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By sophia on 2015-05-13

Deans’ Alliance of Chinese-foreign Cooperation in Running Schools and its members launched a joint summer school programme - ‘Frontier and Interdisciplinary Sciences Summer School’, which is a short-term learning programme for Chinese and international students.

Deans’ Alliance of Chinese-foreign Cooperation in Running Schools (DACCRS) is established under the guidance of the Department of International Cooperation and Exchanges of the Ministry of Education. DACCRS is a national social organization that engaging in exchanges and cooperation of Chinese-foreign cooperation in running schools. The members of DACCRS are: Sino-Danish Center of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Surrey International Institute of Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, Southeast University-Monash University Joint Graduate School (Suzhou), China-EU Institute for Clean and Renewable Energy at Huazhong University of Science & Technology, China-EU School of Law in China University of Political Science and Law, The Chinese-Deutsche Hochschulkolleg (CDHK) of Tongji University, The Sino-British College (SBC) of University of Shanghai for Science & Technology and some other institutions from the ten members.

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences successfully hosted the first ‘Frontier and Interdisciplinary Summer School’ in June, 2014. 80 students coming from over 30 countries and regions worldwide registered for this programme. Students not only experienced their professional in academics and charisma in personality from renowned academicians and masters in class, but also learned from scientific issues discussions with scientists and staff during visits of national key laboratories. Relying on the rich scientific research resources and event host experience of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, the first DACCRS ‘Frontier and Interdisciplinary Summer School’ Programme will be open from 29th June to 26th July, 2015 in Beijing, Shanghai and Suzhou. The teaching resources of this programme will come from University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; courses and seminars will enclose fields of Life and Environmental Sciences, Information Sciences, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Management, which inspiring the mind of students and accelerating the innovation of sciences. In the meanwhile, courses and seminars will offer students on targeted practices activities to encourage multinational communications. Students will obtain relevant credits by learning from these courses and cultural experiences. Details of this programme are explaining as follows:

‘Frontier and Interdisciplinary Sciences Summer School’

Programme Introduction

1. Programme Introduction

1) Programme Theme: Frontier and Interdisciplinary Sciences

2) Programme Objective: to set up a learning and communication platform for Chinese and international students with famous scientists; to promote learning in trends of frontier and interdisciplinary sciences of important subjects in a short period of time; to enhance students’ abilities in terms of scientific literacy, academic thinking and intercultural communication.

2. Programme Specialty

◆A face-to-face learning and communication with academicians. Relying on strong academician resources from Chinese Academy of Sciences, we are offering you chances to talk with masters.

◆Enhancing abilities and obtaining credits. Credits obtained will be transferred in the universities of your studying.

◆International learning environment and multinational cultural experiences. All courses are taught in English and you will learn and share this with students from worldwide.

◆Visits and learning practical use. You will visit key laboratories of Chinese Academy of Sciences to get improvement on scientific research abilities and active academic thoughts; you will learn from relevant fields’latest achievements and new developments.

◆Theoretical learning with study tours. You will get theoretical learning in University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, and study tours in Beijing, Shanghai and Suzhou. You will experience an extraordinary summer holiday within the four weeks.

◆Diverse models of teaching. Using seminars, presentations, group projects, discussions, case study, visiting and experiment as teaching methods, making in-class teaching attractive.

◆One programme with joint-universities as organizers: this programme is organized by Sino-Danish Center of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Surrey International Institute of Dongbei University of Finance and Economics and Southeast University-Monash University Joint Graduate School (Suzhou), which is for a variety of quality guarantees.

3. Programme Arrangement

Dates	Events
30th March, 2015	Open for application
From 30th March to 10th May, 2015	Advanced application with special offer deadline I
From 11^th May to 31^st May, 2015	Advanced application with special offer deadline II
From 1^st June to 7^th June, 2015	Advanced application with special offer deadline III
From 8th June to 25th June, 2015	Deadline for normal application and accommodation application
From 27th June to 28th June, 2015	Registration and Induction
29th June, 2015	Stage One courses begin
6th July, 2015	Stage Two courses begin
13th July, 2015	Stage Three courses begin
19th July, 2015	Stage Four study tour begins

4. Credits Explanatory

Students will be obtaining credits from DACCRS and Global Institute of Management and Economics of Dongbei University of Finance and Economics after learning. Students could apply for credits transfer from their own universities.

Courses Introduction

Stage One：Life and Environmental Sciences

Open Date	Closed Date	Contents	Formats	Venue	Instructors
29th June, 2015	3rd July, 2015	Life and Environmental Sciences Frontier	Teaching, Discussion	University of Chinese Academy of Sciences	Academicians, Renowned scholars
4th July, 2015	5th July, 2015	Practical Activities	Visiting, Experiments	Beijing	Programme Manager

Stage Two：Information Sciences

Open Date	Closed Date	Contents	Formats	Venue	Instructors
6th July, 2015	10th July, 2015	Information Sciences Frontier	Teaching, Discussion	University of Chinese Academy of Sciences	Academicians, Renowned scholars
11^th July, 2015	12^th July, 2015	Practical Activities	Visiting, Experiments	Beijing	Programme Manager

Stage Three: Innovation and Entrepreneurship Management

Open Date	Closed Date	Contents	Formats	Venue	Instructors
13th July, 2015	17th July, 2015	Innovation and Entrepreneurship Management Frontier	Teaching, Discussion	University of Chinese Academy of Sciences	Academicians, Renowned scholars
18th July, 2015	19th July, 2015	Practical Activities	Visiting, Experiments	Beijing	Programme Manager

Stage Four: Study Tour

Open Date	Closed Date	Contents	Formats	Venue
20th July, 2015	26th July, 2015	Study Tour	Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou	Programme Manager

Renowned Scholars Introduction

SHI Yaolin

Member of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Professor of Graduate School of

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Research Fields: Solid Geophysics,

Geodynamics, Seismology

1966 University of Science and Technology of China, Bachelor

1982 University of California, Berkeley, Master,

1986 University of California, Berkeley, Doctor

DAI Ruwei

Member of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Research Fields: Automation Control,

Pattern Recognition, Artificial Intelligence,

Intelligent Control and Noetic Science

1951 Enrolled in Tsinghua University

1955 Gradated from Peking University Mathematics and Mechanics Department

1980-1982 Visiting Scholar of Department of Electrical Engineering in Purdue University, USA

Rainer Ernst GLASER

Professional from Electronic Structure Theory to New Concepts in Chemistry Interest Theoretical, Organic, and Materials Chemistry.

Chemistry Ph.D., Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley.

Chemistry Diplom, Eberhard-Karls-Universit?t Tübingen, Germany.

Chemistry Masters of Science, University of California, Berkeley, College of Chemistry and Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (LBL), Mol. and Mat. Research Division.

Application Guidelines

Who can Apply

1. Chinese students from institutions of Chinese-foreign Cooperation in Running Schools;

2. International students (TOFEL, GRE or IELTS scores are requested for non-English native speakers);

3. Other Chinese students who are interested in this programme (shall be up to English requirements for admission)

When to Apply

Application is open NOW; application is closed on 25th June, 2015.

Admission Requirements

‘Frontier and Interdisciplinary Sciences Summer School’ is looking forward to meeting all university students and high school students over the world. Admission requirements are as follows:

1. GPA is above 2.0 or average score is above 60.

2. English Proficiency: (to meet any of the following requirements will be acceptable)

◆English as native language;

◆Studying in international school that is taught in English;

◆TOFEL IBT is no less than 80;

◆IELTS is no less than 6.0;

◆Pass CET 4, with good English listening and verbal abilities;

◆An appointment of telephone interview is requested if applicant does not meet any requirement above. The telephone interview tests applicant English abilities and result as PASS is acceptable for admission.

Application Procedures

1.Application online http://www.gime.dufe.edu.cn/

2.Register a student account

3.Login in and choose ‘Non-academic programme’ for application

4.Choose ‘Summer School’ – ‘Frontier and Interdisciplinary Summer School’ Programme

5.Fill in application form and submit the application

6.Upload scanning files, including: passport, study scores records or transcript (with official stamp), English proficiency certificates (TOFEL, IELTS, CET4, student letter from university or school)

7.An email offer will be issued in 3 working days once applicants submit application form and supporting documents online

8.Download and print a PDF application form

9.Submit the printed PDF application form with one passport size photo on the registration day, and the form should be signed by applicants.

1. Application fees

RMB 200 Yuan (for international students out of China)

2. Tuition fees

(Please apply according to the plan below)

Plan	Contents (Details refer to II. Course Introduction	Credits	The Lowest Tuition Fees
Plan I	Stage One, Stage Two, Stage Three, Stage Four	9	￥9450
Plan II	Stage Two, Stage Three, Stage Four	6	￥6300
Plan III	Stage Three, Stage Four	3	￥4075