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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) by Research in International Relations

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Ph.D. in International Relations

To offer opportunities for interdisciplinary research studies, Lingnan University (LU) and Shenzhen University (SZU) have launched a collaboration on joint PhD supervision in the research areas of 

International Relations and Development Studies

 from the 2021 intake. Applicants considering for admission to PhD programmes with research areas related to International Relations and Development Studies may consider this joint supervision arrangement.

Under this joint supervision collaboration:

Students will receive joint supervision from a Chief Supervisor from LU and a Co-supervisor from SZU throughout their 3-year studies. Both supervisors will closely supervise the students’ studies.

SZU will waive the tuition fee of students for their 2nd year in SZU, and will offer an annual sum of $80,000 RMB studentship in the year. LU will offer full postgraduate studentships to students in the 1st and 3rd years.

During the PhD studies under joint supervision, students should publish at least one high-quality academic paper with SZU as the affiliated institution/organisation of the first/corresponding author.

Upon graduation, students will be conferred a PhD degree in the programmes enrolled in by LU.

Programmes Available for Joint Supervision with SZU

Applicants may choose to apply for any one of the PhD programmes currently on offer by LU. However, their research areas must be related to International Relations and Development Studies.

To offer opportunities for interdisciplinary research studies, Lingnan University (LU) and Shenzhen University (SZU) have launched a collaboration on joint PhD supervision in the research areas of International Relations and Development Studies from the 2021 intake. Applicants considering for admission to PhD programmes with research areas related to International Relations and Development Studies may consider this joint supervision arrangement.

Students are required to take the required courses of LU in their 1st year of study in LU, and meet other programme requirements, e.g. topic-defence seminar and confirmation of candidature in the first year, annual progress review at the end of each academic year, research findings seminar and thesis examination in the final year. In addition, at least one high-quality academic paper published with SZU as the affiliated institution/organisation of the first/corresponding author is required (students should be the first author or the second author with the SZU supervisor as the first author).

Applicants shall meet the minimum admission requirements and the programme-specific requirements for PhD programmes of LU and SZU respectively.

Please refer to www.LN.edu.hk/sgs/docs/pgrad/criteria.php for the admission criteria and requirements of LU, and www.LN.edu.hk/sgs/docs/pgrad/add-require.php for the additional admission requirements of individual programmes.

For the admission requirements of SZU, please refer to https://yz.szu.edu.cn/info/1011/11648.htm.

Applicants should submit an application to LU via the online admission system at www.LN.edu.hk/admissions/applyonline/index-rpg.html.

Admissions Option 2

Each student will receive full postgraduate studentship from LU in the 1st and 3rd years of study at LU, and an annual sum of $80,000 RMB studentship from SZU in the 2nd year of study at SZU.

Please refer to www.LN.edu.hk/sgs/docs/pgrad/fin-sup.php for studentship rate and other financial support available.


SZU may offer for additional sponsorships/awards for additional publication of high-quality academic papers with SZU as the affiliated institution/organisation of the first/corresponding author.

Scholarships and Funding Option 2

The collaboration is available in full-time mode. The normal study period is 3 years and students will be a registered student of LU throughout the 3-year study period. They will spend their 1st and 3rd years in LU and the 2nd year in SZU as a visiting student.

Curriculum

Students will be conferred the PhD degree in the programmes enrolled in by LU. On the students’ transcripts, collaboration with SZU will be indicated.

Program Outcome

Students under this collaboration will be admitted as a self-financed student. Please refer to www.LN.edu.hk/reg/info/pgrad/fees.php for fee details.

Program Tuition Fees Option 2

Accommodation will be available for students during their studies at LU and SZU respectively. Details of student hostels of LU are available at www.LN.edu.hk/osa/hostel. For SZU, the maximum accommodation period is two years. More details can be referred to https://en.szu.edu.cn/Campus_Life/Housing___Dining.htm.

Facilities Option 2

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Social Sciences

International Relations

Development studies

Lingnan University is the liberal arts university in Hong Kong and we have the longest established tradition among the local institutions of higher education. Our history can be dated back to 1888, when our forerunner, the Christian College in China, was founded in Guangzhou, and to 1967, when the institution, as Lingnan College, was re-established in Hong Kong. In 2015, Lingnan University was named as one of the “Top 10 Liberal Arts College in Asia” by Forbes.

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