At present, employers such as domestic colleges and universities and scientific research institutions attach great importance to the background of returnees, and it has become a trend for PhD candidates to study abroad. What are the advantages of studying abroad as a doctoral student? What is the daily work of doctoral students studying abroad? If they apply for public sponsorship to go abroad, what challenges will the group of doctoral students encounter?
1. Background of current doctoral students studying abroad
In order to better cope with job competition, how can PhD students improve their soft power? In recent years, there are more and more doctors. The reality is that only a domestic doctoral degree is not enough for a doctor to find a satisfactory job, just like a good GT and GPA score cannot guarantee an overseas prestigious school study offer. , because there are more and more people with the same conditions, it has always been a market rule to choose the best from the best in comprehensive consideration.
2. The advantages of studying abroad for doctoral students
`How can a doctoral student make his 4-5 years of doctoral study career productive and colorful? Undoubtedly, applying for a study abroad visit will be the best choice, especially if you can also apply for state funding. Visiting abroad can help PhD students improve their soft power, such as scientific research ability, and expand their horizons, substantially improving their English ability in an authentic language environment. At the same time, to survive and develop in a completely unfamiliar language and cultural environment, this period of tempering must be unforgettable, and the most worthwhile investment in life is to temper yourself, but studying abroad can maximize your ability to think, learn and adapt. ability.
3. The main work content of the doctoral students studying abroad
A core question that foreign guides must ask in the process of visiting scholars—your research plan, "What is your plan? Could you send me an outline of your PhD or your latest publication to get a feeling of how you think and work?" Of course, there are also non-core questions that must be asked, such as "When would you plan to come? How long would you want to stay?" The guidance of foreign directors completes their own research topics and lays the foundation for their doctoral dissertations. If you have the energy, you can attend classes, participate in school academic activities, enjoy school infrastructure benefits such as libraries and gyms, and participate in colorful community activities to better integrate into the lives of local people and make more friends.
4. What challenges do PhD students face when applying for public visits?
1. Language requirements
The CSC doctoral joint training public program is a selective scholarship study abroad program for domestic full-time doctoral students. The funding period is half a year to one year, and the funding amount is 1400-1800 US dollars per month. The doctoral joint training public program requires applicants to obtain an invitation letter from a foreign supervisor in advance and obtain qualified language scores. Based on the rigid language requirements and the advantages and disadvantages of educational resources, applicants generally consider choosing more developed English-speaking countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, etc., and less people choose Japan, France, Germany and other small-language countries. According to the official website of CSC, applicants mainly have 3 options, 1) TOEFL 95 points or IELTS 6.5 points; 2) Pets5 written test with a total score of 55 points (inclusive), including 18 points (inclusive) in the listening part, The total score of the oral test is 3 points or above; 3) Participate in the language training designated by CSC and pass the language test.
2. Invitation letter from foreign guide
For the invitation letter of a foreign tutor, of course, the higher the school's ranking, the better, and the more well-known the tutor, the better. However, according to past application experience, not all PhD candidates who have received public funding for doctoral joint training have offers from famous universities. For example, the University of California, Santa Barbara, a Top 60 school in the United States, has also successfully passed the CSC review and was approved. Get funding.
The offers from famous director schools focus more on the applicant's relatively solid academic background, focused research interests, just-right application of magnetism, and excellent performance in interviews. Based on these understandings, the fundamental way for PhD candidates to apply for visiting invitation letters from well-known foreign universities is to spare no effort to improve their academic background, find their own research interests, and clarify their study goals abroad as soon as possible. Good language skills.
Of course, in addition to the CSC doctoral joint training public program, many domestic universities now also have their own short-term study abroad funding programs for doctoral students. For example, Huake has a 10-month short-term study abroad for PhD candidates; The short-term public funding projects within the school do not have such high language requirements, please refer to the relevant regulations of each school for details.
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