Potential supervisors
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Scholarships
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Each academic year includes two application rounds for PhD candidates’ proposed projects.
Application Rounds | Application deadline | Release of results |
First Round | 17:00 CST(UTC+8), 15 October | End of December |
Second Round | 17:00 CST(UTC+8), 15 April | Early July |
The scholarship application is only open to the those applying for a full-time doctoral programme. For more information, please visit Postgraduate Research Scholarships page.
Overview
The PhD in Education is provided by the Academy of Future Education (AoFE) and HeXie Academy (HeXie) at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University. The programme will facilitate your research in educational studies and help you make a contribution to knowledge in education.
Academy of Future Education (AoFE)
PhD students at AoFE will work with an experienced supervisory research team to explore a wide range of topics, including educational management and administration, child development and education, technologies in education, teaching and learning innovation, and pedagogies.
Pursuing a full-time PhD typically involves three years of conducting research and one year of writing a thesis, supported by subject-specific and general skills training and development. A full-time PhD student must submit their thesis within four years (or six years for part-time PhD students).
HeXie Academy (HeXie)
PhD students at HeXie Academy will focus on the educational innovation ecosystem based on HeXie Management Theory, including aspects of HeXie education and educational innovation ecosystem, educational technology and innovation, talent ecosystem strategy, life-long learning and digital literacy education, succession and family education, senior education, industrial talent skills and vocational education, sustainable education, social innovation and entrepreneurship education, and special education.
Why should I do my PhD in Education at XJTLU?
Key benefits of this PhD programme:
Research areas in Academy of Future Education (AoFE)
Research areas in HeXie Academy (HeXie)
Applicants can have a discussion with their PhD supervisors to specify their research interests and decide on their topics.