Jiangsu Government Scholarship for Southeast Asia 2019 Background Through linkages made possible by the ASEAN-China Centre (ACC), the Jiangsu Provincial Department of ne of SEAMEO’s flagship projects is the Education (JPDE) has proposed several collaborative priorities of the New Education Agenda activities to the SEAMEO Secretariat. One is the agreed during the SEAMEO Ministerial provision of Jasmine Jiangsu Tertiary Education Meeting in September 2014. The outcome Scholarship for Southeast Asia (JJTES-SEA) for 2016, from the Meeting was the distillation of seven Priority O 2017, 2018 academic year. In 2019, the Scholarship Areas of SEAMEO on Education to be promoted for was changed its title to “Jiangsu Government the next twenty years (2015-2035). The Priority Areas Scholarship for Southeast Asia”. comprise of 1) Early Childhood Care and Education, 2) Addressing Barriers to Inclusion, 3) Resiliency in the Face This scholarship programme relates to Priority No 6. of Emergencies 4) Promoting Technical and Vocational It will benefit around 87 post-secondary school Education and Training (TVET), 5) Revitalising Teacher students (Grade 12 or equivalent) with excellent Education, 6) Promoting Harmonisation in Higher academic records from Southeast Asia. They will have Education and Research, and 7) Adopting a 21st Century a chance of pursuing tertiary education in prominent Curriculum. and acclaimed institutions of higher education in Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China. At the Ministerial Round Table Meeting at the 48th SEAMEO Council Conference in Pattaya, Thailand, the In 2016, there were 71 scholarship recipients from 8 Ministers of Education in Southeast Asian Region Southeast Asian countries. In 2017, the number supported the implementation of SEAMEO Seven Priority increases to 73 students from 10 Southeast Asian Areas at the national, regional level and beyond. In this countries. More details are in Annex I. Testimonials of connection, SEAMEO Secretariat has been exploring the scholarship recipients can be found in Annex II. collaboration with countries beyond the Southeast Further information about Jiangsu Education can be Asian Region including the People’s Republic of China. retrieved from the website http://english.jsjyt.gov.cn /statisticscharts.html Scholarship Details n 2019, 87 students from Southeast Asia will commence their studies in tertiary level institutions in Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China, with support from JPDE. The scholarships to be offered are divided into two types: I PARTIAL 1 2 Details of education levels provided in Jiangsu Province is in Annex III. 2 Full Scholarship Financial Support ull scholarship will be given all through the after that will only receive half of the living duration of the studies at the Scholarship allowance for that month. Recipients’ Institutions subject to annual 4. Comprehensive Medical Insurance and Protection reviews. It includes financial support as follows: Scheme for International Students while in China. F1. Waiv er of tuition and fees including registration, laboratory experiments, internship, and basic *Subject to each institution’s tuition fees and charges. Details textbooks required within the programme will be informed by each institution during admission. curriculum*. Jiangsu Government Scholarship for Southeast Asia 2. Free on-campus dormitory accommodation, or does not cover: accommodation allowance of up to CNY10,000 1. Cost of experiments or internships beyond the per year*. programme curricula, books or learning materials 3. Living allowance of up to CNY1,500 per month*. other than the required basic textbooks. Recipients registering on or before the 15th of the 2. Travel expenses and other related expenses such as registration month will be granted the full living visa application fees. allowance of that month. Recipients registering Field of Specialisations ull scholarships are available for studies in various specialisations. Here are the categories: F 1 2 3 ARTS: SCIENCE: VOCATIONAL: UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL TERTIARY LEVEL Includes studies in areas of Includes studies in areas of Natural Includes post-high school 3-year Philosophy, Economics, Law, Science, Engineering, Agriculture, certificate programmes. Number Education, Literature, History, and and Medical Science. Number of of vocational tertiary level Management. Number of Arts Science scholarships offered: 11 scholarships offered: 22 scholarships offered: 11 3 Partial Scholarship Financial Support artial scholarships are available for one academic year, specifically for Scholarship Recipients in the first year of studies. The amount and form of financial support for partial scholarships vary according to individual Institution’s fees and charges. P Field of Specialisations artial scholarships are available for studies in various specialisations. Here are the categories: P 1 2 UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL VOCATIONAL TERTIARY LEVEL Includes Arts studies in areas of Philosophy, Economics, Law, Includes post-high school 3-year Education, Literature, History, certificate programmes. 21 and Management, AND Science scholarships are on offer. in Natural Science, Engineering, Agriculture, and Medical Science. 22 scholarships are on offer. 4 Participating Institutions hirty 30 tertiary education institutes in Jiangsu participating this Scholarship Programme. T 1. SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY 17. JIANGSU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND 2. NANJING UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY 3. SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY 18. JIANGSU NORMAL UNIVERSITY 4. NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY 19. CHANGZHOU UNIVERSITY 5. JIANGSU UNIVERSITY 20. CHANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 6. NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & 21. GLOBAL INSTITUTE OF SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGY (PRIVATE) 7. NANJING UNIVERSITY OF AERONAUTICS 22. NANJING POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND ASTRONAUTICS 23. JIANGSU INSTITUTE OF COMMERCE 8. YANGZHOU UNVIERSITY 24. CHANGZHOU COLLEGE OF INFORMATION 9. NANJING UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 25. WUXI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 10. NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY 26. WUXI VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF 11. HOHAI UNIVERSITY COMMERCE 12. NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY 27. NANJING INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRY 13. NANTONG UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY 14. XI’AN JIAOTONG-LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY 28. YANGZHOU POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (PRIVATE) 29. NANTONG COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND 15. NANJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TECHNOLOGY TELECOMMUNICATIONS 30. JIANGSU AGRI-ANIMAL HUSBANDRY 16. NANJING TECH UNIVERSITY VOCATIONAL COLLEGE Applicants can propose up to 3 Options of Programme/Institution combination in the application. 5 Eligibility pplicants for both the Scholarships should fulfil the following general requirements: A Nationals of a Southeast Asian Possess good health, based on the Country with non-Chinese standards for visa application process. citizenship. 1 4 Agree to obey relevant laws of the Under 30 years of age. People’s Republic of China and meet the admission requirements of the host 2 5 universities or colleges. Attained senior high school Must not be recipients of other diploma with good academic scholarships offered by Chinese 3 performance. 6 government, local governments or For applicants applying for Science other organisations simultaneously. degrees, they must have scored at least 80% in Mathematics. Possess English or Chinese language proficiency. • Students choosing courses in 7 Chinese need to provide HSK4 (or above) certificate. Online interview will be done to examine Chinese proficiency. • Students who choose courses in English need to be able to communicate fluently in English. 6 Selection Procedure pplication will be opened until 31 May 2019. Jiangsu Education Services for International Exchange (JESIE) will select the application of Southeast Asian Students to be under the JJTES-SEA and announce the successful candidates by June 2019. Here are some important dates: A February - May 2019 1. Students and parents explore the April and June programmes provided by the 30 2019 participating institutions via the website(www.studyinjiangsu.org). July 2019 Announcement of 2. Students and parents examine the Scholarship recipient scholarship recipients. accreditation of the institutions in their preparation: (Two rounds) own country. Confirmation with the university, visa 3. Students and parents select threee application, travel most appropriate programmes and arrangements institutions. 4. Students apply for the school and scholarship online following the “Application Procedure.” Required Documents Scanned copy of the passport Scanned copy of your emergency photo page. contact details (can be a passport, 1 4 license, or other official ID) Certified copies of highest Scanned copy of HSK certificate/ academic certificate . TOEFL/IELTS (if any) Documents in languages other 2 than Chinese or English must have 5 certified translations in Chinese or English. Other relevant documents. Certified copies of academic transcripts. Transcripts in 6 3 languages other than Chinese or English must have certified Note: Submitted documents are not returnable translations in Chinese or English. regardless of the result of application. 7 Application Procedure nterested applicants are advised to undertake the following steps for application of the Jiangsu Government Scholarship for Southeast Asia: Note: The students should click the “Educational Cooperation and Exchange with Southeast Asian Nations” with purple color on the I front page of the Study in Jiangsu website, and then click the “Jiangsu Government Scholarship” with orange color to submit