Participating institutions are the Beijing Institute of Technology (Beijing), Jilin University (Changchun) and Xi’an Jiaotong University (Xi’an), as well as Northwestern Agriculture and Forest University (Yangling), Northwestern Polytechnical University (Xi’an) and Northeastern Normal University (Changchun).

Led by Dean Lawrence Martz, a CGSR delegation completed a series of consultations and campus visits on a recent trip to China that resulted in the new agreements.

“We are very pleased with the outcome of our conversations and the MOUs with these top-tier universities,” said Martz. “The U of S is committed to welcoming students from around the world, and these partnerships provide even greater opportunities for students to come study at the U of S.”

The partnering universities have committed to recruit and recommend scholars approved by the Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC). The CGSR and academic units will provide up to 20 tuition scholarships and an additional $4,000 in top-up scholarships to selected students.

The MOUs provide the framework for the establishment of the U of S – China Doctoral Scholar Partnership program, which is designed to recruit top doctorate students from selected Chinese universities who are eligible for graduate scholarship support from the China Scholarship Council. This initiative is the result of co-operation between the Chinese universities, the CGSR and academic units across campus that will receive and work with the students.

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For more information, contact:

Lawrence Martz, Dean
College of Graduate Studies and Research
University of Saskatchewan
Tel: (306) 966-5759
Email: lawrence.martz@usask.ca