[ SERI | Exchange of young researchers with China ]

The State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) has commissioned ETHZ as Leading House for bilateral research collaboration with the China Scholarship Council (CSC) in all scientific disciplines.

ETHZ and CSC run the China – Exchange of Young Researchers Programme for applicants based in Switzerland and China who, after an initial contact set up at a symposium, workshop or alike, want to start research activities with their counterparts by:

1. Hosting young Chinese scholars in Switzerland for 6-24 months AND
2. Sending young Swiss scholars to China for max. 12 months.

• the Swiss Main Applicant must be a senior researcher holding a permanent position at an eligible Swiss institution. Note: The Chinese and Swiss partners must have set up initial contacts during a symposium, workshop, for a publication, the submission of a joint research proposal or alike.
• The young scholars must be PhD students or post-doctoral researchers registered/employed at an eligible institution in Switzerland or China.

• Applications must be submitted in parallel by the Swiss Main Applicant to ETHZ (as per p.3 of the call document) and by the Chinese applicant to CSC (https://bg.csc.edu.cn/DownLoad.aspx?PROJECTCODE=620057).
• Please contact [email protected] by 23 April 2020 to obtain a Letter of Institutional Support.