Chương trình học bổng Thạc sĩ MOC 2018 chuyên ngành Luật Quốc tế và Luật Trung Quốc tại Đại học Vũ Hán

1. Program Introduction

  Starting from 2008, 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 developing 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 offer 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. The graduates of these programs 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.

2. Objects

 Our prospective students are mid-to-senior level officials or managers from the government, the media, NGOs, and other public sectors, who have demonstrated superior performance, both academically and in their work. By the time of matriculation, each must have obtained an undergraduate bachelor's degree in the case of our master program.

3. Achievement

   The program is to, in advanced theory and application, prepare professional and versatile talents who can be independently engaged in research and teaching of International Law, master the basics of law systematically and expertise of International Law and Chinese Law deeply and comprehensively and specialize in some fields of International Law.

4. Admission Plan

In 2018, we have planned to enroll up to 30 students in our master program, for Intentional Law and Chinese Law major. Study period is two years. The teaching language is English.

5. Financial Aid

Ministry of Commerce of P.R.C. will provide "Chinese Government Scholarships" to admitted students from developing countries. These scholarships cover tuition、management、basic living expenses and round-trip international airfare for the students. Students are exempt from tuition fees, accommodation fees, teaching material fees, research and investigation fees, English teaching subsidy, graduation thesis guidance fees. They also include comprehensive medical insurance, which is purchased by the university for students. In terms of living expenses, it is 36000RMB/year for the master program. There is also a one-off settlement allowance of 3000RMB/person. Other expenses shall be administered and used by the Ministry of Commerce or the university, and shall not be distributed to the students. The Ministry of Commerce only provides students with financial support within the schooling year, which is stated in the admission notice, and students will not receive further funding for deferment.

   （二）. University Introduction

1. About Wuhan University

Wuhan University is a key university directly under the administration of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. It is located in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province. The university features spectacular natural surroundings with the scenic Luojia Hill in it and the beautiful East Lake by its side. The University dates back to Ziqiang Institute, which was founded in 1893 by Zhang Zhidong, governor of Hubei and Hunan Provinces in late Qing Dynasty after the Qing Government approved his memorial to the throne. Later, its name changed for several times before it was named National Wuhan University in July 1928. By the end of 1946, the university had six colleges, i.e., the colleges of liberal arts, law, sciences, engineering, agriculture and medicine. Wuhan University had a glorious innovative tradition and enjoyed a very high academic prestige.

2. Law School of Wuhan University

   Wuhan University legal science has a long history which can be traced back to Hubei Legal School established in 1908. After the Revolution of 1911, the School renamed to Hubei Public Law School. In 1926, Wuchang Sun Yat-Sen University was founded and finally it was reorganized to Wuhan National University in 1928, and the Law School is always one of the important departments. At that time, a large number of famous jurists such as Yan Shutang, Wang Shijie, Pi Zongshi, Zhou Gengsheng, Mei Ru’ao successively worked here, the Law School enjoyed its reputation at home and abroad. After the recovery of Law Faculty in 1979 and the establishment of Law School in 1986, several famous jurists successively served as the dean of Law Faculty and Law School, such as the famous jurist Professor Han Depei, the famous penologist Professor Ma Kechang, the well-known civil and commercial law expert Professor Ma Junju, the well-known international law expert Professor Yu Jinsong and Professor Zeng Lingliang, and the current dean is the well-known economic law expert Professor Feng Guo. After 30 years reconversion and development, the Law School has become a national center of legal education and research in China.

3. Campus Environment

   Wuhan University is located in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province, in the middle of P. R. China with convenient transportation. Wuhan has four distinct seasons in mid-latitudes zone. The mean temperature of Wuhan is 17.1℃, among which the highest temperature is 29.1℃in July and the lowest is 4℃ in January. Wuhan University features spectacular natural surroundings with the scenic Luojia Hill in it and the beautiful East Lake by its side. It is reputated as one of the most beautiful universities in China. It has convenient living condition with high-level facilities. The canteens in each division of the university offers quality catering service to more than fifty thousand teachers and students and have special Muslims' dishes. In the Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and Sciences of Wuhan University, there are standard single rooms and a flat with four single rooms for foreign students’ dormitories. Those rooms are equipped with air-conditioners, showers, washrooms and shared kitchens. An entrance guard system is installed in the dormitory buildings. Students can enter or leave the building by swiping their student cards. Cable internet and Wifi are availble on campus.

（三）. Academic Project

 1. Curriculum (in the below table) and credits

   Total credits for the semester must meet 36 points, among which course credits should amount to 26 points and academic dissertation 10 points.

(1)  Degree Course：15 points

① Fundamental Compulsory Course:5 points, Chinese Language Comprehension of 36 hours and 2 points, and Introduction to China of 36 hours and 3 points included.

② Major Compulsory Course should be no less than 10 points.

(2)  Elective Course:  10 points

Total credits should be no less than 36 points (including academic dissertation of 10 points).

Compulsory course:

  a. Introduction to Chinese Law and Society: to introduce the basic Law System of China and the situation of China Society.

b. Global Governance and International Rule of Law: to learn the basic theories of international Law, to know the international rule of law under the global governance circumstance。

c. International Trade Law: WTO Laws; Regional Trade Agreement; Comparative Foreign Trade Law; Chinese Foreign Trade Law; and International Commercial Law

d. International Law of Treaty: Historical Development of International Law of Treaty; Categories and Characteristics of the Current Treaties; Status and Function of treaty; Conclusion and entry of effect of treaty; Reservation of Treaty; Responsibility for Breach of Contract and Settlement of Disputes

e. International Arbitration and Civil Procedure: the International Civil and Commercial Dispute Resolution Methods, including theory and practice of the International civil dispute lawsuit system, and of international commercial arbitration system; ADR (alternative Disputes Reservation, etc.

  f. International Environmental Law: Principle, Regulation and System of the International   Environmental Problems.

Elective course

a. International Intellectual Property Law: International Law Protection of the Intellectual Property

b. Chinese Contract law：to introduce the structure of Chinese Contract Law and other relevant laws and regulations.

c. International Organization Law：Theory and Practice of the International Organization Law; Interaction of the International Organization and International Law; the Articles, Structure, Functions and Powers and Activity Programs of the International Organization; the United National Laws; International Economic Law; Regional International Organization Law; Specialized Organization Law and International Administrative Law; Relations between China and the International Organization; WTO Laws; EU Laws.

d. International Law and the Sea, the Outer Space, the Antarctic: The historical Development of Sea Laws; Continental Shelf and the Exclusive Economic Zone System; Adjacent Sea and Region System; High Seas System;

e. International Investment and Financial Law: Chinese Investment Law, Comparative Investment Law and some Private Overseas Investment International Laws. Legal System of International financial transactions, international financial regulation;

Timetable：in the below table

Curriculum Schedule of Chinese Law and International Law

Staff structure: Teachers are mainly composed by professors and associate professors from Institute of International Law of Wuhan University who have background of studying abroad and excellent English skills.

2. Teaching Methods

    Course instruction is the main method, and international law courses will adopt lectures, workshops and other methods, emphasize on case teaching and encourage students to actively participate in classroom teaching. Assessment methods of compulsory courses include examination and appraisal. Appraisal is aimed to supervise and urge students to participate in course learning actively and focuses on testing students’ ability and method of using their existing theory and background knowledge to analyze, judge and resolve practical problems, and its forms may be versatile. Examination can adopt book-close examination and thesis or other forms, testing students’ abilities to understand and use their learned theoretical knowledge systematically and their abilities to conduct independent research. Both methods are chosen by teachers.

3. Semester arrangement

Course Schedule of LL.M. Program on Chinese Law and International Law

(2018-2020)

Topics of degree thesis should locate in frontier issues with great theoretical and practical significance in the field of international law, or carry on comparative study of their own country’s or China’s legal system, which focus on reflecting students’ ability to analyze complicated legal problems in international community with integrated use of theory and knowledge. Mentor groups determine a specific mentor to guide students according to his or her topic.4. Degree thesis

    Degree thesis should be reviewed by three experts with senior professional titles of associate professor or above.

5. Degree awarded

   Students whose degree exams and elective exams are all qualified and passed the dissertation defense can be granted master’s degree of law.

二 . Application

（一）.Applicants  

Applicants should be non-Chinese nationality and in good health. Applicants should come from developing countries and should be government officials at middle or senior level, or researchers or administrators of academic institutions at middle or senior level. Applicants who apply for a master degree program should be under 35 years old and have a bachelor’s degree.

（二）. Application Procedures

1. How to Application

(1) Application Online.

Register and apply online in CSC at http://laihua.csc.edu.cn. Choose type B of scholarship program in the CSC system. Wuhan university code is 10486. Submit online the completed “Application Form for Chinese Government Scholarship”, download and print the completed application form.

At the same time register and apply online in Wuhan University at http://admission.whu.edu.cn for record, then submit online the completed “Application Form for International Scholars and Students of Wuhan University”, download and print the completed application form.

(2）Statement:

 A . Application forms should be signed after print.

 B. Application forms should be pasted with required photo after print.

 C. Type should be Chinese Government Scholarship program B.

 D. For the Master program, Discipline is “International Law”.

2. Materials Required

(1) Application form for Chinese Government Scholarship.

(2) Application Form for International Scholars and Students of Wuhan University.

(3) Recommendation letter by a superior in the institution where the applicant works.

(4) Recommendation letters by a professor who knows the applicant research abilities well.

(5) An original copy and a photocopy need to be prepared for each degree.

 (6) Transcripts must list all courses taken and all scores obtained.

（7）CV.

（8）Personal statement must be written in English and be some 1000 words in length. It shall cover such essential elements as applicant’s academic background, work experience, achievements.

（9）Future research plan can be written in Chinese or English. It shall entail the applicant’s study and research goals.

（10）Personal passport: photocopy of passport photo page. Do not use diplomatic or official passport.

（11）Applicants who are not native English speakers or whose undergraduate education was not conducted in English shall provide TOEFL or IELTS test scores. TOEFL requires 80, IELTS requires 5.5. For those who could not offer the above mentioned standard English test results, additional oral or written English test organized by Wuhan University will be required to participate in.

(12) Two recent, 2-inch, white photos.

(13）The health form shall be issued within one month before the submission of application, showing that the applicant carries no infectious diseases which may have a serious impact on public health or fall into any of the health situations prohibited by China’s Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Laws and Regulations. Students with severe illnesses or expectant mothers are not allowed to study in China, including those who have serious hypertension, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, diabetes, cancers or other serious chronic diseases, neurogenic diseases, infectious diseases and serious disability, and those who have just recovered from major surgeries, or in the acute phase of illness.

3. Submission

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

（2）Submit a written request to the Economic and Commercial Counselor 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 program at WHU are already full.

B. Other special requests if any.

Reminders:

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

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

C.     Applicants will get back all the hard-copy materials, both original copies and photocopies from the Economic and Commercial Counselor’s Office. Then the applicants should e-mail all the scanned application documents to Ms. Yuan  for verification in Wuhan University. If admitted, they must take the documents to China and submit them to the School of international Education of Wuhan University during registration in early September.  

D.    None of the materials submitted to the School of international Education of Wuhan University 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.

4.Registration Period For New Admitted Students

Beginning of September, 2018, The exact date will be specified in the admission notice.

（三）. Deadline

The application deadline for the master program is June 29, 2018.

 三. Others

（一）. Contact

Address: Admission office of School of International Education, Wuhan University, Hubei Province, P.R.China

Post code:430072
Tel: 0086-27-68753912
Fax: 0086-27-87863154
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://admission.whu.edu.cn/
Contact Person: Ms. YUAN

 （二）. Important Statements:

All the documents will not be returned after submission no matter the result.

1. Chinese Government would not do explanation to the results deliberately.

2. No Funds cover for relatives’ visiting procedures.

3. Admission documents will give guideline for visa procedures.