SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM (SRP) ONTARIO/JIANGSU STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM RON CHAMPION, ACADEMIC DIRECTOR (ONTARIO)

SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM (SRP) MAY – AUGUST (4 MONTHS) INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PROJECT 13 PARTNER UNIVERSITIES IN JIANGSU PROVINCE, CHINA OJS SCHOLARSHIP OF $2,500 ELIGIBILITY: FULL-TIME STUDENT (UNDERGRADUATE OR GRADUATE) AT AN OJS PARTNER UNIVERSITY CANADIAN CITIZEN OR PERMANENT RESIDENT

SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM (SRP) JIANGSU: CHINA’S MOST PROSPEROUS PROVINCE, LOCATED NEXT TO SHANGHAI CAPITAL: NANJING POPULATION: ABOUT 75 MILLION 13 OJS PARTNER UNIVERSITIES, ABOUT HALF IN NANJING AND HALF IN OTHER CITIES

SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM (SRP) 4 MONTHS: MAY – AUGUST, WITH SOME FLEXIBILITY, AS DETERMINED BY YOU AND YOUR HOST SUPERVISOR APPLY THROUGH YOUR HOME UNIVERSITY’S INTERNATIONAL OFFICE ACADEMIC CREDIT MAY BE POSSIBLE—CONSULT YOUR HOME DEPARTMENT OR ACADEMIC ADVISOR

THE SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM (SRP) COMPLETE THE SRP APPLICATION FORM SEE THE OJS WEBSITE OR VISIT YOUR UNIVERSITY’S INTERNATIONAL OFFICE STATEMENT OF INTEREST LETTER OF NOMINATION FROM ONE OF YOUR PROFESSORS LETTER OR EMAIL FROM YOUR PROPOSED HOST SUPERVISOR, CONFIRMING WILLINGNESS TO HOST YOU, DATES OF YOUR VISIT, AND PROPOSED RESEARCH REPORT TO OJS AFTER THE SRP

SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM (SRP) HOW TO FIND A SUPERVISING PROFESSOR IN JIANGSU? CONSULT YOUR PROFESSORS; CHECK THEIR CVs CONSULT YOUR INTERNATIONAL OFFICE ABOUT AGREEMENTS WITH THE JIANGSU UNIVERSITIES (BESIDES OJS, OF COURSE) TALK TO PREVIOUS SRP PARTICIPANTS REVIEW THE WEBSITES OF UNIVERSITIES OF INTEREST CHECK THE LITERATURE

SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM (SRP) ON WEEKENDS, EXPLORE YOUR HOME CITY AND OTHER CITIES, E.G., SUZHOU SUZHOU: ABOUT 85 KM FROM SHANGHAI UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE FAMOUS FOR ITS SILK HOME TO 2 OJS PARTNER UNIVERSITIES SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY XI’AN JIATONG-LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY

SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM (SRP) HANGZHOU: CAPITAL OF ZHEJIANG PROVINCE, NEXT DOOR TO JIANGSU WEST LAKE—A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE HOME OF ALIBABA AND HOST CITY FOR THE G-20 IN 2016 MARCO POLO: “it is without a doubt the finest and most splendid city in the world.” 

SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM (SRP) COST AIRFARE ($1,000 - $1,500 RETURN) CHINESE VISA ($150-$200) ROOM ($300 - $500 /SEMESTER) FOOD ($10 /DAY) OJS SCHOLARSHIP: $2,500

SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM (SRP) WHY GO? A LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE AMAZING SIGHTSEEING A VERY SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY $2,500 OJS SCHOLARSHIP POSSIBILITY OF ACADEMIC CREDIT THE FOOD!!!

QUESTIONS & DISCUSSION

Thank you! NEXT STEPS TO APPLY: FOR MORE INFORMATION: VISIT THE OJS WEBSITE DOWNLOAD AND COMPLETE THE SRP APPLICATION FORM VISIT YOUR INTERNATIONAL OFFICE FOR MORE INFORMATION: Ron Champion, OJS ACADEMIC DIRECTOR (ONTARIO) rchampion@ouinternational.ca ojs.ouinternational.ca 519.504.3528 Thank you!