Questions tagged [china]
On standards or conventions specific to the higher education system in China, which differs in structure and style from the systems in other parts of the world.
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Which recognized mathematical journal accepts submissions in Chinese language [closed]
I know from experience that some [mathematical-journals] from France allow French submissions. And on the arXiv you can see now and then a math paper in French and not only in English.
I've checked ...
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A postdoc in China vs a postdoc in the US
I am a PhD student about to graduate from a university in Western Europe, and recently I have received two postdoctoral job offers - one in Beijing and another in Los Angeles, and I find it hard to ...
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What are the pros and cons of joining a newly established department as assistant/associate professors?
I am an assistant professor with three years of experience. I am planning to leave and I have two choices: one is a newly established department A (2 years) while one department B is slightly older (5 ...
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What problems do non-Chinese people face while working as research professors in China?
I am doing a PhD in EU. Given the high competition for academic jobs in the EU, I am considering moving to China to seek an assistant professorship after finishing my degree. My intention is to have ...
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What if I have no students when I do a research? [closed]
Now I am a Ph.D student in China. I will get my degree at 2023.12 (if fortunately). But I only have three papers. I wish a school with a good platform. Now I find a school with title "211", ...
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How common are cash-per-publication incentives in different countries?
I've just asked Can Chinese "scientists who publish in the top Western journals... earn in excess of $100,000 per paper" via cash-per-publication incentives? in which I reference the recent ...
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Can Chinese "scientists who publish in the top Western journals... earn in excess of $100,000 per paper" via cash-per-publication incentives?
The recent Politics SE question Did China scientific incentives address the fact that the system can be gamed? includes the following:
These guys have surveyed the financial incentives offered by the ...
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Why is Lishui University present in so many cities across the globe?
I'm searching for a postdoc and it seems that Lishui University recruits for its departments in Tokyo, Seoul, New York, Sidney etc. Typical job ad looks like this.
Not even biggest universities I know ...
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How does a remote academic position work for a position in China?
I just came across this remote position on LinkedIn, which is for an assistant/associate professor position at a certain university in China, see the screenshot below:
I'm based in Europe, and it's ...
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How would growing tensions between PR China and United States affect academia?
As in the title. The relationship between two countries seems to go towards a colder climate and actual war scenarios are discussed (slightly) more openly.
What are possible implications for academia ...
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Credit for co-first authorship in Chinese academia
I heard that in Chinese academia, you would not get credit for a co-first-author paper if you are not listed as the first co-first author. Is this true? If so, why non-first co-first authors can't get ...
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Why do Chinese universities hold many more patents than other universities?
On the list of top 250 largest patent holders worldwide (2021), I see that Chinese universities hold many more patents than other universities, even normalizing by population size or student ...
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What is the best way to approach professors in China about the possibility of an internship (as an unfunded, international student)?
I live in an Asian country (not China) and completed my master's in Math in June 2020. I wanted to do a PhD in math, but didn't apply in China for session 2022 due to some reasons. I do not believe ...
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Is there a platform where research from China is aggregated/made available?
I'm looking for a (specific) journal paper originating from (authored in, published in) China. The abstract is available on some aggregators (ResearchGate, Semantic Scholar), but author contact ...
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About quality of research in Pure mathematics in Chinese universities and conditions for Foreign students to thrive there
I am a resident of Asia and I have done my master's in mathematics last year(2021) from a university ranked 400 in mathematics in the world. and I am applying for PhD positions in Europe. I didn't ...
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