EUCNDOC Project is launched as a facilitator for EU-China cooperation in doctoral education
The EUCNDOC project “Enhancing the visibility of European Higher education and strengthening the dialogue and cooperation with Chinese stakeholders in the field of doctoral education” is a new project that has been successfully granted as one of the seven Erasmus Mundus action 3 projects selected by the European Commission in July 2013. This three-year project will be carried out from 1 October 2013 to 30 September 2016. The overall project aims are to increase the awareness and knowledge about European Higher Education for Chinese higher education actors and to strengthen dialogue and cooperation between European and Chinese stakeholders in the field of doctoral education. Prof. dr. Chang Zhu, Director of the EU-China Higher Education Research Center (ECHE), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, is the coordinator of the project. ECHE is a cooperation platform aiming to facilitate cooperation and collaboration in the field of higher education in the EU and China. In this project, ECHE will be responsible for the management of the EUCNDOC project. This new project will enhance the mutual understanding of doctoral education between EU and China, facilitate dialogue and specific cooperation between European and Chinese stakeholders on doctoral education, facilitate exchange of views on critical issues regarding doctoral education, such as the objectives, process, supervision, the structures and employability, identifying drivers and barriers of EU-China cooperation in the field of doctoral education and mobility and enhancing doctoral supervisor cooperation. The project can deepen understanding and mutual trust by supporting doctoral exchanges between the two strategic partners. This project will support the new pillar of EU-China cooperation and People-to-People Dialogue to a higher level. It will open up space for dialogue and cooperation on a wide range of issues related to doctoral education, bringing real benefits to both European and Chinese higher education institutions, policy makers, students, supervisors, employers, and relevant players. The project will be implemented by a strong and prestigious partnership with the following partners:
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe (UNICA) , Belgium University of Vienna (UniVie), Austria University of Tampere (UTA), Finland University of Stockholm (SU), Sweden Belgian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce (BCECC), Belgium China Education Association for International Exchange (CEAIE), China Beijing Normal University (BNU), China Peking University(PKU), China Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), China Southwest University (SWU), China
