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Transnational research training: Chinese visiting doctoral students overseas and their host supervisors
Author(s) -
Shen Wenqin
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
higher education quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.976
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1468-2273
pISSN - 0951-5224
DOI - 10.1111/hequ.12168
Subject(s) - mentorship , general partnership , scholarship , china , empirical research , medical education , quality (philosophy) , pedagogy , training (meteorology) , sociology , political science , psychology , medicine , philosophy , epistemology , meteorology , law , physics
International experience during doctoral training is critical in improving the quality of research training and establishing international networks. This study makes an original contribution to the understanding of the research partnership between visiting doctoral students and their supervisors. The current research draws upon empirical evidence from a survey, semi‐structured interviews and CV analysis of Chinese visiting doctoral students sponsored by the China Scholarship Council. Findings confirm the good quality of supervision and solid research mentorship for the recipient students, who are not officially enrolled in international host universities. This study also highlights research collaboration and networking, which have long‐term international research impact.