3. Evidence of English Proficiency
All applicants from non-English-speaking countries are required to submit official evidence of English proficiency. This requirement applies to applicants from Bangladesh, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Latin America, the Middle East, Israel, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, and non-English-speaking countries in Europe and Africa.
You may select either TOEFL or IELTS. The MOST RECENT score (taken during the past two years) must meet the minimum requirement. Applicants who fail to meet the minimum will not be admitted. TOEFL or IELTS can be waived for those whose education environment is English or the contact advisor at Tongji University strongly acknowledges his/her English proficiency.
If you have completed at least one year of full-time academic course work with grades of B or better at a recognized Chinese institution, you do not need to take a standardized English test. Instead, you need to submit the transcript that verifies your course work in the Chinese institution.
4. Research Plan
The research plan is your opportunity to clearly establish professional interests and career objectives, and to state your reasons for pursuing your research in CCE at Tongji University rather than other institutions. It should also discuss your background, including research and professional experience, unique aspects of your professional record, honors, memberships and academic activities.
5. Recommendations
At lease two letters of recommendation from referees with full professorship or equivalent are required for review (one should be issued by his/her Ph.D. advisor). The referees are encouraged to give their personal impressions on the applicant’s intellectual ability, attitude in research professional skills, personal characters, quality of previous work and potential for future productive scholarship.
IV Application Procedure
1. Contact a faculty member of CCE and reach agreement with him/her about your research at Tongji University.
2. Complete the application form for "TJU-CCE Scholarship for International PhD Student /Postdoc Fellows" attached with this recruitment advertisement (or download from http://civileng.tongji.edu.cn/en/Default.aspx). Sign, scan, and email electronic copies of all required documents listed in the application form to Ms. Fen Zhang (email address: zhangfen@tongji.edu.cn).