英国利兹大学（University of Leeds）留学基金委奖学金项目宣讲会

    英国利兹大学驻中国办公室主任陈坤老师将于近日访问我校，为我校学生做留学基金委奖学金申请介绍并解答申请过程中的有关问题。请有兴趣的同学积极参加该宣讲会。

       宣讲会时间：  11月17日 星期四16：30

       地点：嘉庚主楼220会议室

英国利兹大学简介

       利兹大学位于英格兰北部利兹市。大学的主体部分皆建于19世纪下半叶，当时的目的是为了达成对当地科学和技术发展的教育要求。1904年英王爱德华七世正式授予利兹大学大学的名号。

    利兹大学的前身是建立于1831年的利兹医学院，以及建立于1874年的约克郡科学院。在1887年以上两个学校与曼彻斯特欧文学院、利物浦大学学院合并为维多利亚联合大学。  

1904年利兹大学获得皇家许可而成为独立的大学。经过一个多世纪的发展，利兹大学成为了英国最负盛名的大学之一。作为世界知名的大学，利兹大学是目前英国规模最大的大学之一                                 ，也是最受英国本土学生欢迎的大学。

近期权威排名情况：

      2011年《美国世界与新闻报道》排名世界第99名

       《上海交通大学世界大学学术排名》2008年、2009年、2010年世界大学500强中排名100-150名。

       利兹大学官方网站宣布的目标是到2015年跻身世界大学排名前50位。 

科研情况：

       利兹大学是英国白玫瑰大学联盟，N8大学联盟，英联邦大学联盟（Association of Commonwealth Universities），欧洲大学联盟（European University Association），红砖大学（Red Brick University）和罗素大学集团(Russell Group)成员，每年获得的研究经费额度为英国各大学的前十名。

       在最近的科研评估中，利兹大学的35个系获得国内或国际“优秀”级别。

       学校共培养过六位诺贝尔奖学金获得者。

著名校友

       利兹大学[1]的杰出校友有：1986年诺贝尔文学奖获得者，利兹大学1957年英语系Wole Soyinka；1967年诺贝尔化学奖获得者，利兹大学1941年化学系George Porter；1915年诺贝尔物理学奖获得者，1909-1915年利兹大学物理系Sir William Henry Bragg；蒙古国总统恩赫巴雅尔；香港艺人张国荣；NASA宇航员Piers Sellers；著名社会学家齐格蒙·鲍曼等（完整列表见下）。 

学校规模：

       学校现有学校目前有教职员工8,000名，在校学生三万余人，其中研究生6,000多名。海外留学生4,000多名，来自全球100多个国家。此外还有52,000多名的学生在校参加短期的培训课程。目前，学校提供700门左右的本科课程和474门研究生或博士课程。

强项学科：

       食品科学，英语，意大利语，物流，同声传译，翻译，亚洲研究，生物科学，工商管理，计算机，化学，传播和媒体研究，牙医学，东南亚研究，电机和电子工程学，艺术，法语，地理学，地质学，德语及其相关语言，伊比利亚语言及其研究，数学，统计学和运算研究，音乐，药理学和药剂学，医学相关科目。

     英国排名 （Times2011）：教育学 全英第10名

                            艺术与设计专业 全英第9名

China

Scholarship Council-University ofLeedsScholarship

Session 2012-2013 -

Closing Date: 4 January 2012 (midnightUKtime)

Up to 10 China Scholarship Council-University of Leeds Scholarships are available for high quality international students who will be commencing PhD research study from Session 2012-2013 for study in any Faculty at the University of Leeds. 

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA – Please read this information carefully, as your application form will be automatically rejected if you do not meet ALL of the eligibility criteria listed below

· Applicants MUST first submit a research degree study application form and be in receipt of a University BANNER ID Number                 [1]   (Student ID Number) to be eligible for a China Scholarship Council-University ofLeedsScholarship.  Applications without a valid University ID Number will be rejected.  To apply for a place on a research degree programme, please visit: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/students/apply_research.htm

·These awards are only available to applicants who would be liable to pay academic fees at the full international fee rate;

·These awards are only available to citizens and permanent residents of the People’s Republic ofChinaat the time of application;

· Applicants should not be currently working or studying outsideChinaat the time of application and must agree to return toChinaupon completion of their PhD research degree at theUniversityofLeeds;

·Applicants must satisfy the selection criteria set out by the China Scholarship Council (CSC) by completing the CSC Application Form and CSC Employer Reference Form which can be found at http://www.csc.edu.cn;

·Applicants must normally hold a First Degree at undergraduate level equivalent to at least a UK First Class Honours degree and should be considered to be the ‘best of the best’ (eg, applicants should be demonstrably in the top 20% of their cohort).  Applicants should either have graduated with the appropriate First Degree or be in their final year of study;

·Applicants whose first language is not English must have already met the University’s English Language requirements  [2]   by 4 January 2012. Some Schools require a standard of English higher than the University minimum;

·Applicants must be studying or working at one of the eligible Universities (see page 2);

·These awards are not open to individuals who have already been awarded a Doctoral degree or equivalent qualification;

· Successful scholarship award holders must not hold another Scholarship (other than a China Scholarship Council scholarship).

REGULATIONS

These include the following (full information on the regulations will be sent to all successful applicants):

·Awards must be taken up on 1 October 2012;

·The awards are available for new research students undertaking full-time study leading to the degree of PhD.  Students who are already registered for PhD research study are excluded from this competition;

·The award will cover full international fees.  The China Scholarship Council will pay a maintenance grant, return economy air travel to and from theUKand visa application fees to successful applicants;

·The award will be made for one year in the first instance and renewable for a further period of up to two years, subject to satisfactory academic progress;

·Applicants must live within a reasonable distance of theUniversityofLeedswhilst in receipt of this Scholarship.

METHOD OF APPLICATION

· Applicants must complete all sections of the application form, using the space provided on the form and with strict observation of any word limits.  Attachments are not permitted and all will be disregarded.

· The completed form should be returned to the Postgraduate Scholarships Office, Marjorie & Arnold Ziff Building, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT by no later than midnight UK time on 4 January 2012 or by email to  

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·To track the progress of your application, please visit http://scholarships.leeds.ac.uk and select the tab ‘Application Tracking’, then follow the instructions on screen (this facility will not be available until late January 2012).  Please note that, due to the large volume of applications, the Postgraduate Scholarships Office will not enter into any correspondence regarding the progress of an application.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE & RESULT

Applicants will receive an automated email confirming receipt of the application.  Applications are logged by the Postgraduate Scholarships Office and passed on to the relevant Schools for initial consideration.  Each School selects a shortlist of candidates who they wish to recommend for the award.  The Group on Scholarships, Studentships and Prizes then meets to consider the shortlists and select the successful applicant.  Applicants can expect to be notified of the outcome of their application for the China Scholarship Council-University ofLeedsScholarship by the middle of February 2012.  The University will publish the names of the successful applicants within the University and externally on the University website.

LIST OF ELIGIBLE UNIVERSITIES – To be confirmed

  [1]   On-line applicants automatically receive their University BANNER ID Number by email; paper applicants should request their University BANNER ID Number from  

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  [2]   IELTS and TOEFL test results are only valid for 2 years from the date of the test.  Applicants must therefore hold a valid IELTS or TOEFL test result taken after 1 October 2010.