I. Program Description

1. Overview

Academic Education Programs sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce of People’s Republic of China is designed to foster high-end business officials and managerial personnel for the recipient countries, offering one-year and two-year master programs as well as three-year doctoral programs for the purpose of educating high-end and inter-disciplinary talent working in the applied fields of government, trade, foreign affairs, agriculture, technology, education, culture and health, building intellectual capacity and facilitating the economic and social development of the recipient countries. These programs provide assistance to governmental officials, research fellows, and senior managerial personnel on their master and doctor education in China, which are fully conducted in English. Admission requirements include a bachelor’s degree, relevant working experiences, and decent physical conditions, essential for the high-compact curriculum needed for the degrees.

Starting from 2008, a number of 2,678 students from developing countries have attended these programs, until now, except for those who are in the middle of their studies, 1,088 of them have graduated and obtained master degrees. These graduates are now working in their specialties back in home and undertaking an increasingly significant role in the economic development cooperation between China and their home countries.

Master Program of Public Diplomacy at Jilin University aims at providing students with basic theory and research methods of public diplomacy, international relations, diplomacy studies, public relations, communication studies, familiarizing them with public diplomacy developments of different countries and developing their capacities both in practice and theory suitable for government, society and entrepreneurial environments.

As for the positive effects and good results brought by these programs in strengthening economic ties and friendship between China and the recipient countries, the Ministry of Commerce of People’s Republic of China will continuously intensify its efforts in enlarging the enrollment scale and improving the quality of education. We believe that by attending the programs and achieving the degrees, you will embrace a successful career and brighter future.

About Jilin University

Founded in 1946, Jilin University has been merged with the former Jilin University of Technology, Norman Bethune Medical University, Changchun University of Science and Technology, and Changchun College of Posts and Communications in 2000; and with the former University of Military Logistics in 2004;As one of the key research-oriented comprehensive universities directly under the Ministry of Education, Jilin University is strongly supported by state key projects such as “211” and “985”, and is the largest comprehensive university in China in terms of its student enrolment. Located in Changchun, capital city of Jilin Province, covering a total area of 6,110,000 m with seven campuses dispersed in six districts; Offering disciplines covering all the 13 disciplinary categories, including philosophy, economics, law, education, literature, history, science, engineering, agriculture, medicine, management, military science and arts, with 127undergraduate , 299 Master’s, 237 doctoral and 41 post-doc programs;1 national engineering laboratory, 2 national-provincial joint engineering laboratories, 6 state key laboratories, 1 national animal laboratory center, 1 national engineering research center, 11 key laboratories of Ministry of Education, 5 engineering research centers of the Ministry of Education, 23 open research laboratories and key laboratories of other state ministries;6,568 Faculty members, including 2058 full professors (1,186 doctoral advisors), 24 members of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering (15 adjunct academicians);Near 69,000 fulltime students, with over 24,000 in master’s and doctoral programs, over 43,000 in undergraduate programs and over 2000 international students. Adhering to their school motto “Truthfulness, Innovation, Aspiration and Determination”, more than 300,000 talented people have graduated from Jilin University in the past decades and are doing excellent job in various fields both in China and abroad. The outstanding JLU graduates have made great contributions to the country’s prosperity, regional development and human civilization. Looking ahead, Jilin University is dedicated to the goal of “becoming, by the year 2020, an important base for cultivating the country’s high quality and innovative talents, for high level scientific research and transformation of research achievements, and for high level policy-making consultation; becoming a university which plays an important role in boosting both national and regional economic development, renowned for its high quality research both at home and abroad, highly praised by the society, and internationally recognized among top universities worldwide.”

Jilin Province is located in the central part of Northeast China, its territory covers 187,400 square kilometers, and the population is over 27 million，with Changchun City as its capital. Jilinprovince is one ofChina’s important production base of commodity grains including corn and soybean etc. The petrol-chemistry and automobile industry is fairly developed.  Jilin Province has special landscape with good ecological environment, rich natural, mineral and tourist resources. After these years’ development and construction, there are more than 300 tourist spot in Jilin Province, and a new travel system has been formed including Changbai Mountains Nature Reserve, Jingyue Pool National Forest Park, Jilin Songhua Lake National Scenic Resort, Beida Lake Skiing field, moreover, The Xianghai Nature Reserve of Tongyu in the west area has been place on the catalogue in the world most important wetland. The Konguryo’s ruins, tombs, of the General and the King at Ji’an City, Jilin Province were listed in the World Famous Heritage List by the 28th Conference of the World Heritage Committee on July 1st, 2004.

Changchun is a beautiful modern city located to the northeast of Beijing, in the heart of the Northeast China Plain. Its urban population is now about 3 million. Lying in the temperate zone, Changchun is neither too hot nor too cold with four distinct seasons and an annual average temperature of5.2℃。

Jingyue Tan (Crystal MoonLake) to the southeast of the city is known for its largest artificial forest area inAsiaand a national resort with perfect ecological environment. Puyi, the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty built his palace in Changchun.

About School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA)

The Era of Public Diplomacy calls for new type of talents who are versed in communication and dialogue, and have good knowledge of the world economy, politics and cultural plurality. As an answer to this calling and to promote public diplomacy and cultural exchanges, Jilin University has set up the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) which is the first school oriented in public diplomacy studies among Chinese universities. In 2014 SIPA participated as a founding member in the establishment of “Collaborative Innovation Center of the Theory and Practices of China’s Diplomacy” initiated by China Foreign Affairs University.

The School of International and Public Affairs has being undertaken the English conducted graduate program on ‘Contemporary International Relations Studies’ since 2006, and has constructed a faculty team pivoted in International Relations while specialized in Law, Economics, Journalism, History and Cross-Cultural Communication, etc. The Dean of SIPA is Prof. Debin Liu, and the Vice-President of China National Association for International Studies. As well, SIPA also includes Barry Buzan who is member of British Academy of Science and a former professor of London School of Economics, Brantly Womack who is the Friendship Award recipient and professor of government and diplomacy in the University of Virginia, etc. as Honorary or Guest Professors.

SIPA combines the training of Chinese students and International students together and adopted English as the working language for main courses. The purpose is to lay out a multiethnic-multicultural platform, promote research in public diplomacy, China studies and international relations, and cultivate a new generation of herald of civility and specialist in communication.

SIPA regularly organizes an international workshop on IR theory and current international issues every year and the annual graduate workshop on East Asia from which some ‘2+2’ and ‘3+1’ joint education programs has been launched with multiple overseas universities. It provides students with at least one year of overseas study experience which benefit their visions and future.

SIPA will steadily uphold the educational ideal of internationalization, inclusiveness, innovation and practice, and will put greater endeavor for the development of public diplomacy disciplines in China.

2. Prospective Students

This program opens to government officials from developing countries and mid-level or above management officials from universities, research institutes, NGO, medias and so on. Applicants should hold Bachelor or above certificate, under the age of 45. Priorities will be given to applicants who have working experiences and leadership decision experiences.

3. Program Objective

Approved by Academic Degree Office of the State Council and initiated by Ministry of Commerce of China, SIPA has undertaken the “Master Program of Public Diplomacy for Senior Officials in Developing Countries” since 2014, which recruit about 20 students per year for those who are officials working in Media, Culture, Education and Public Diplomacy sectors in developing countries.

4. Enrollment Plan

In 2016 we plan to enroll 20 students in this master program. All courses will be taught in English, students are required to finish their study within one year, acquire enough credits, finish thesis wring and then be granted a Law Master Degree. There are compulsory courses and selective courses, altogether 16 credits (including 12 from compulsory courses) are necessary.

5. Financial Aid

The Chinese Ministry of Commerce will provide "Chinese Government Scholarships" to admitted students from developing countries. These scholarships cover both tuition and living expenses. They also include a round-trip international airfare. In terms of living expenses, it is 36000RMB/year for the master program, and 42000RMB/year for the doctoral program. There is also a settlement allowance of 3000RMB/person.

6.Living Condition

Departments for international students are very well equipped with in-door bathroom, cable TV, WIFI, kitchen and other necessary facilities.

II. Education Plan

1. Courses

（1）compulsory Courses：

（2）Optional Courses：

2. Introduction of Courses Instructors

3. Education Model

Classroom courses are the majority of this program, together with scheduled seminars, reports and presentations. Besides instructors listed above, SIPA also invites famous scholars and diplomats around the world come to Jilin University to give lectures, in order to broaden students horizon and set up their connections with them.

As supplements to Classroom courses, field studies are arranged regularly. In first semester, trips to Beijing and Xi’an are arranged; and in the second semester, students could go to visit Northeast China countryside and nearby cities.

4. Time Schedule

First Semester:

Late August – Late October: first stage classroom courses

Late October: field study to Beijing and Xi’an

Late October- Late January: second stage classroom courses

Late January: Thesis Proposal and co-supervisor meeting

Late January-Early March: thesis writing

Second Semester:

Early March-Early May: third stage classroom courses

Early June: thesis defense

Middle June: field study to Northeast China countryside

Late June-Early July: graduation

5.Master Thesis

Students are expected to fix specific research topic by the end of first semester, and have thesis dissertation. School of International and Public Affairs will be responsible for thesis writing supervision. The thesis topic should focus on public diplomacy. The thesis is expected to combine theoretical perspectives, analytical skills and practical experiences of public diplomacy, and aiming at solving practical problem, no less than 12 thousand words.

6.Degree Requirements

Students are required to successfully complete 16 credit-worth course work and a master thesis and thesis defense within the required time period. After meeting the above requirements and with the approval of University Degree Committee, the master degree of International Studies in Law will be awarded.

III. Application

1.Application Prerequisites

1. Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens with a valid passport；

2. Applicants must have attained a Bachelor’s degree or above, with a higher level of English. Priorities will be given to applicants who has working experience；

3. Candidates must be healthy and must not have any disease or situation listed below:

a) Diseases prohibited by Chinese Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Laws and Regulations

b) Other severe chronic diseases like high blood pressure, cardio-cerebrovascular disease, diabetes; psychological diseases; or other infectious diseases which may harm public health

4. Applicants recommended by the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China will be given priorities.

2. Application Procedure

1）Application to Jilin University

Please visit “study at Jilin University's online application system athttp://cie.jlu.edu.cn/and register for an account. fill in all the required information, and an application form will come into being. Print out the form, put on a hand-written name and date, and then post a photo on it.

2）Application to Chinese Government Scholarship

Please visit the online application system of Chinese Scholarship Council athttp://laihua.csc.edu.cn,and register for an account. Select the program “Chinese Government Scholarship”, fill in all the required information, and an application form will come into being. Print out the form, put on a hand-written name and date, and then post a photo on it. To complete the form successfully, please note the following information:

·The agency No. of Jilin University is 10183;

·For the master program, Discipline is “Law”, Major is “International Relations”;

·CSC number generated will be used while visa application

3. Application Materials

·Highest diploma (notarized photocopy). Documents in languages other than Chinese or English must be attached with notarized translations in Chinese or English.

·Transcripts. Transcripts in languages other than Chinese or English must be attached with notarized translations in Chinese or English.

·A study or research plan in Chinese or in English, not less than 800 words.

·Two letters of recommendation in Chinese or English by experts with a professional title of Full Professor or Associate Professors.

·Photocopies of Foreigner Physical Examination Form filled in English; the student can keep the original. The medical examinations must cover all the items listed in the Foreigner Physical Examination Form. Incomplete records or those without the signature of the attending physician, official stamp of the hospital or a sealed photograph of the applicants will be considered invalid. The medical examination results will be valid only for 6 months. The above forms can be downloaded from the website:http://www.csc.edu.cn

4. Submission

1)    Submit all the application materials listed in the above table in both hard copy and scanned copy to the Economic and Commercial Counselor’s Office of Chinese Embassy. Hard copy must include both the original copy and the photocopy, as indicated in the table. For emails and addresses of the Economic and Commercial Counselor’s Offices, please visithttp://www.china-aibo.cn.

2)    Submit a written request to the Economic and Commercial Counselor’s Office of Chinese Embassy for an official recommendation letter and clearly state:

a)     Whether the applicant is willing to be considered for a similar program at other universities if the programs at Jilin University are already full. 

b) Other special requests if any.

5. Reminders

1)    All the documents to be submitted should be in Chinese or English. Otherwise, a notarized copy in Chinese or English is required.

2)    An original copy of degrees, transcripts and language certificates must be presented for on-site verification.

3)    Applicants will get back all the hard-copy materials, both original copies and photocopies from the Economic and Commercial Counselor's Office. If admitted, they must take the documents to China and submit them to the Institute of South-South Cooperation and Development during registration in early September.

4)    None of the materials submitted to the Institute of South-South Cooperation and Development will be returned. For important documents such as degrees and transcripts, a stamped copy issued by the institution where the applicant received his/her degrees will be accepted as a replacement of the original copy. In this case, the original copy must be presented for on-site verification.

6. Deadline

The application deadline for the master program is June 30, 2017.

7. Special Notes

1.     All documents will not be returned to applicants whether they are enrolled or not;

2.     Chinese government will not give any comments or explanation to applicants whether they are enrolled or not;

3.     If students’ spouse and children come to China to pay a visit to them, all expenses relevant should be responsible by students themselves.

4.     More detailed information concerning on visa application and other requirements would be listed in Admission document.

IV. Contacts

Ms. Lili Chang

Office of International Students, Jilin University

2699 QianjinDajie, Changchun, Jilin, 130012, P.R. CHINA

TEL: +86-431-85166795

FAX: +86-431-89228917

E-mail:changll@jlu.edu.cn;

Website:http://en.jlu.edu.cn