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Report - House of Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee Seventh Report on East Asia, including  'China's Rise and its impact on Foreign Policy and Security'. July 2006

New HEFCE, ESRC, AHRC and SFC funding for the greater understanding of China, Japan, Eastern Europe and Arabic-speaking world: June 2006 announcement of the launch of five new collaborative centres as part of a joint £25million Language Based Area Studies initiative.
White Rose East Asia Centre (Leeds, Sheffield)
British Inter-University China Centre (Bristol, Manchester, Oxford)

New Routes to Language initiative to promote young people taking up language study

Confucius Institutes in the UK
Based on the model of the British Council, Goethe Institute, and Alliance Française, 100 Confucius Institutes are being set up worldwide to teach Chinese and about China. Confucius Institutes are being set up in local universities: six such institutes have been announced in the UK to date (Dec 06)
Chinese Embassy Introduction | Independent newspaper article
University of Edinburgh  | University of Cardiff   | University of Manchester |  University of Sheffield  |  SOAS  | LSE 

Rural China Education Foundation Volunteer Teaching Program 
www.ruralchina.org
RCEF is an international non-profit organization that is established to stimulate rural development through quality education. Annual Short-tem Volunteer Teaching Programs bring international young people together with Chinese mainland students to teach in rural schools, participate in community-building, and learn first-hand about the realities of today's rural China.

JOB VACANCIES/ STUDENTSHIPS

BRITISH INTER-UNIVERSITY CHINA CENTRE

Six 3-year postgraduate studentships for doctoral research in Chinese studies will be available through the British Inter-University China Centre (BICC) to students starting postgraduate study in Oxford, Bristol or Manchester.   The studentships will pay full Home/EU fees and maintenance for the duration of the studentship (fees only for EU students unless they meet residency requirements as laid down in the ESRC’s guidelines).

 Funded through the Language-Based Area Studies initiative, BICC is a cross-institutional research and teaching centre, which joins together the expertise of the Universities of Oxford, Bristol and Manchester in Chinese studies. These studentships are open to Home/EU students only (and eligibility for the awards follows research council residency rules).   Both students who already have an offer of a place in hand or who still intend to apply for admission in 2008 will be eligible for funding.   Awards will be made across the social science and humanities disciplines in issues relating to China that can be supervised by BICC-related staff at the Universities of Bristol, Manchester or Oxford.

 Studentships will be available from Sept/Oct 2008 for postgraduate study at Manchester (2 studentships), Oxford (2 studentship) and at Bristol (2 studentships). There is a mix of open studentships, for research in any area related to Chinese Studies, and broadly defined studentships. For full details on the make up of the studentships, please go to www.bicc.ac.uk

 Specialist language training will be available to students, but we would expect students to reach a certain level of proficiency by the time they begin independent research. Full details are on our website. Research proposals will be expected to include a significant element of research to be carried out in Chinese.

 For further information on the studentship and on how to apply please email daniel.holloway_at_area.ox.ac.uk. 01865 – 284993   Application forms and guidance notes are available online on www.bicc.ox.ac.uk

Applications must be received by 12.00 noon (BST, or GMT + 1.00) on 28th February 2008

EU Scholarship Programme for European Interpreter trainees with Chinese – Call for applications

As part of the EU Chinese Interpreter Training Programme 2006-2009, the European Commission/DG Interpretation intends to re-launch the scholarship scheme for young Europeans with a thorough knowledge of Chinese for the academic year 2008-9. A small number of scholarships will be available for successful candidates who possess
• a high standard of Chinese (colloquial and formal registers, written and spoken)
• native-speaker level English
• good oral communication skills, indicating an aptitude for interpreting
• good general knowledge and knowledge of current affairs

Scholarships will be awarded for study in China on the Masters courses in conference interpreting at the University of International Business and Economics, Beijing (http://sis.uibe.edu.cn/zhaosheng/zs.htm). or at Shanghai International Studies University (http://giit.shisu.edu.cn/interpretation/zh/interpretation.htm)
DG Interpretation cooperates with these institutions and is represented at their graduation exams.
The scholarship will amount to €25.000 over two years to cover travel, course fees and subsistence. Scholar swill undertake to sit an inter-institutional accreditation test to be organised after completion of their studies and, if successful, to give the EU institutions first call upon their services for a period of three years.
Application criteria

In order to apply, candidates should:

-be EU citizens -hold a university degree or equivalent by the time the course in China starts -possess native-speaker level English -possess a comprehensive understanding of Mandarin Chinese (written and oral) across a range of subject areas and registers
-speak fluent Mandarin Chinese across a range of subject areas and registers -possess a talent for communication -possess broad general knowledge and good knowledge of current affairs

Application procedure Candidates fitting the above profile are invited to submit applications in writing, explaining their interest in the scholarship and enclosing a short CV and relevant documentation attesting, in particular, their language-knowledge and educational achievements, along with any other relevant qualifications and experience, to:

Paul Brennan, European Commission, DG Interpretation-China correspondent, Office: C107 – 3/72, B-1049 Brussels

Scanned applications may be sent by e-mail to: scic-chinese-scholarship@ec.europa.eu

Applications should contain an e-mail address and a daytime telephone number.

The deadline for applications is 17 February, 2008.