DTP scholarships at UNNC-Shenzhen University (2020 entry)
| Reference: |
20053DTPSZU |
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| Length of Scholarships: |
up to 36 months, subject to satisfactory progression |
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| Places: |
5 |
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| Closing Date: |
16:00, 12 June 2020 (China Time) |
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The available PhD scholarships cover:
- Tuition fee
- Monthly stipend (RMB4500)
- Medical insurance with designated providers
- All above items are covered for up to 36 months based on satisfactory progression
- All regulations set out in the UNNC PGR Scholarship Policy apply
In addition to the above scholarship, successful candidates also have the opportunity to carry out paid teaching (after the completion of Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) training) or research assistant duties at UNNC since second year of their PhD programmes.
Available PhD research areas:
Economics
- Monetary Policy
- Banking and Financial Market
- China’s Economic Reform
- Population Economics
- Labour Economics
- Economics of International Business
- Spatial Economics (Economic Geography)
- Behavioural and Experimental Economics
- Management of banking industry
- Quality Economics
- Industry Economics
Accounting
- Tax avoidance
- Capital gains taxation
- Corporate income tax
- Corporate social responsibility reporting
- Behavior accounting
- Numeracy in accounting
- Accounting big data
- Blockchain in accounting
- Accounting studies of capital market
- Auditing quality study
Finance
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Institutional Investors
- Machine Learning/ AI and its application in Corporate Finance
- Asset pricing
- Derivatives
- Financial technologies
- Digital Financial Inclusion
- Chinese financial markets
- Applied time series econometrics
- Corporate governance and control
- Corporate Finance
Supply Chain Management
- Supply Chain Finance
- Production and operations management
- Logistics and supply chain management
- Industrial informatics
- Urban mobility and informatics
- Smart city and sustainability
- Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- Simulation and Optimization
- IoT and Cyber-physical SystemScheduling
- Machine Learning/ AI and its application in Supply Chain
Potential Supervisors
PhD programme structure
PhD programmes at the UNNC are composed of 3 years research and a 1 year thesis pending period for full time PhDs. Full time PhDs are expected to submit their thesis within a maximum of four years from initial registration. PhD supervision is undertaken jointly by academics from University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC), Shenzhen University and the University of Nottingham UK (UNUK). On successful completion of the PhD, the students will be awarded a PhD degree from University of Nottingham. No reference will be made on the degree certificate as to where the degree has been completed. The University of Nottingham PhD degree is accredited by the Chinese Ministry of Education and the UK Quality Assurance Agency.
Eligibility
Applicants must have a first class honours undergraduate degree or 65% and above for a Masters’ degree from a British university, or the equivalent from other institutions.
Applicants must meet the required English language proficiency for the relevant subject area. IELTS 6.5 (minimum 6.0 in all elements) or its equivalent is required for Faculty of Science and Engineering (FoSE) scholarship applicants.
More details can be found on the ‘entry requirements’ page of the website.
How to apply
No separate application is required for applying for a scholarship but please make sure you quote the scholarship reference number in your PhD application form. It normally takes 7-8 weeks for a final decision to be made after the closing date. List of required documents can be found on the ‘how to apply’ page.