Introduction to the 2020 Study Abroad Program for Young Backbone Teachers of Colleges and Universities

The 2020 Study Abroad Program for Young Backbone Teachers of Colleges and Universities aims to further expedite the internationalization of teachers, promote international academic exchanges, and cultivate a team of high-quality talents. The program is designed in accordance with the requirements of the "China Scholarship Council (CSC) on the 2020 Study Abroad Program for Young Backbone Teachers of Colleges and Universities".

Selection Plan

1. Number of Candidates: TYUT plans to select a total of 45 visiting scholars and post-doctors.
2. Period of Study Abroad:

• The period of study abroad for visiting scholars is 3-12 months.
• The period of study abroad for post-doctors is 6-24 months.

3. Support and Scholarships: The candidates selected will be provided with one-time round-trip international travel expenses and scholarships for the government-sponsored overseas study personnel within the support period. The scholarship standards and disbursing methods will be set in accordance with relevant national regulations.

Eligibility Requirements

1. Political and Social Requirements: The candidate shall support the leadership of the Communist Party of China and the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics, love his or her motherland, and have a sense of social responsibility to serve the country and the people, and a correct worldview, and outlook on life and values.
2. Academic and Professional Requirements: The candidate shall have a solid grasp of basic major knowledge and great development potential, with excellent performance in work and study. He or she shall have a sense of mission and the determination to return home to serve the national construction after completing his or her study abroad.
3. Nationality and Residence: The candidate shall have the nationality of the People's Republic of China and shall not have the right of permanent residence abroad.
4. Health Requirements: The candidate shall be healthy both physically and mentally.
5. Employment Requirements: The candidate shall be a regular staff member of TYUT and engaged in teaching and research. He or she shall have passed the annual performance evaluations of the past three years before going abroad.
6. Age Requirements:

• Those who apply for studying abroad as visiting scholars shall be under the age of 45 (born after January 1, 1974) and shall have worked at TYUT for three years before going abroad.
• Those who apply for studying abroad as post-doctors shall be under 40 years old (born after January 1, 1979), and shall be one of the reserve teachers of TYUT and in its priority cultivation list. By the time of application, it shall have been no more than 3 years since he or she obtained his or her PhD. He or shall have worked for 2 years before going abroad.

7. Foreign Institution Requirements: The foreign institution where the candidate applies to study shall be in the top 400 universities as ranked in the Times, or in the top 200 universities as per the concerned disciplinary ESI ranking or an internationally famous university which has signed strategic cooperation agreement with TYUT.
8. Invitation Letter: For application, an official invitation letter from the overseas study institution shall be submitted.
9. Research Requirements: The candidate shall have led a university-level research topic or project or above; or have participated in a research topic or project of the provincial or ministerial level or above. His or her overseas study plan shall be closely related to his or her research project or topic.
10. Language Requirements: The candidate's command of the required foreign language shall meet the foreign language requirements of CSC for applicants studying abroad as well as the language requirements of the country and the institution where the candidate plans to study.
11. Exclusion Criteria: Applications from the following persons will not be accepted:

• Those who have already received a full scholarship for study abroad.
• Those who have already been selected for a state-sponsored study abroad program, and it is still within the validity period.
• Those who have applied for a state-sponsored study abroad program but have not been informed of the result.
• Those who have obtained the approval to study abroad with national public fund support, but have given up without the consent of CSC within the past 5 years; or have given up but with the consent of CSC within the past 2 years.
• Those who studied abroad with a scholarship provided by CSC but have less than 3 years of service after returning to China.

Selection Procedures

1. Registration: Those who meet the eligibility requirements shall log in to the registration system to fill in the relevant information and upload a scanned copy of the original certification documents.
2. Formal Review: The Personnel Division will conduct a formal review of the applicants' materials.
3. Submission of Materials: The applicant shall submit the application form and proof materials to the Teachers' Section of the Personnel Division.
4. Expert Review: The Personnel Division will organize experts to review the applications, select the best candidates, and determine a list of the recommended candidates.
5. Registration on the CSC Information Platform: The International Cooperation Division will organize the candidates selected to register on the information platform of CSC and submit online the application materials.
6. Submission of Application Materials: The International Cooperation Division will collect all the application materials and submit them to CSC.