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New Zealand, China resume doctoral scholarship scheme

Xinhua, November 2, 2015 Adjust font size:

New Zealand and China are to resume a reciprocal research scholarship program for doctoral students next year, Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce said Monday.

The program was launched alongside the New Zealand-China Free Trade Agreement in 2008.

After a scheduled review in 2014, it had been formally relaunched by an exchange of letters between Joyce and Chinese Education Minister Yuan Guiren after Joyce's visit to Beijing last month.

"Both countries recognize the importance of education exchanges and the longer-term benefits from programs such as this, which provide our top students with the opportunity to study in the world's largest and most rapidly-growing country," Joyce said in a statement.

"This program will further enhance educational initiatives between China and New Zealand. It is deeper people-to-people links like these that will strengthen and broaden New Zealand's relationship with one of our most important trade and investment partners."

The program, funded by New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and China's Scholarships Council, would award up to 20 scholarships from each country and cover up to four years tuition as well as living expenses. Endit