PhD programmes funded by the China Scholarship Council

The pre-selection for a.y. 2025/26 is available from November 25th, 2024 h. 9:00am CET to January 7th, 2025 h. 1:00pm CET.

You have to register on the Studenti Online website and attach the following documents:

• a copy of your passport or photo ID document, with a translation in Italian or English;
• curriculum vitae;
• academic qualifications and their translation into English;
• research project;
• certification of knowledge of English or Italian, certifying one of the following:
• You have obtained an academic qualification (Bachelor's degree or higher) in English or Italian;
• You have studied in a country where English or Italian is spoken for at least one academic year (8-12 months) or have worked in a country where English or Italian is spoken for at least one consecutive year in the last ten years;
• You have passed the 'National Foreign Language Proficiency Test (WSK)' for the English language;
• You have obtained an IELTS (Academic) certification with a total score of at least 6.5;
• You have obtained a TOEFL (IBT) certification with a test score of at least 95;
• You have obtained a level B2 or higher Italian language certification from the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR/CECRL);
• You have obtained an intermediate level Italian or advanced level English language certificate issued by the Training Centres for Overseas Study accredited by the Ministry of Education of China.

Pre-selected candidates will be assessed by the China Scholarship Council, upon applying for the call via the China Scholarship Council website by the deadlines indicated, in order to be allocated the necessary funding for participation in the PhD programme.