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StudyforPhDsatUQwithCSCscholarships(国家建设高水平大学公派研究生项目)

JinZou(邹进)j.zou@uq.edu.au

• Foundedin1910• Staff6,791full-Kmeequivalent

• StudentsUndergraduate-~37,030Postgraduate-~13,800Total-~50,830

•  Interna0onalstudents>11,500from140countries

• Alumni>232,000• ChineseStudents:>4000

UniversitySnapshot

hWp://www.uq.edu.au/about/university-profile

ATop100University

BenchmarkingUQ

PublicaKons 2004 200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016

AcademicRankingofWorldUniversiKes(China)(formerly)ShanghaiJiaoTongUniversityrankings

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101-150 86 90 85 85 77 55

QSWorldUniversityRankings(UK) 49 47 45 33 43 41 43 48 46 43 43 46 51TheTimesHigherEducaKonWorldUniversityRankings(UK) 49 47 45 33 43 41 81 74 65 63 65 60

Release21Sept2016

PerformanceRankingofScienKficPapersforWorldUniversiKes(Taiwan) 113 101 100 95 76 72 67 56 45

USNewsBestGlobalUniversiKesRankings 47 52 52

Sixmul0-disciplinaryfacul0es,comprising32schoolsandalargenumberofresearchcentres,withbroadanddeepresearchandteachingstrengths•  Business,EconomicsandLaw

•  Engineering,ArchitectureandInformaKonTechnology

•  HealthandBehaviouralSciences•  HumaniKesandSocialSciences

•  MedicineandBiomedicalSciences

•  Science

FaculKes

UQ’sexisKngresearchstrengthsdevelopedthroughitssixfaculKeshavegainedscaleandfocuswiththeestablishmentofnineresearchins0tutes.• AustralianInsKtuteforBioengineeringandNanotechnology(AIBN)

• DiamanKnaInsKtute(UQDI)• MaterResearch(UQMR)• GlobalChangeInsKtute• InsKtuteforMolecularBioscience(IMB)• InsKtuteforSocialScienceResearch• QueenslandAllianceforAgriculturalandFoodInnovaKon

• QueenslandBrainInsKtute(QBI)• SustainableMineralsInsKtute(SMI)

ResearchInsKtutes FacultyofEAIT

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•  SchoolofMechanicalandMiningEngineering•  SchoolofChemicalEngineering•  SchoolofCivilEngineering•  SchoolofInformaKonTechnology&ElectricalEngineering(ITEE)

•  SchoolofArchitecture•  AdvancedWaterManagementCentre(AWMC)

FacultyofEAIT ResearchStrengthofMech/Mater/MinEng

PotenKalsupervisorsforMech,Mater,&Min:hWp://www.mechmining.uq.edu.au/our-people#academic-staff

ContactEmail:rhdadmin@mechmining.uq.edu.au

Mechanical Combustion Hypersonics

Geothermal Energy Mechatronics – Smart

Machines

Materials

Corrosion Light Metals

Nanomaterials Computational Materials Science

Powder Metallurgy Surface Engineering

Mining Mine Planning

Mining Methods Safety & Environment

Rock Mechanics

ResearchStrengthofMiningEng

•  Rock-Gas Interaction •  Coal strata mechanics •  Explosive/rock

interaction •  Advanced Blasting

Technology

• Fleet Simulation • Energy Efficient Plans • Optimal Mine Scheduling • Virtual Reality

•  IPCC Systems • Continuous Mining • Mine Data Analytics • Applications of Drones in

Mining

• Mine Ventilation and Gas Drainage

• Fibre-Optic Sensing • Hydraulic Fracturing

SafetyandEnergyEngineering

MiningMethodsandEquipment

MiningGeomechanics

MinePlanningandScheduling

ResearchStrengthofChemicalEngineering

MajorResearchAreas• Climatechange• Renewableenergysupplyanddistribu0on• WaterManagement• Foodsupplyandsecurity• Processingandtransformingmineralsandothernaturalresources• Biologicalsystems• Advancedmaterials

Australia’sTopChem.Eng.school

PotenKalsupervisorsofChemicalEngineering:hWp://www.chemeng.uq.edu.au/our-people#academic

ResearchStrengthofITEE

PotenKalsupervisorsofITEE:hWp://www.itee.uq.edu.au/contacts/#ou0

RESEARCHSTRENGTHS:BiomedicalEngineeringSleepandRespiratorySystemsCogniKveSystemsEngineeringMicrowave,PhotonicsandCommunicaKonsPowerandEnergySystemsRoboKcs

ComplexandIntelligentSystemsSecurityandSurveillanceSystemsandSonwareEngineeringInteracKonDesignUbiquitousCompuKngDataandKnowledgeEngineeringeResearch

ResearchStrengthofCivilEngineering

PotenKalPhDprojectsofCivilEng:hWp://www.civil.uq.edu.au/projects

RESEARCHSTRENGTHS:CoastalandOceanEngineeringGeotechnicalEngineeringHydraulicEngineering

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ResearchStrengthofArchitecture

PotenKalsupervisorsofArchitecture:hWp://www.architecture.uq.edu.au/academic-staff

RESEARCHPROGRAMS:AboriginalEnvironmentsArchitecturalDesignArchitectureTheoryCriKcismHistorySustainableDesign

UQArchitecturalresearchhasbeenrankedtopnaKonallyin2010ERAranking.

Contactemail:uqrhdarc@uq.edu.au

ResearchStrengthofAWMC

PotenKalsupervisorsofAWMC:hWp://www.awmc.uq.edu.au/our-team#academic_staff

RESEARCHPROGRAMS:AnaerobicTechnologiesBioelectrochemicalMicrobialElectrosynthesisGreenhouseGasMicrobialEcologySewerCorrosionandOdourWaterRecycling

TheAdvancedWaterManagementCentre(AWMC)atUQisaninternaKonallyrecognisedcentreofexcellenceininnovaKvewatertechnologyandmanagement.

AustralianInsKtuteforBioengineering&Nanotechnology

  AmulKdisciplinaryenvironmentattheinterfacebetweenthebiological,chemicalandcompuKngsciences  17GroupLeaders,9AssociateGroupLeaders,470personnel,140researchstudents  World-classresearchlabsandinfrastructure

  Electronmicroscopy  Biologics  NanofabricaKon  Metabolomics  Proteinexpression  HighperformancecompuKng  NMRandspectroscopy,etc.

www.aibn.uq.edu.au

AIBNResearchStrengths

§  Low Energy Bio/Nano Membrane Processes §  Advanced Materials §  Nanoagriculture

§  Selective Pollutant Removal §  Bioderived Chemical Building

Blocks

§  Clean Energy - Next Generation Batteries And

Capacitors §  Hydrogen Storage and

Conversion §  Sustainable Jet Fuel

§  Advanced Lithography

§  Needle Free Vaccination §  Targeted Therapies And

Imaging §  Personalised Nanomedicine

§  Biologics §  Stem Cells And Regenerative

Medicine

Health Energy

Environment

PotenKalResearchProjectsatAIBNhWp://www.aibn.uq.edu.au/research-projects

•  BasedontheStateCouncil’sNa#onalOutlineforMediumandLongTermScienceandTechnologyDevelopment(2006-2020),CSCiniKateditsfirst5-yearPhDprogramin2007–Finishedin2011

•  BasedontheStateCouncil’sNa#onalOutlineforMediumandLongTermScienceandTechnologyDevelopment(2006-2020),Na#onalProgramforMediumandLongtermTalentDevelopment(2010-2020),andNa#onalOutlineforMediumandLongTermEduca#onReformandDevelopment(2010-2020),CSCdevelopedandlauncheditssecond5-yearPhDprogramin2012–tobefinishedin2016

•  ExpectedCSCtodevelop/launchitsthird5-yearPhDprogramin2017

•  CSCaimstosend1stClassstudentsto1stClassglobaluniversiKes/insKtutestocarryoutresearchprojectswith1stClasssupervisors

•  CSCexpectsreturningstudentstopossessGlobevision,Crea#veandinnova#ve,Understandingtheinterna#onalregula#ons,Abilitytopar#cipatetheinterna#onalaffairs

BackgroundoftheCSCPhDProgram

hWp://www.csc.edu.cn/Chuguo/b774c239d0fc449f9bed631cdbfcc5c1.shtml

•  Keyfields•  Energy,Water/mineralresources,Environmental,Agriculture,

Manufacture,TransportaKon,InformaKon,PopulaKon/health,

City/urbanplanning,Safety,andDefence

•  FronKertechnologies•  LifeScience,InformaKon,Newmaterials,Advancedmanufacture/

energytechnology,Oceantechnologies,Lasertechnologies,and

Spacetechnologies

•  HumaniKesandSocialSciences(LimitaKonapplied)

CSCsupportedresearchfields

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•  PhDprograms(36–48months,3000studentsin2016):

•  Bachelorgraduates•  Mastersstudents

•  FirstyearPhDstudents•  ExchangePhDprograms(6–24months,5500studentsin2016):

•  UQpolicy:Maximumstayof12months

Note:EAIThasastrictruleonacademicstotakeoccupaKonal

traineesandyouneedtomeetUQ’sEnglishrequirementfor

internaKonalstudents

CSCeligibilitytoapplyforPhD

•  Mee0ngthepriorresearchtrainingrequirement-Minimumacademicachievement,researchexperienceandEnglishproficiencyrequirementsapply.DetailscanbefoundinthelinkbelowhWp://www.uq.edu.au/grad-school/our-research-degrees.

•  PhDprogram-GeneralAwardRules4.4.4

•  UndergraduatedegreeHonoursIIAorequivalent,whichincludesarelevantresearchcomponent

•  Undergraduatedegreeplusaminimumoftwoyearsrelevantresearchexperience(documentaryevidencerequired)

•  beenrolledintheMPhilprogramattheuniversityandhavetheirenrolmentconfirmedbythedeanunderGAR4.7.

•  EnglishLanguageProficiencyrequirements–

•  hWps://ppl.app.uq.edu.au/content/3.40.14-english-language-proficiency-admission-and-concurrent-support

UQAdmissionsrequirements

•  FromCSC:

•  InternaKonalTravel•  LivingsKpend(A$1300permonthinthefirst5yearprogram,A$1700permonthinthesecond5yearprogram,A$????per

monthinthethird5yearprogram)•  OverseasStudentHealthInsurance(bepartoflivingsKpend)

•  FromUQ•  UQItuiKonfeescholarship(upto14quarters).•  Top-upscholarshipmightbeavailabletomatchAustralianPostgraduateAward(A$26,288peryear-2016figure)

FinancialsupportforPhDenrolledatUQ

•  CheckUQResearchers(hWp://researchers.uq.edu.au)ortheacademicstaffwebsiteofenrollingschool(listedabove,e.g.hWp://www.mechmining.uq.edu.au/academic-staff)

•  PreparingyourCVbasedonUQformat:hWp://www.uq.edu.au/grad-school/academic-CV

•  EmailyourpotenKalsupervisortoexpressyourinterestinstudyingforaPhDunderhis/hersupervision;togetherwithyourCVandacademictranscript(s),andyourobtaineddegreecer0ficate(s);alsoyoushouldmenKonthatyouareapplyingforaCSCscholarship(someacademicsmaynotbeawareoftheCSCprogram)

•  IfyoursupervisordecidestosupportyoutoapplyfortheCSCscholarship,youcansubmitanapplicaKononlinehWp://www.uq.edu.au/grad-school/apply-2Youalsoneedtosubmitotherrequesteddocuments,e.g.yourCV,academictranscript(s)anddegreecerKficate(s),andEnglishcerKficate(s)

ApplicaKonprocess-1

•  Personaldetails•  Includeyourfullnameandcontactdetails.

•  Educa0onalqualifica0onsandprofessionalaffilia0ons•  IncludethefullKtleofthequalificaKon,theinsKtuKonaWended,andtheyearawarded.

•  Employmenthistory•  Inchronologicalorder,starKngwithyourcurrentposiKonandspecifyingdatesofemployment;

includetheKtleofeachposiKon,nameofemployer,mainduKesoraccountabiliKes,andachievementsthatarerelevanttoyourproposedfieldofresearch.

•  Researchpublica0ons/Descrip0onofmostsignificantpublica0ons•  IncludearKclespublishedoracceptedforpublicaKon(withthethreemostsignificantmarkedwith

anasterisk).PleasespecifythepublicaKondetails,yourcontribuKonasanauthortomulK-authoredpublicaKons,plusthestandingofthejournalorconference.

•  IncludeashortdescripKon(maximum200wordseach)foreachofthethreeasteriskedpublicaKons,explainingtheirsignificanceinthefieldandwhytheyhavemadeanimportantcontribuKon.

•  Researchgrants•  Includeonlythoseawarded.

•  ListAwards/Scholarships/Recogni0ons•  Academicreferees

•  Pleaseincludethenameandcontactdetails(address,telephone,faxandemail)oftworeferees.Ifpossible,pleaseincludeaseniorperson(preferablyyoursupervisorortheheadofyourorganisaKonalunit)closelyassociatedwithyourcurrentwork.

AcademicCurriculumVitae(CV)

•  MakesureyoumeetUQEnglishLanguageProficiencyrequirementwhenyousubmityouradmissionpackage(Englishtestresultsarevalidfor2yearsonly,andmustsKllbevaliduponcommencementatUQ)IELTSminimumscore:6.5overall,6.0inallsub-bands,orIBTOEFLminimumscore:87overall,21inwriKng,19inothersub-bands

•  OncetheenrollingschoolhasreceivedyourapplicaKon,theywillcontactyouforanyfurtherdocumentaKon(e.g.projectproposal,refereereports)

•  Youshouldthenworkwithyoursupervisortodeveloptheproposal•  YouneedtoidenKfytwoacademicrefereestopreparerecommendaKonleWersandleWersshouldbesentbyyourrefereestoyourpotenKalsupervisorandthethepostgraduateadminofficerdirectly

ApplicaKonprocess-2

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•  EarlyDecember2016:AdmissionapplicaKonpackageshouldbelodgedtothepostgraduateadminofficeroftheenrollingschool

•  December2016,allapplicaKonswillberigorouslyscreenedbytheresearchcommiWeeoftheenrollingschool.UnsuccessfulapplicaKonswillbenoKfiedinJanuary2017atthelatest

•  January2017,theeligibilityofallapplicaKonswillbeassessedbyUQGraduateSchool(itisveryraretheapplicaKonstobeturneddown)

•  BeforetheendofFebruary2017:UQadmissionandtuiKonfeescholarshipofferswillbesenttosuccessfulcandidates;andunsuccessfulapplicaKonswillalsobenoKfied

•  FromlateMarch2017:CSCapplicaKonstarts

ApplicaKonKmelines

•  UQAdmissionOfferLeWer(thiscanbecondiKonal,butEnglishrequirementmustbemet)–Notethatthe#tleofresearchproject,nameofadvisoryteam,andcontactdetailsofadvisoryteamwillNOTbeshownintheofferleWerandCSCacceptsthis.

•  UQITuiKonFeeScholarshipOfferLeWer(thisiscondiKonalonbeingawardedtheCSCscholarship,youwillneedtoprovideacopyofCSCscholarshipofferleWertoUQtoreceivetheuncondiKonaloffer)

•  TheUQenrolmentcountsasquarters(3months,successstudentswillbeofferedfor12quarterstuiKonfeewaivingwithpossibleof2quartersextension.However,studentsshouldapplyfor48monthsfinancialsupportfromCSC

•  Supervisor’sCV•  ResearchProposalsignedbyYourSupervisor(bothinEnglishandChinese)

UQdocumentsneededforCSCapplicaKons

•  ResearchStudyAbroadProgram(applicaKonthroughUQGS)•  Importantly,theresearchcarriedoutatUQmustbepartofthestudent’sPhDthesis.

•  TheCSCstudentwillbeenrolledatUQGraduateSchoolasaformalprogramofstudy.Studentswillhavethebenefitsofbeingaformalstudentandcanreceiveanacademictranscriptattheendoftheirstudy.

•  StudentmushhaveenrolledforPhDprogramfor>1year.

•  OccupaKonalTraineeProgram(applicaKonthroughFaculty)

•  TheCSCstudentaimstodevelopresearchexperiencesatUQonly,sothatthetheresearchcarriedoutatUQwillnotbepartofthestudent’sPhDthesis.

•  TheresearchcarriedoutatUQisNOTnecessarybeingpartofhis/herPhDthesis.

ExchangePhDPrograms

•  ResearchStudyAbroadProgram

•  DuraKonwillbe2-4quarters•  OccupaKonalTraineeProgram

•  DuraKonshouldbeupto1year•  ResearchStudyAbroadProgram/OccupaKonalTraineeProgram

•  Notop-upscholarshippayableforUQ•  MinimumEnglishrequirementfortheUQstudentsmustbemet

•  StudentsshouldcontacttopotenKalsupervisorstodeveloparesearchplan

•  Theresearchplanshouldbeapprovedbytheheadofenrollingunit

ExchangePhDPrograms

•  FromMarch2017:CSCapplicaKonstarts

•  April/May2017:CSCassessments

•  May/June2017:Successfulcandidatesannounced.

Note:CSCwillsendalistofsuccessCSCapplicantstoUQforfinal

confirmaKon,sothattheannouncementwillbedelayedforseveral

days.(Remember:Nonewsisagoodnews!)

•  FromJune2017:FinalizeUQenrolmentandvisaapplicaKon.

•  October2017onwards–ArrivinginUQ(Note:UQenrolmentsisthe

firsttwoweeksofeachquarter,say1st-14thJan,Apr,Jul,andOct;and

CSCrequiresthecandidateleavesChinabefore31stMarch,2018)

ExpectedCSCselecKonKmelines

WelcometoUQ!