The Forbidden City Scholarship, funded by Beijing Municipal Government,  aims to sponsor excellent oversea students from countries along  the “Belt and Road” routes for full time doctoral studies. As one of the  project’s affiliated institutions, China Agricultural University (CAU)  now offers PhD program in Development Studies to  international students who wish to engage in doctoral research in the  field. The program is based in the College of Humanities and Development  Studies (COHD) at CAU. With competitive English courses taught by a  group of leading scholars in their fields and a three-year full  scholarship, we welcome all aspirational candidates to join us.

CAU is the institution that initiated development studies in China.  Development Studies in COHD is led by two themes: development and  change, and focuses on four particular fields: international  development, national development, international agrarian change and  national agrarian change. With rich research and teaching experience,  COHD scholars have enjoyed high academic reputation at home and abroad.  The college is also visited regularly by well-known international  scholars including Henry Bernstein, Jan Douwe van der Ploeg, Saturnino  (‘Jun’) M. Borras Jr. , Carlos Oya and Jennifer Conroy Franco as adjunct  professors. Since 2011, the COHD Seminar Series - Critical Issues in Agrarian and Development Studies (CIADS) has  organized 86 sessions and invited keynote speakers from all over the  world, including Teodor Shanin, James Scott, Michael Lipton, Paul  Richards, Sir Gordon Conway, Barbara Harriss-White, James  Ferguson, Bridget O'Laughlin, Ben White and Tania Li, among others. The  college is also the first in China to offer doctoral degree in  Development Studies since 2017.

Basic Information  

Field：Development Studies   

Discipline：Sociology  

Degree：Doctor of Law 

Duration：Three years (full time)  

Scholarship: Forbidden City Scholarship, provided by Beijing Municipal  Government, covering the three-year tuition fee, accommodation fee,  living expense and medical insurance. It will also support one  round-trip ticket to Beijing and back home (Economy Class).

Targeting Students: Oversea students from the countries under the “Belt and Road” initiative.  

Deadline for the application: 30^th March, 2020.

Eligibility  

Nationality:Non-Chinese citizens of the “Belt and Road” countries who  do not have Chinese nationality under the Nationality Law of the  People's Republic of China and hold a valid ordinary passport.
Degree: A strong academic record, and holding at least a Master Degree  obtained from an institution with good academic reputation. A first  degree in social sciences or humanities and prior working experiences in  the field of development would be an advantage.

Language: The doctoral program is in English and the applicants should  have an excellent English proficiency to be able to accomplish the  doctoral study and thesis writing. We expect applicants to have passed  IELTS with scores over 6.5 and writing over 6, or equivalent  qualifications.  

Age: Under 40 and in good health condition.

Application Documents  

1. CAU Application Form for International Students (Apply on http://apply.cau.edu.cn).  

Forbidden City Scholarship application opens between 1st January, 2020 and 30th March, 2020. 

Please choose Beijing Government Scholarship for International Students”.

2. Certificate or proof of education in academic institution, and  academic transcript (scanned). The certificates provided should be the  original documents in Chinese or in English, otherwise notarized  translations in Chinese or English are required.

3. Two academic recommendation letters from scholars of associate professorship or higher. 

4. The scanned page with personal information on the passport (ordinary passport). 

5. A letter from your current employer to certify your employment  status, or a letter from your current university to certify when you  expect to graduate.

6. Scanned copy of Foreigner Physical Examination Form. The blank form can be found in http://admissions.cau.edu.cn/en/download?cid=157&pid=144.

7. The abstract of your master thesis.

8. A personal statement that includes a research proposal indicating  your future research project during doctoral period (about 2000 words).

9. Other materials that can support your application, such as published academic papers or other academic achievement proofs.

Application fee is 400 Yuan. All the original documents will be checked in the enrollment.

Program Description  

Courses Highlights:

Development Theories, Critical Development Studies, Political  Economy of Development, Agrarian Sociology, Research Methodology in  Development Studies, Research Methods of Social Sciences, Regional  Development Planning and Management, Public Policy Analysis,  Community-based Natural Resource Management, Development Patterns of  China, etc.

PhD Dissertation:

Each candidate is required to complete a dissertation in English under supervision (above 70,000 words).

Program Details  

Curriculum  

Training Components and Requirements  

Potential Supervisors  

LI Xiaoyun, Professor, Ph.D. 

Email: xiaoyun@cau.edu.cn 

YE Jingzhong, Professor, Ph.D.

Email: yejz@cau.edu.cn  

WU Huifang, Professor, Ph.D.

Email: wuhf@cau.edu.cn 

XU Xiuli, Professor, Ph.D.

Email: xxl@cau.edu.cn 

LU Jixia, Professor, Ph.D.

Email: lujx@cau.edu.cn  

WANG Yihuan, Professor, Ph.D.

Email: wangyh@cau.edu.cn  

WANG Chunyu, Associate Professor, Ph.D.

Email: wangchyu@cau.edu.cn  

PAN Lu, Associate Professor, Ph.D.

Email: panlu@cau.edu.cn  

ZANG Leizhen, Professor, Ph.D.

Email: zangleizhen@cau.edu.cn 

Contact 
LIU Chaoqun

E-mail: dssp@cau.edu.cn 
Fax:+86-010-62731027 
  
College of Humanities and Development Studies
China Agricultural University
Room 221, Minzhu Building 
No.17 Qing Hua Dong Lu, Haidian District, Beijing 100083
P.R.China

FOREIGNER PHYSICAL EXAMINATION FORM.doc

Application Form for Foreigner Wishing to Study in CAU.doc

Potential Supervisors.pdf