selecting candidates, and advises candidates on all matters relating to their applications and, if successful, their studies in Germany. The success rate among those candidates for a CSC scholarship, once they have been accepted by the university, is very high. Scholarship recipients can decide whether to participate as “sandwich candidates,” working at their home universities during the first and final years of the doctoral program and spending one to two years in between in Berlin; or whether they wish to complete a full four-year doctoral program in Berlin. Thanks to the CSC program, the number of doctoral candidates from China at Freie Universität Berlin has increased from 24 (winter semester 06/07) to currently over 510. The next round of the CSC PhD program starts this year.
Doctoral candidates who have completed their Master's degree in Germany or elsewhere abroad are available to apply as well.
Freie Universität Berlin was founded in 1948 by professors and students, in response to the persecution faced by students who took a critical eye of the system at Universität Unter den Linden, at that time located in the Soviet sector of the divided city. The idea of founding a free university found widespread support in the international community, including financial support. This outpouring of aid helped pave the way for Freie Universität to become a university with an outstanding international reputation. The principles of freedom and internationality have guided the univers... continue reading
| Application Deadline | 15 Jan 2023 |
| Country to study | Germany |
| School to study | Freie University |
| Type | PhD |
| Sponsor | Freie University Berlin |
| Gender | Men and Women |
All successful applicants of China Scholarship Council Doctoral Awards in Germany 2023 will receive awards from Freie University Berlin.
The offered PhD positions as well as additional information will be published on this website as well as on the site of the Beijing Office around October. For any further questions, please contact Ms. Nicole Putbrese, Coordinator for the CSC-programm at Freie Universität Berlin ([email protected]).
