UM China Team
The UM China Team brings together delegates from all faculties within the university. Our efforts are primarily focussed on recruiting qualified Chinese students (BA, MA, and PhD candidates), as well as managing different partnerships with academic institutions in China. The team meets regularly and discusses all (new) opportunities related to academic exchanges towards China.
Members of the UM China Team also join the yearly PhD workshop in China. It's an important opportunity to meet qualified and motivated PhD candidates. Additionally, we support science and educational projects, facilitate research projects between UM and academic institutions, organise events with current Chinese students and their supervisors, and provide additional support where necessary.
Currently, Maastricht University (UM) does not have an active agreement with the China Scholarship Council (CSC). As a result, we are unable to accept new applications under this programme at the moment.
We appreciate your understanding and encourage you to check back for future updates.
Current policy at UM concerning CSC
All faculties have a representative in the UM China Team. They can be contacted if you have any questions about China or Chinese students in a specific faculty or research field.
| Who | Position |
|---|---|
| Prof. dr. Henry Otgaar | Chair of CSC |
| Luc van den Akker | CSC scholarship officer |
| Dr. Pablo del Hierro | Coordinator Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences |
| Prof. dr. Thomas Krafft | Coordinator Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Primary Care and Public Health |
| Prof. dr. Niels Philipsen | Coordinator Faculty of Law |
| Mr. Marcel Giezen | Coordinator Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience |
| Dr. Nico Roos | Coordinator Faculty of Science and Engineering |
| Dr. Peiran Jiao | Coordinator School of Business and Economics |
UM and China Scholarship Council
The most important Chinese partner for UM is the China Scholarship Council (CSC). This organisation provides scholarships to Chinese PhD candidates, as well as postdocs and other students to a lesser extent, so they can conduct research at UM.
Most Chinese candidates get government funding from the China Scholarship Council (CSC) since UM and the CSC have a cooperative agreement. Within this framework, in the period of 2019-2024 UM annually provided 40 to 60 research scholarships to qualified Chinese master's students from universities or research institutions.
Research cooperation with China
As a research and innovation powerhouse, China is an important partner for the EU in tackling global challenges. At the same time, China's position as an economic competitor and a systemic rival calls for a rebalancing of research and innovation cooperation. The EU launched discussions with China on a joint roadmap to establish framework conditions and guiding principles for cooperation. This will not only provide us with a level playing field, but also showcases reciprocity while respecting fundamental values, high ethical and scientific integrity standards.
On this basis, research fields in which cooperation could be mutually beneficial will be identified such as climate science and biodiversity protection, circular economy, health, food, agriculture, aquaculture, and ocean observation. Creating a level playing field and showing reciprocity will be crucial to developing our cooperation with China. The aim is to encourage universities and research institutions to ensure a higher degree of reciprocity and mutual benefit in their cooperation with Chinese partners.
