posted on Jul 11 2003
Dear alumni,
Please take a look at the report of the First PKUAAs Conference in US held back
on 6/21 & 6/22, of which the PUAASC President, Dr. Sikun Lan, was an attendee:
http://pkunews.pku.edu.cn/newsshow.php?id=15569
We also have some news which may interest some of you.
Best regards,
PUAASC
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The Overseas Young Chinese Forum ("OYCF"), a non-profit organization based in
the United States, is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications
for its Teaching Fellowships, which sponsor short term teaching trips by
overseas scholars or professionals to universities or other comparable advanced
educational institutions in China. The subjects of teaching include various
fields of humanities and social sciences, specifically economics, political
science, sociology, education, anthropology, philosophy and history. OYCF will
grant 5-7 fellowship awards in the amount of $2,250 each to support short term
teaching trips during the academic year 2003-2004. The application deadline is
July 31, 2003. Awards will be announced on August 31, 2003. Additional
fellowships may be available depending on funding.
If you have a Ph.D., J.D., S.J.D. or a comparable graduate degree from, or is
currently an advanced doctoral candidate in, a university in North America or
other areas outside of China, and are interested in teaching a covered subject
to Chinese college or graduate students, please find the Information and
Application Procedures for the OYCF Teaching Fellowships from
http://www.oycf.org/Teach/application.docAs noted therein, preference will be
given to teaching proposals that include comparative or interdisciplinary
perspectives, is about a subject matter that China is in relative shortage of
teachers, or at universities outside of Beijing, Shanghai or other major
metropolitan areas.
To submit your application, you will need an application form, your curriculum
vitae or resume, a detailed course syllabus, information about the host
institution in China, and a reference. Information and application form can be
found at the above web address.
For more information about OYCF or its teaching program, please visit
http://www.oycf.orgFor questions concerning OYCF Teaching Fellowships or their
application process, please contact teaching@oycf.org.
Bo Li, Duan Wu, Junling Ma, Hao Zou and Lu Zheng
OYCF Teaching Fellowship Selection Committee