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Appendix: State Education Commission Provisions on Study Abroad
Pages 123-138

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From page 123...
... With the approval of the party Central Committee and the State Council, the State Education Comm~ssion recently decided to make public "Certain Interim Provisions of the State Education Commission on the Work of Sending Personne! To Study Abroad." The CPC Central Committee and the State Council last year specificaLy discussed the work of sending personnel to study abroad.
From page 124...
... Following the instructions of the party Central Committee and the State Council, the State Education Commission has formulated certa~n interim provisions on the work of sending personnel to study abroad and begun to implement the provisions since December last year. The contents of the provisions are as follows: I
From page 125...
... The State Education Commission, working under the leadership of the State Council in accordance with the principles and policies of sending personnel to study abroad by the state, is in charge of the work of sending personnel to study abroad, and placement after their return home. Planning for sending personnel of noneducational departments to study abroad and their placement after their return shah be the joint responsibility of the State Scientific and Technological Commission and the State Economic Commission working in accordance with unified principles and policies.
From page 126...
... of the embassy or consulate or cadres in charge of administering the affairs concerning personnel studying abroad as well as the departments and units sending the personnel abroad should show concern for the personnel sent, help them resolve difficulties or problems encountered, keep them informed of the country's developments and needs, and enthusiastically serve them. Embassies and consulates should carry out education in patriotism, collectivism, and socialist ideas and ethics among the personnel studying abroad and help strengthen their faith in revitalizing China through hard work.
From page 127...
... . Persons who are selected from a given locality or unit according to the plans of the department, locality, or unit and who are sent abroad on funds falling under the category of the department, locality, or unit expenditure (including those who have the approval and support of the units they work for, have received scholarships, loans, or financial aid, and are incorporated in the plan for personnel studying abroad)
From page 128...
... Personnel studying abroad as graduates should have graduated from college or higher educational institutions with outstanding academic records and should have work experience prior to their departure for abroad. The length of their practical work shall be decided in accordance with the characteristics of their discipline.
From page 129...
... The State Education Commission shall decide on the number and category of the state program personnel and the proportion among various destination countries and various disciplines and shall arrange for their selection. The department, localities, or units sending personnel abroad to study shall decide on the number and category of the unit program personnel and the proportion among various destination countries and between various disciplines and shall arrange for their selection in accordance with the general guidelines of the State Education Commission for the Record through the responsible departments.
From page 130...
... The intensive training program should include: principles and policies of foreign affairs, regulations governing personnel studying abroad, foreign laws, introduction to conditions in the host countries, and other appropriate matters.
From page 131...
... 11. The State Education Commission will be in charge of expenses required to send personnel to study abroad by the state and provide guidance for regulating and managing expenses of studying abroad to the sending departments, localities, and units.
From page 132...
... Applicant should submit a report to the original sending unit and Chinese Embassy or Consulate abroad ahead of time explaining reasons for, and subject matter and time of, the projected postdoctorate research program and practical training.
From page 133...
... Home leave for personnel studying abroad and visitation of their spouses abroad should be geared to helping the personnel understand the needs for and development of national construction projects, paying due attention to learning and living conditions of the personnel, and taking into consideration the working pattern of the units concerned at home.
From page 134...
... If, during the visiting period, the spouse of the graduate student has obtained foreign scholarships or subsidiary funding and applies for studying abroad she/he can report to her/his employing unit for approval during her/his visitation abroad, thus becoming a publicor self-funded student studying abroad through proper procedure.
From page 135...
... Politically, they should be treated the same, without discrimination, as those personnel studying abroad on government programs. We should show concern for them, take good care of them, and encourage them to complete their studies at an early date and then return home to dedicate themselves to socialist modernization of the motherland.
From page 136...
... 5. Application for studying abroad at their own expense by backbone specialized and technical personnel should be treated as cases of "state program personnel" as much as possible.
From page 137...
... 11. Chinese students studying abroad at their own expense who are graduating from graduate schools or are completing regular or specialized undergraduate courses there may ask for a job assignment from the state by contacting Chinese Embassies and Consulates six months before their graduation to process the relevant registration, so that the State Education Commission may arrange their job assignment.


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