Fudan-Sciences Po “Europe and Asia in Global Affairs”

Double Degree (DD) Program

1. Fudan University and SIRPA at a Glance

Founded in 1905, Fudan University has been being one of the top universities in China and well-known in the world. Its name Fudan, literally meaning (heavenly light shines) day after day, indicates inexhaustible self-reliance and industriousness. It is located in a cosmopolitan global city, Shanghai, also an important economic center of China and the world.

School of International Relations and Public Affairs (SIRPA) is a leading school in international relations, political science and public administration in China. It aims to train the best talents for state and public affairs, and potential academics. The subject of international relations in SIRPA is ranked in the most first level in China. It attracts hundreds foreign students of different level from undergraduate, master to Ph.D., and various exchange program participants.

2. Introduction of the DD Program

The Double Degree Program on Europe and Asia in Global Affairs was established by Fudan University and Sciences Po in 2010. It provides students who are interested in analyzing European and Asian affairs from both comparative and international relations perspectives with the excellent research network between Fudan University and Sciences Po.

This program is aimed, at the same time, at European specialists who would like to deepen their understanding of Europe through the comparison to Asia; at Asian specialists who aspire to strengthen their understanding of Asia in relation to other regions, and at international relations specialists who are eager to acquire a more specific insight on the challenges and content of Europe-Asia relations. 

The DD program spans two academic years. Students will spend the first year at Sciences Po, in the Master Program of European Affairs, and the second year at the School of International Relations and Public Affairs at Fudan University in the Master Program of International Politics. To gain full access to each university’s services (including free access to the library, student unions, and career services), students must complete in-person enrollment at each institution.

Courses are multidisciplinary and students will have International Relations, History, Economics, Law, and Political Science with focus on Europe and Asia in Global Affairs. Students will follow two language classes at Sciences Po, preferably chosen within Chinese, French and English. At Fudan, all courses will be offered in English, although non-Chinese students are highly recommended to learn Mandarin by taking Mandarin classes.  

Assessment will be the same as for the regular students enrolled in the school where the students study. A two-month internship is mandatory after the second semester, between June and September. At Fudan University, students will write a master thesis. Final graduation will rely on the validation by the student of both years of the program. Therefore, students get a temporary graduation in July at Sciences Po and graduate definitely once all the program is validated at Fudan University in the following year.

More details about the DD program can be found at the Sciences Po website.

http://master.sciences-po.fr/fr/contenu/dual-degree-fudan-university

3. Admissions

Candidates should apply directly via the Sciences Po website. [http://admissions.sciences-po.fr/]. Applications are administered centrally at Sciences Po when they will be examined by a joint admissions board comprising representatives from both the SIRPA, Fudan University and Sciences Po. Applicants will be notified by email as to the outcome of their application.

4. Tuition Fees

Students pay the tuition fees in the university they actually study in, their host institute (Sciences Po for Year 1 and Fudan U for Year 2).

Sciences Po: https://www.sciencespo.fr/students/en/fees-funding/tuition-fees

Fudan University: RMB 120,000Yuan

5. Financial Support

(1) Financial Support provided by Sciences Po: For more information regarding financial aid at Sciences Po, please refer to:

https://www.sciencespo.fr/students/en/fees-funding/bursaries-financial-aid

(2) Financial Support provided by Chinese government or Fudan

      A. For new applicants

o Chinese Government Special Scholarship

o Shanghai Government Scholarship

B. Scholarships offered via SIRPA

o Lohez scholarship for Fudan-Sciences Po double degree program “Europe and Asia in Global Affairs”

o Campus Asia scholarship for double degree students and exchange students from Korea University and Kobe University

6. Curriculum 

(1) Year 1 at Sciences Po

Students join the Master Programme of European Affairs, with their own track.

(2) Year 2 at Fudan

Students join the Master Programme of International Politics. They must pass the 3 compulsory courses. A total of 22 credits and the defense of the master thesis are required to validate the year. Regarding the Chinese language courses, 4 credits should be taken into account for students to meet the course requirements.

Courses Requirements for the Sciences Po-Fudan DD Program (Year 2)

（For Chinese Students）

Graduation requirements include

1. Accomplishing all required number of courses in each category and in total earning at least 74=52+22 credits  

a. Year 1 at Sci Po: Minimally 52 credits=28 compulsory+24 elective;  please check out the specific requirements with Sci Po if the following is correct:

Digital, New Technology and Public Policy Stream: 34+28

European Regulation Stream: 32+30

b. Year 2 at Fudan: 22 credits

§ Political Theories: 3 credits

§ Major Core/Compulsory Courses: 7 credits

· Major Core-Category A-Chinese Studies: 1 course, 3 credits required

· Major Core-Category B-East Asian Studies: 1 course, 2 credits required

· Major Core-Category C-Sino-Foreign Relations: 1 course, 2 credits

§ Language Courses: 2 course*2 credits =4 credits

§ Elective Courses: 4 credits

· You can collect elective credits from taking required courses.  However, please remember to submit an application for transferring credits from the required categories to the elective category.

§ Social Activities: 4 credits

· You can choose at one of the following ways to fulfil the requirements for social activities. A report is required to validate it.

a. Internship

b. Field Work

c. At least delivering one academic presentation

d. At least attending five talks

2. Passing the thesis defense

Note

· Please make sure you fulfil BOTH the required number of courses and the required number of credits for your graduation.

· If you take courses out of SIRPA in the fall, please check out with the program director first to see whether the credits can be counted.

· Please do not take courses out of SIRPA in the spring semester at Fudan.

Courses Requirements for the Sciences Po-Fudan DD Program (Year 2)

（For International Students）

Graduation requirements include

1. Accomplishing all required number of courses in each category and in total earning at least 74=52+22 credits  

a. Year 1 at Sci Po: Minimally 52 credits=28 compulsory+24 elective);  please check out the specific requirements with Sci Po if the following is correct:

Digital, New Technology and Public Policy Stream: 34+28

European Regulation Stream: 32+30

b. Year 2 at Fudan: 22 credits

§ Major Core/Compulsory Courses: 10 credits

· Major Core-Category A-Chinese Studies: 2 courses*3 credits=6 credits (EMAP620001 and EMAP630096 are required)

· Major Core-Category B-East Asian Studies: 1 course, 2 credits required

· Major Core-Category C-Sino-Foreign Relations: 1 course, 2 credits

§ Language Courses: 2 course*2 credits =4 credits

§ Elective Courses: 4 credits

· You can collect elective credits from taking required courses.  However, please remember to submit an application for transferring credits from the required categories to the elective category. 

§ Social Activities: 4 credits

· You can choose at one of the following ways to fulfil the requirements for social activities. A report is required to validate it. (more explanations can be seen in Appendix B)

a. Internship

b. Field Work

c. At least delivering one academic presentation

d. At least attending five talks

2. Passing the thesis defense

Note

· Please make sure you fulfil BOTH the required number of courses and the required amount of credits for your graduation.

· If you take courses out of SIRPA in the fall, please check out with the program director first to see whether the credits can be counted.

· Please do not take courses out of SIRPA in the spring semester at Fudan.

7. Thesis Requirements

Students are required to write a thesis on a topic relevant to “Europe and Asia in global affairs”, in which you develop and sophisticatedly elaborate an original argument within the context of the scholarly literature. Make sure that your thesis is well formatted.

· Contents components

(1) Cover page: list of members of the dissertation/thesis supervisory group

(2) Table of Contents

(3) Abstract in Chinese (at least 4 keywords)

(4) Abstract in English (at least 4 keywords)

(5) Preface

(6) Text/ Main Body

(7) Bibliography (Rules for bibliographic references and citations to information resources can be found on the Graduate School website: http://www.gs.fudan.edu.cn/_upload/article/files/e2/3e/0197d0d64cbea9d9fae9a668329f/b9a3a4c2-1e6f-4e81-9974-36eb01635471.pdf)

(8) Acknowledgements

(9) Declaration of Originality and Licensing Agreement

· Length: minimum number of words is 20,000.

· Evaluation process

(1) Proposal defense

a) Thesis proposal defense is due to be completed at the beginning of the fall semester of the 2nd academic year.

b) Thesis proposal defense is an oral defense. The defense committee consists of at least three members (thesis advisor is not excluded and is recommended to attend). Students need to submit thesis proposals to the committee 1 week before the defense. A thesis proposal should include: the reasons and significance of topic choosing, research plan, major references, research schedule and the reviews from thesis advisor A thesis proposal should include: the reasons and significance of topic choosing, literature review, research design including theoretical building and methodological selection, research plan, major references, and the reviews from thesis advisor.

c) The results of thesis proposal defense will be Pass (P) or No-Pass (NP). Students who acquire No-Pass can only re-apply for defense after at least 3 months.

d) Students who are not able to participate in the defense must apply for defense postponement before the start of the defense. Only with approval from thesis advisor and SIRPA can students postpone their defense and participate in the next session.

(2) Pre-defense

a) Thesis pre-review is due to be completed 2 weeks before thesis submission for blind review.

b) Thesis pre-review is conducted by committees consisted by experts.

c) Once thesis advisor has agreed to send thesis to pre-review, student needs to submit thesis, together with a Form for Pre-review, to the committee 1 week before the pre-review.

d) The results of thesis pre-review will be “Agreed”, “Revision Required” or “Not Agreed”. Thesis can only be sent for blind review once the committee have unanimously given “Agreed”; if “Revision Required” is given by the committeer, the degree applicant should revise the thesis regarding opinions from the committee and send thesis for blind review after confirmation by thesis advisor; if “Not Agreed” is given by the committee, the degree applicant should proceed graduation postponement in time, revise the thesis for at least 3 months, and re-apply for thesis pre-review.

(3) Internal and external blind review

(4) Final defense: if students fail the defense in spring, graduation can be extended. Every extension has to be no less than 3 months. During the extension, students have to pay half of the regular tuition. A re-defense will be scheduled during the extension period. Every student only has ONE chance of re-defense. If students fail the re-defense, there is NO chance to apply for the degree any more.

Note: students are required to physically attend all oral defenses. There is no option of remote defense.

8. Academic and Practice Activities Credits Requirements

o Students are expected to participate in extracurricular activities in the two years of study, which could take the form of academic activities or practice activities.

§ If you take the form of academic Activities, you have to satisfy at least one of the following requirements:

· Attends at least five English academic lectures or conferences. The student is required to submit the lecture or conference documents (notice, poster, etc.) and her or his memo of summary and thoughts (at least one single page).

· Deliver an academic speech or presentation in an academic conference. The student is required to provide the conference invitation letter and her or his presentation PPT.

§ If you take the form of practice activities, you have to satisfy at least one of the following requirements:

· Works as an intern in research institutions, companies or public organizations, either domestic or international. The student is required to submit related certifying document.

· Designs or participates in a social research program, conducting fieldwork or acts as a volunteer in public activities. A memo of the experience is required (at least one single page).

8. Contacts

Fudan University Side

Dr. Xueying ZHANG, DD Program Director at Fudan

Email: zhangxueying@fudan.edu.cn

Address: Room 716, Wenke Building, 220 Handan Road, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China

SIRPA International Students Office

Email: sirpa_io@fudan.edu.cn 

Phone: (86)021-55665488

Address: Room 609, Wenke Building, 220 Handan Road, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China

Fudan International Students Office

Website http://iso.fudan.edu.cn 

Email: isoadmission@fudan.edu.cn  

Tel: (86)2165642258

Fax: (86)2165117298

Address: International Students Office, 220 Handan Rd., Shanghai, China 200433

Sciences Po Side

Alexandre Mariani, International Affairs Manager for China and South-East Asia

Email: alexandre.mariani@sciencespo.fr

Martin Krizik, Academic Advisor of Master in European Affairs

Email: martin.krizik@sciencespo.fr

Andrey Queyreyre, Director of Admission

Email: admissions@sciencespo.fr

~Updated on October 17^th, 2024