Overview

The International MA/PhD Program in Education Policy and School Reform (EPSR) is offered by the Department of Education at ECNU in Shanghai, which is a leading institution in teaching and research in education in China (ranked top A+ by the Ministry of Education). Meanwhile, this program integrates academic resources of other related faculties at ECNU and those of New York University Shanghai. The EPSR program consists of a variety of course modules, such as research in education, education policy, school reform, teacher development, student learning, and education history and culture. The medium of instruction is English for all courses.

The EPSR program is designed as a research-oriented postgraduate program for overseas students, which aims at facilitating an in-depth understanding of the theory and practice of education policy and school reform from the Chinese views as well as an international and comparative perspective, under a globalized context. More specifically, international students can make use of the EPSR program as an academic and professional exposure to

• Learn Chinese education policy within a broad social, economic and political  context;
• Investigate school reform and improvement from Chinese experiences; and
• Learn Chinese language and culture in real life.

The EPSR program will equip students with cross-national edges for further international collaboration and competition, which prepares them to lead the development of education in respective areas in the future.

Throughout the course of study, students will be encouraged to actively participate in class discussions/debates, attend field trips, deliver oral presentations, carry out collaborative learning and teamwork. They will be required to submit reading assignments, study-trip reports, term papers, and a final dissertation for assessment. The program design and the modes of delivery will lay a solid foundation for most students to shape their significant frameworks of professional knowledge. Furthermore, the orientation, coursework, lectures, cultural studies and school visits in Shanghai and beyond will help students prepare for their future professional career. Students will get familiar with the cultural differences between China and elsewhere, be motivated to develop critical thinking, acquire skills and techniques in analysing education policy and school reform from a comparative perspective, and be inspired to better live and work in a globalized context.

Distinctive Features

* Admission to the first-class discipline at a top university in China.

* Supervision by advisory panel constituting of eminent scholars.

* Financial support available from government scholarship schemes.

* Integration of coursework, research and practice.

* Close contact with the frontier of China’s educational reform.

* Training for multi-lingual and multi-cultural competencies.

* Program based in Shanghai, a promising international metropolis. 

* Opportunity of staying in China for employment after graduation.

Graduation Requirements

Courses for the EPSR MA Program

* The courses are subject to change according to adjustments by the University’s policy.

Courses for the EPSR PhD Program

* The courses are subject to change according to adjustments by the University’s policy.

Core Program Faculty

Teaching Staff from the Faculty of Education

Joint faculty

Teaching stuff from overseas universities: 

Application Requirements

Notes for applicants

* Applicants for master program do not need to obtain acceptance letter (and we do not issue acceptance letter for master program applicants), which will not influence the decision on scholarship.

** Please fill in the application form online: http:// lxsapply.ecnu.edu.cn

*** The contents of the personal statement should include (but not limit to):

1. Applicants’ reasons for choosing this program;

2. Learning and/or working experiences that are relevant to their pursuits.

Scholarship

Students in the EPSR program may have an opportunity to apply for two different kinds of scholarship:

• China Scholarship Council (CSC): http://www.campuschina.org/
• Shanghai Government Scholarship (SGS): http://study.edu.sh.gov.cn/en/
  

Students can apply for both scholarship concurrently. If succeed in both applications, the applicant can only choose one. 

Interview

Between mid March – mid April

Contact Information

Global Education Center, ECNU

Add: Room 253 Physics Building, 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Shanghai, China

Tel: (86-21) 6223 2013 / 62238353

Fax: +86-21-6223 8352

Master: Cassie ZHU (xnzhu@gec.ecnu.edu.cn)

Ph.D.: Ying YIN (yyin@ied.ecnu.edu.cn)

Department of Education

Tel: (86-21) 6223 2258

Fax: +86-21-6223 2258

E-mail: epsr_doe_ecnu@126.com (preferred)