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The Faculty of Law enjoys close relations with professional organizations and centres of learning in the international community.  It brings the common law and Chinese law systems together with other legal traditions to promote justice and safeguard the rule of law.  Its innovative academic programmes have been designed with advice from prominent academics and senior members of the legal profession.  Students are encouraged to develop a deep understanding of legal practice and theory.  The Faculty also runs double-degree programmes with other Faculties.  Holders of CUHK law degrees will apply their intellectual and lawyering skills and uphold the highest ethical values to become future leaders. Learn More

The University reserves the right to suspend admission of a programme without prior notice.

The MPhil in Laws is a research degree offered to those students committed to advanced legal research.

In addition to the general requirements of the Graduate School, applicants must:

• possess a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree with First Class Honours or Upper Second Class Honours awarded by a recognized university; or
• possess a Juris Doctor (JD) degree or a Master of Laws (LLM) degree awarded by a recognized university with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above; or
• possess an equivalent degree (including non-law related) awarded by a recognized tertiary educational institution.

Applicants must satisfy the English Language Proficiency Requirement by:

• possessing a Bachelor’s degree awarded by a recognized university in Hong Kong or an English-speaking country, or taught primarily in the English Language; or
• achieving a result of Band 7.0 or better in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). IELTS test results must be obtained not more than two years prior to the date of applying for admission to the MPhil Programme; or
• achieving at least a score of 587 (Paper Based Test) or 95 (Internet Based Test) in the Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL). TOEFL test results must be obtained not more than two years prior to the date of applying for admission to the MPhil Programme; or
• providing alternative evidence of English Proficiency equivalent to one of the preceding measures.

All applicants are required to submit as part of their application an MPhil research plan not exceeding 3,000 words. The research plan should address the following: title of the research, research objectives, major problems to be explored, outline of subject-matter content of the proposal, literature review, research methodologies, and expected contribution of the resulting thesis to knowledge in the field of law. The proposal should include relevant bibliographical references. Applicants should also submit a personal statement not exceeding 1,500 words and a brief curriculum vitae.

Details of the programme and admission requirements can be found at www.law.cuhk.edu.hk .

Main Round: 1 December 2023 Clearing Round: 31 March 2024 (Applications in Clearing Round will only be considered subject to availability of places.)

https://www.law.cuhk.edu.hk/app/study-with-us/master-of-philosophy-in-laws-mphil

The PhD in Laws is the most advanced degree awarded by the Faculty of Law. The PhD Programme is a research programme generally open only to those students committed to a career in legal research and teaching and able to write a thesis of publishable quality making an original contribution to knowledge.

In addition to the  general requirements of the Graduate School, applicants must:

• achieving a result of Band 7.0 or better in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) . IELTS test results must be obtained not more than two years prior to the date of applying for admission to the PhD Programme; or
• achieving at least a score of 587 (Paper Based Test) or 95 (Internet Based Test) in the Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL) . TOEFL test results must be obtained not more than two years prior to the date of applying for admission to the PhD Programme; or
• providing alternative evidence of English Proficiency equivalent to one of the preceding measures.

All applicants are required to submit as part of their application a PhD research plan not exceeding 5,000 words. The research plan should address the following: title of the research, research objectives, major problems to be explored, outline of subject-matter content of the proposal, literature review, research methodologies, and expected contribution of the resulting thesis to knowledge in the field of law. The proposal should include relevant bibliographical references. Applicants should also submit a personal statement not exceeding 1,500 words and a brief curriculum vitae.

• To submit an initial application to RGC : By 12 noon, 1 December 2023 (Hong Kong time); and
• To submit full application to CUHK : By 11:59 pm, 1 December 2023 (Hong Kong time).

Please refer to  HKPFS  page for more details.

https://www.law.cuhk.edu.hk/app/study-with-us/doctor-of-philosophy-in-laws-phd

In addition to the  general requirements  of the Graduate School, applicants should have:

• graduated from a recognized university and obtained a Bachelor's degree in a non-law subject or a law degree from a non-common law jurisdiction, normally with honours not lower than Second Class; or
• graduated from an honours programme of a recognized university with a Bachelor's degree in a non-law subject or a law degree from a non-common law jurisdiction, normally achieving an average grade of not lower than "B" in undergraduate courses; or
• completed a course of study in a tertiary educational institution and obtained professional or similar qualifications equivalent to an honours degree.

Applicants may apply for admission to the JD Programme before having completed a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) provided that they are in the final year of study for a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent). In these cases, any offer made will be subject to the conditions that all requirements for graduation in the Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) and for admission to the JD Programme are satisfied prior to commencing the JD Programme.

Applicants must also satisfy the English Language Proficiency Requirements by:

• possessing a Bachelor’s degree obtained by completing a programme of study in Hong Kong or an English-speaking country, or which was taught primarily in the English Language; or
• achieving a result of Band 7.5 or better in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), which result was obtained not more than two years prior to the date of applying to join the JD Programme; or
• achieving a result of 600 (Paper Based Test) or 100 (Internet Based Test) or better in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), which result was obtained not more than two years prior to the date of applying to join the JD Programme; or

1st round: 26 January 2024

2nd round: 23 February 2024

3rd round: 12 April 2024

Applications will be processed on a rolling basis until all places have been filled. Therefore, early applications are strongly encouraged.

Applications submitted after 12 April 2024 may be considered, subject to the availability of places.

https://www.law.cuhk.edu.hk/app/study-with-us/juris-doctor-jd

In addition to the general requirements of the Graduate School, applicants should have:

• graduated from a recognized university and obtained a Bachelor’s degree in a non-law subject or a law degree from a non-common law jurisdiction, normally with honours not lower than Second Class; or
• graduated from an honours programme of a recognized university with a Bachelor’s degree in a non-law subject or a law degree from a non-common law jurisdiction, normally achieving an average grade of not lower than "B" in undergraduate courses; or

• English Language Proficiency Requirement

Applicants must also satisfy the English Language Proficiency Requirement by:

• possessing a Bachelor’s degree obtained by completing a programme of study in Hong Kong or an English-speaking country, or which was taught primarily in the English language; or
• achieving a result of Band 7.5 or better in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), which result was obtained not more than two years prior to the date of applying to join the JD/MBA Programme; or
• achieving a result of 600 (Paper Based Test), or 100 (Internet Based Test) or better in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), which result was obtained not more than two years prior to the date of applying to join the JD/MBA Programme; or
• providing alternative evidence of English proficiency equivalent to one of the preceding measures.

• GMAT or GRE Scores

Provide a satisfactory GMAT or GRE score. Applicants for admission to JD/MBA (Part-time) Programme may provide a satisfactory Executive Assessment (EA) score as an alternative. The validity period for GMAT, GRE and EA score result is 5 years from the test date. For details of the score requirements please refer to the programme website.

Full-time Mode: The programme type is "MBA, Full-time", code is R9H-0W-26. Part-time Mode: The programme type is "MBA, Part-time", code is R9H-0W-08.

DI code for CUHK MBA is 7430.

• Work Experience

Applicants should have at least 2 years of full-time post-qualifications work experience or recognized professional qualifications.

JD Programme: https://www.law.cuhk.edu.hk/app/study-with-us/jd-mba-double-degree

MBA (Full-time) Programme: https://mba.cuhk.edu.hk/programmes/full-time-mba/jd-mba

MBA (Part-time) Programme: https://mba.cuhk.edu.hk/programmes/part-time-mba/jd-mba

• a qualification to practise law in the jurisdiction of the student’s residence; or
• a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree or a degree of equivalent standing; or
• a Bachelor’s degree in a non-law subject with substantial law-related working experience.

As many areas of professional activity are related to law, we welcome applications from applicants who work in the areas of commerce, accountancy, social work, public administration, and similar relevant fields.

Applicants whose undergraduate studies were not conducted and assessed in English are required to take an appropriate English language proficiency test and to achieve a sufficient score, such as a score of 570 or above in TOEFL (Paper Based Test), 88 or above in TOEFL (Internet Based Test); Band 6.5 or better in IELTS; or equivalent. The test results must be obtained not more than two years prior to the date of applying to join the LLM Programme.

Applications submitted beyond 12 April 2024 may be considered, subject to the availability of places.

https://www.law.cuhk.edu.hk/app/study-with-us/master-of-laws-llm-in-chinese-business-law

• a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree or a degree of equivalent standing (normally obtained in a non-common law jurisdiction); or

https://www.law.cuhk.edu.hk/app/master-of-laws-llm-in-common-law-2

As many areas of professional activity are related to law, we welcome applications from applicants who work in the areas of energy, environmental preservation, public administration, and similar relevant fields.

https://www.law.cuhk.edu.hk/app/study-with-us/master-of-laws-llm-in-energy-and-environmental-law

The programme is supported by the UGC’s Targeted Taught Postgraduate Programmes Fellowships Scheme for the 2024–25 intake for selected local students. Please refer to the  Targeted Taught Postgraduate Programmes Fellowships Scheme  page for more details.

https://www.law.cuhk.edu.hk/app/study-with-us/master-of-laws-llm-in-international-economic-law

• a Bachelor’s degree in a non-law subject with substantial law-related working experience; or
• a Bachelor's degree or Master's degree in a related fields such as history, sociology, political science or anthropology.

As many areas of professional activity are related to law, we welcome applications from applicants who work in the areas of law, media, education, public service, and similar relevant fields.

Applicants whose undergraduate studies were not conducted and assessed in English are required to take an appropriate English language proficiency test and achieve a sufficient score, such as a score of 570 or above in TOEFL (Paper Based Test), 88 or above in TOEFL (Internet Based Test); Band 6.5 or better in IELTS; or equivalent. The test results must be obtained not more than two years prior to the date of applying to join the LLM Programme.

https://www.law.cuhk.edu.hk/app/study-with-us/master-of-laws-llm-in-legal-history

In addition to the  general requirements  of the Graduate School, applicants must meet the eligibility requirements for admission to the PCLL set out in the statement issued by the Standing Committee on Legal Education and Training (available at www.pcea.com.hk ). Applicants must also hold a valid International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Certificate (academic module) with an overall score of 7 or above. For full details of admission qualifications, please visit www.law.cuhk.edu.hk .

30 April 2024

https://www.law.cuhk.edu.hk/app/study-with-us/pcll

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A doctoral degree otherwise known as Ph.D. is the highest form of degree program that one can complete. Enrollment into a doctoral degree program requires you to hold a master’s degree. Obtaining this type of degree can take four to six years. Ph.D. graduates work as experts in areas of business or research.

The most common types of doctoral degrees include: Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Juris Doctor (J.D.), Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) and Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS).

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English Taught Program-PhD Program of Law

What is the program about?

The program is to prepare for students who interest in the fields of Chinese law , human rights, comparative law, intellectual property, WTO law under the background of globalization. A variety of English taught courses offer to students , including Public International Law , Private International Law, International Trade Law , International Economic Law, Comparative Public Law, Comparative Private Law, International Human Rights, International Criminal Law, Chinese Commercial Law, Chinese Intellectual Property Law etc., which will also cover knowledge based on comparative studies .

How long does the program last?

The  four-year PhD program s will be fully taught in English and provid ing several different research area s, such as Public International Law , Private International Law, International Trade Law , International Economic Law, The Law of the Sea, Human Rights, Intellectual Property Law, International Criminal Law. Upon the completion of the program, graduates will earn a degree certificate recognized by the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China.

Who is eligible to apply?

Applicants should have a Master’s degree in political science, economics, law, education, history, or linguistics. Admission of candidates who do not meet this criterion  may be approved if satisfactory evidence of postgraduate study, research or professional experience can be provided.

How to Graduate?

Credit Requirements

The total credits for the program are no less than 13 , of which no less than 11 credits are for compulsory (core) courses.

Thesis Requirements

T he students are required to complete their degree thesis and successfully defend their thesis .  The students are required to work closely with their supervisor to define a focused topic and conduct detailed research. Graduates should also be bold and actively engaged in research activities, and strive to publish papers in academic journals. 

Program Courses:

Core Courses:

3 credits for each course

l Public International Law

Based on the needs of foreign relations, this course focuses on the introduction of the basic principles and systems of international law. The content including the nature and development of international law, sources, international law and municipal law, the international protection of human rights, individual criminal responsibility in international law, recognition, territory, the law of the sea, jurisdiction, immunity from jurisdiction, state responsibility, international environmental law, state succession, the settlement of disputes by peaceful means, the International Court of Justice, international law and the use of force by states, i nternational institutions.

l International Economic Law

Based on the needs of international trading, this course comprehensively introduces international trade law, international investment law, international financial law, international tax law and international economic dispute settlement. Focus also been paid on international purchase, international goods transportation law, international goods insurance, international trading payment and WTO law .

l Private International Law

Based on the classical cases, this course covers the “ Law A pplicable to C ivil R elations with F oreigners ” and the most recent judicial explanations. Comprehensively introducing the law choosing rules and dispute settlement rules while involving foreigners. The content covers the law of conflicts, international civil procedure law, international commercial arbitration.

l International Trade Law

This course based on the process of international trade, using flexible teaching approaches such as seminars, case analysis. The content covers international treading, international business agent, international transportation, international trading payment and international goods transport insurance. In addition, t his course comprehensively introduces 8 rounds of trade negotiation under GATT and the establishment of WTO, the basic principles of WTO, the organization and its decision-making process, legal system as well as basic principles, multilateral trading agreements under the GATT 1994, GATS, TRIPS, the China ’ s commitment while entering the WTO and other trading measures.

l International Criminal Law

This course introduces the current international criminal rules and systematically d iscusses the basic theory. The content including the source of international criminal law, the principles of international criminal jurisdiction, the elements of international crimes and their categories, the adoption of international criminal law and the cooperation in international crime investigation. This course also focuses on the recent development of criminal act, basic theory of criminal law and related cases in Japan, Germany and U.S. Attention has been paid on the significant criminal act launched by foreign countries that worthy of reference, discussion the historical development of different theories, the ideas behind basic thoughts and theories, the reasons behind each case.

Optional Courses:

2 credits for each course

l International Civil and Commercial Litigation and Arbitration

This course based on the theory of the procedure law, using typical cases to introduce international civil procedure law and arbitration legal mechanism. The discussion also covers the jurisprudence behind this special area and rules. The content covers the relevant domestic law and relevant international treaties. The aim is to foster students ability to solve civil and business disputes that involving foreign affairs.

l The Law of the Sea

This course aims to introduce the basic framework, principles and mechanism in relation to the law of the sea. It is also important to adopt law as a tool to protect rights over oceans. The main content will be divided into three parts “ The Introduction of the Law of the Sea ” , “ The Implementation of the Law of the Sea ” and “ Dispute Settlement Regime ” . By adopting a multimedia approach, the purpose is leading students to understand the basic forms of the law of the sea and real cases in practice. In addition, t his course based on the maritime disputes relating to China. The content covers the legal status of the internal waters, territorial sea, contiguous zone, exclusive economic zone, continental shelf, high seas. The discussion also covers marine environmental protection, dispute settlement and marine law making in China .

l Maritime Procedure and Arbitration Laws

This course based on the principles of the civil procedure law, comprehensively introduces special rules used in maritime litigation. The content covers the maritime case jurisdiction, maritime attachment system, maritime security, judicial proceedings, the establishment of a maritime limitation of liability fund program, the maritime lien notice procedure. In terms of maritime arbitration, this course intend to explore the legal mechanism behind maritime arbitration. Emphasizing the “ Arbitration Rules of the Maritime Arbitration Commission in China ” and covering the scope of maritime arbitration, maritime arbitration agreement, the reorganization and enforcement of maritime arbitration.

Scholarships

A list of scholarships for prospective and current students can be found at

http://www.istudy.sdu.edu.cn/en/?c=content&a=list&catid=87 .

Highlights of the Program

Law School of Shandong University, located in Jinan City in northeast China, is well-acclaimed as one of the top law schools in China. Shandong Law School is unique among law schools in that, we take great pride in providing student-friendly legal education in a stimulating intellectual atmosphere.  Our community is now home to 75 devoting and dedicated faculties, 90% of whom have been abroad for degrees or research work. Our faculty, with innovative and aspiring ideas, make Law School an ideal place to explore and master the law. Among the various courses we conduct, 11 are taught in English and another 12 bilingually (in Chinese and English), in a continuous effort to better prepare our students for overseas experience. 

Currently, there are 1,700 enterprising and striving students, 700 of whom study in Bachelor’s program, and another 1,000 in Master’s and Doctor’s program. Students are encouraged to interact, collaborate and share with others through hands-on experience in pro-bono services, cultural and sports activities, moot court competitions, and domestic and overseas exchanging. 

Last, big news to share. Our Law School is to be removed back to Qingdao, (Tsingtau), where historical impact was made during Shandong University’s development. Faced with this unparalleled opportunity, we are welcoming you to join us in building Law School into an opening and global-minded community!

Highlights of Master’s Programs Dual-degree Program with overseas universities, enable our students to obtain both MA from Shandong and LL.M from overseas partners. Among our partner universities are University of Arizona from U.S., University of Dundee from U.K., University of Aberdeen from U.K.  Highlights of Doctor’s Program Co-supervising by a domestic and another overseas supervisor, enhances PhD candidates’ research skills and results.  

In recent years, there is a growing need for global exchange from our faculties and students alike. In response to this demanding, we have been striving to build and widen our international networks,through international academic conference, faculty and student exchange, co-researching and etc.

Up till now, our partner universities from overseas include: (by order of final signature)

University of Aberdeen, UK. (201 5 )

Shimane Universtiy, Japan (renewed in 2014) University of Dundee, UK. (2014) Soochow University, Taiwan Region (2014)

Unviersity of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law, U.S. (2014) Sung Kyun Kwan University, Korea (2013) National Kaohsiung Marine University, Taiwan Region (2013)

Lai, Corsini & Lapus, LLC, U.S. (2013) Universite Paul Sabatier Toulouse III, France (2013) Law School of Algiers University, Algeria (2012)

Korea University, Korea (2012) Kyushu University Japan (renewed in 2011) Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan Region (2011)

Bangor University, UK. (2008) Tiburg University Law School, Netherlands (2008) Maastricht University School of Law, Netherlands (2007) Among the cooperation pathways are:

joint-degree collaboration; semester-based students exchange; visiting scholars;

seminars and workshop; co-supervision; scholarships.

Registration Fee: 400 RMB   Tuition: 32,000  RMB/year  

Medical Insurance: 800RMB/year

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“Online Application System” is available for prospective international students, and please enter www.apply.sdu.edu.cn for submitting application and tracking application status.

Contact Information

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Department of International Affairs       Email: [email protected]

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PhD Programme

The China-EU School of Law (CESL) offers a PhD Programme with two branches:

(1) The programme for students enrolled as PhD of Law candidates with the China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL)

These students are offered a series of lectures on selected topics of general importance by prominent Chinese professors. In addition, they can attend courses in the Master of European and International Law programme held in English by European professors from CESL’s European partner universities. The PhD degree will be awarded by CUPL.

(2) The Research Stay Scholarships for visiting PhD candidates

PhD students of law or PhD students in sinology, sociology or political science with a focus on law enrolled in a university located in the EU may come to CESL for a research stay. They will be provided with a Chinese co-tutor. The PhD degree will be awarded by their home institution.

PhD of Law candidates of CUPL are eligible for a research stay at one of CESL’s European partner universities. They will be provided with a European co-tutor.

More information on the Research Stay Scholarships for PhD candidates

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PhD in Law and Finance

Introduction to the program.

The PhD in Law and Finance at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SUFE) is a three  year program for international students taught in English.

About Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

About the program.

Our English-taught Ph.D. Program in Law and Finance is a program for postgraduate law students provided by the Law School of the Shanghai University of Finance & Economics (SHUFE Law), and it is a crucial part of the Law and Finance subject.

Start Date of the Program

Entry requirements.

• Master’s degree.
• Non English native speakers should pass IELTS test (above 6.5 points)

Application Deadline

The study period of this Ph.D. program is three years in total, which includes two semesters of taught courses and four semesters of research and thesis writing. All of the courses are taught in English. The lecturers include the official staff of the Law School and some experts from the field of law. Our international students are required to have a minimum of 20 credits (including 15 for compulsory course and 5 for optional course) and pass all of the course examinations.

Tuition Fees

The total for the 3 year program is 120,000 RMB. Students should pay 60,000 RMB in the first fall semester before registration, and the remaining 60,000 RMB in the second semester.

Accommodation

Shanghai University of Finance and Economics has three dormitory buildings in two campuses. For further information on the accommodation at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics(SUFE) visit the accommodation page here .

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PhD in Public Policy and Law

Ocean University of China

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This degree prepares students to better understand the theories involved in public policy and law, and helps students create policies that generate a higher standard of living for communities around the world. Students are often able to specialize in a particular field so that they receive in-depth and customized education for their desired career.

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Get the best of your Study in China with the best Universities offering competitive and rich curriculum programs. Search through over 5000 courses offered by more than 1000 universities in China. There is a course for every major. China Scholars’ Program consultants are always standing by to help you select the right courses within a university with a perfect learning environment. Register with the CS-Hub as it provides the technology and tools for you to interact with our team, submit your application at a single click and also pay for the program fees. The chat tool gives you 24/7 support and opportunity to book an appointment with the team.

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• Master’s degree (for PhD applicants).
• Physically and mentally healthy.
• Aged between 18-50.
• TOEFL>80, IELTS>5.5 or equivalents.

The Ocean University of China is located in Qingdao, a beautiful seaside city full of German and Italian flavor, and known for its world famous beer., the Ocean University of China is generally consisted of three campuses: Yushan campus, Fushan campus, and laoshan campus. All the international students can live on campus. Here are some tips to notice:

-Book accommodation in advancd in the application form. Accommodation booking information is contained  in the application form when you apply a course, most of students’ accommodation could be well arranged  by the according to the application form, if your accommodation booking was failed, we will contact  CUCAS to let you know it as soon as possible.

-To rent off the campus is allowed.

-There are two campus: Fushan Campus(most students study here) and Yushan Campus.

-24 hours check-in service and reception service.

-3 days moving in before registration is allowed.

-Registration should be done after checked in.

-Payment methods for tuition fee: Cash, International Remittance, UnionPay card.

-Payment methods for other fees: Cash.

Yushan Campus

Add:No.5, Yshan Road, Shinan District, Qingdao

Laoshan Campus

Add：North Gate of OUC Laoshan Campus, No.238, Songling Road, Laoshan District, Qingdao.

About the University Summary

Under the direct administration of the State Ministry of Education (MOE), Ocean University of China (OUC) is a national key comprehensive university with particular strengths in oceanography and fisheries science. OUC offers courses in Science, Engineering, Agronomy (Fisheries), Pharmaceutics, Economics, Management, Liberal Arts, Law, Education, History, and Art. There are 17 colleges and one Teaching Center for Fundamental Courses, and one Department of Social Sciences.

OUC boasts 12 post-doctoral research programs, 81 academic disciplines (majors) authorized to offer Doctorate degrees, 193 disciplines (majors) for Master’s degrees, and 69 undergraduate programs. OUC is the cradle of China’s marine professionals, and it has graduated a large number of competent specialists in marine science for China. 70 percent of Ph.D. holders in oceanography and fisheries in China graduated from OUC. The first scientist to reach the South Pole, the first Chinese scientist to investigate the South Pole on foot and the first Chinese scientist to reach both the North and South Poles all graduated from OUC. 68 percent of the winners of National Foundation Awards for Distinguished Young Researchers in oceanography and 46 percent of the winners of National Foundation Awards for Distinguished Young Researchers in fisheries graduated from OUC.

China Ocean University is a marine and aquatic disciplines featured significant, wide range of disciplines of the Ministry of Education directly under the key comprehensive university, "National 985 Project " and "211 Project " Key Universities, 2017 Nian 9 was elected to the State , " a world-class University Construction University " ( Class A ).

The school motto is "Hainanchuanchuan, take the distance."

The school was founded in 1924 years, the period after the private school of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, National Shandong University, Shandong University, in 1959 developed into the Shandong College of Oceanography years, 1960 was identified as the country's national 13 one of the key comprehensive university, In 1988 it was renamed Qingdao Ocean University, and in 2002 it was renamed China Ocean University.

The school has Laoshan campus, fish and Fushan Hill Campus Campus 3 campuses, covers an area of 2400 acres, is under construction on the West Coast campus. It has 19 colleges and 1 base-teaching center. There are more than 27,300 full-time students , including more than 15,000 undergraduates, more than 10,400 graduate students, and more than 1,900 doctoral students . There are 3678 faculty members , including 1814 full-time teachers , 443 doctoral supervisors , 615 senior professional and technical personnel, 799 associate senior professional and technical personnel , 5 members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and 9 members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering . Famous writer Wang Meng served as school consultant, honorary dean of the School of Literature and Journalism, former director of the State Oceanic Administration Wang Shuguang was employed as school consultant, honorary dean of Ocean Development Institute, and internationally renowned physicist Qian Zhirong was employed as school consultant and specially-appointed professor 14 famous writers such as Mo Yan, Dean of Xingyuan College and Nobel Prize winner in literature were hired as " School Writers " .

The school aims to cultivate high-quality innovative talents with comprehensive development of moral, intellectual, physical, art, and labor, with a national spirit and a sense of social responsibility, with an international perspective and a sense of cooperation and competition, with a scientific spirit and humanistic literacy, and with an innovative consciousness and practical ability. Leading talents and backbones of the national marine industry are special missions. The school follows the undergraduate education philosophy of "general knowledge as a body, professional as a use", implements a limited condition of independent course selection system and academic identification and graduation professional identification and confirmation system, and strives to cultivate composite, high-quality personnel. Fourteen of the graduates have been elected academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences or the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and three have successively served as directors of the State Oceanic Administration . More than half of the 75 scientists who participated in the first Antarctic expedition in China were graduates of the school.

The school has 3 teaching and scientific research ships, including the new 5000 -ton deep-sea comprehensive scientific research training ship " Dongfang Red 3" , the 3500 -ton marine comprehensive scientific research training ship " Dongfang Red 2" , and the 300 -ton " "Angel 1" scientific research transportation supply ship has formed an integrated marine mobile laboratory system from offshore, offshore to deep and distant seas and radiates to the polar regions, and has first-class marine field observation capabilities. The school is the main supporting unit of Qingdao Marine Science and Technology Pilot National Laboratory. It hosts the work of two functional laboratories , including “ Marine Dynamics Process and Climate ” and “ Marine Drugs and Biological Products ” , and participates in the other six functional laboratories as a backbone Building.

School of Earth Sciences, Botany and Zoology, Engineering Technology, Chemistry, Materials Science, Agronomy, Biology and Biochemistry, Environment and Ecology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, 9 disciplines (fields) among the US ESI Global Scientific Research Institutions Top 1% . National technology invention award 1 , two prize 3 items, Natural Science Award 2 items, Science and Technology Progress Award 9 items; " second five " since, presided over the national various projects 1700 remainder, won provincial science and technology award 59 items Humanities and Social Sciences award 68 items were SCI , EI , ISTP included three major systems included papers 22000 more than papers, apply for patents for inventions 2586 items authorized invention patents 1245 , of which international invention patents 34 Xiang .

The school's development goals are: by 2020 , it will basically build an internationally renowned and distinguished high-level research university; by 2030 , it will build a world-class comprehensive ocean university; by the middle of this century, it will build a world-class university with distinctive characteristics.

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School of Law - China Scholarship Council (CSC) Studentships

The School of Law invites applications from outstanding Chinese students to undertake a three-year full-time postgraduate research (PhD) degree programme based in London, commencing in September 2024.

Since 2007, Queen Mary, University of London (QMUL) and the China Scholarship Council (CSC) have been offering joint scholarships to Chinese students from leading universities in the People's Republic of China for doctoral study at Queen Mary. The School of Law is pleased to announce the offer of Studentships for entry in September 2024.

In the latest Research Assessment Exercise (REF2021) the School of Law was ranked 15th in the UK, according to Times Higher Education, with 87 per cent of our School’s research outputs classed as world-leading (4* the highest score possible) or internationally excellent (3*).

Research Areas

The School of Law consists of the Centre for Commercial Law Studies and the Department of Law. 

CCLS is home to researchers in a broad range of commercial law subjects, and the Department of Law can offer supervision in most areas of non-commercial law. 

To see if the area of Law you wish to research is one which we are able to offer doctoral supervision in, please see our staff list to view areas of staff expertise. You can then type in the area of law you wish to research as a search term, and this will bring up the staff members we have in this area.  You can then click on the individual staff pages for more specific information about their research interests and thus what areas they can offer doctoral supervision in. Please be aware, only permanent staff members (not visiting scholars) can act as PhD supervisors. 

Read more about the research of both departments on the School of Law research pages .

Scholarship Benefits

• Full tuition fee scholarship (in the form of fee waiver) for up to three years;
• Living allowance as prescribed by the Chinese Government for the term of the scholarship;
• One return air-fare between China and London by the most economical route.

Please note that the tuition fee scholarship will be provided by Queen Mary, while the other listed benefits will be provided by the China Scholarship Council. Neither the University nor the Council will be responsible for any other expenses.

Eligibility

Applicants must:

• ordinarily be citizens and permanent residents of the People's Republic of China (excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan) at the time of the application, as well as Chinese students already residing in the UK.  
• not have received any CSC scholarship within five years of the time of application;
• be interested in pursuing original research in one of the key research areas of the School of Law at QMUL;
• meet the Academic and English language entry requirements of the School of Law’s PhD Programme. The School of Law PhD Programme requires an IELTS score of 7.5 overall (and a score of 7.5 in the written element specifically as well). Applications submitted without an IELTS certificate will not be considered. Read more about the Law PhD entry requirements .
• satisfy any other selection criteria as determined by the China Scholarship Council.
• start their PhD in the 2024/25 academic year – the award cannot be deferred.

To be considered for CSC funding, you must have submitted your application to the School of Law PhD programme, including all required supporting documentation by 31 January 2024.

Application Procedure

Application for the Queen Mary/China Scholarship Council Joint PhD Scholarship is a two-step process.

Step 1: Apply for Admission to the School of Law at QMUL

• Apply to Queen Mary for admission as a postgraduate research student at the School of Law by completing the online application form, including all required documentation, by the deadline
• QMUL uses an on-line application system for its degree programmes, including for the School of Law PhD programme. For information on how to apply online, our entry requirements, and what application documentation is required, view our PhD in Law webpage .
• Applicants are encouraged to contact an eligible academic staff member to secure supervision prior to submitting their application, and so prior to the funding deadline date.  Whilst applications submitted without supervision agreed will also be considered, it will aid any application for funding if they can show they have already secured supervision by the time the funding selection process takes place.  Information and guidance for applicants on how to contact academic staff can be found on the main PhD webpage, specifically in the ‘Finding a Supervisor’ section .
• CSC scholarship applicants must choose full-time study and PhD Law Semester 1 Start (September 2024).
• To notify the School of Law that you wish to be considered for CSC funding, use the ‘Other Information’ section within the PhD online application form. To apply for our CSC award you will need to respond to the question within this section: ‘‘Are you applying for a specific named funding’ by selecting ‘Yes’ from the drop down menu, and then to the new question that appears – ‘Which specific named funding?’ choose ‘I am a  China Scholarship Council applicant’ option from the drop down list provided. Without this notification, you will not be considered as a funding applicant, you will be treated as an applicant to our PhD programme only.
• If you wish to apply for other QMUL funding awards, you may do so. If you are unable to indicate this on the on-line application form, please e-mail [email protected] with notification by the time of the relevant funding deadline.
• Find out more information about the CSC funding scheme .

Step 2: Apply for the China Scholarship Council Scholarship

• For information on CSC application and eligibility requirements, please visit the China Scholarship Council website and the Selection Methods webpage
• Read the CSC frequently asked questions

Please note that CSC application rules differ slightly for domestic applicants (students applying from China) and overseas applicants (students applying from overseas) –please see the CSC website for further guidance.

The CSC scheme itself will be open for applications from applicants who hold an offer of a PhD from a participating UK institution during March 2024. , The outcome of the funding selection process will be confirmed by the CSC in June 2024.

• As soon as the China Scholarship Council has confirmed your scholarship, you should inform Queen Mary and confirm that you are accepting the offer of admission.
• The tuition fee scholarship from Queen Mary is awarded on the condition that you are successful in securing the CSC scholarship. If you are not successful in your CSC scholarship application, you can still continue to undertake the postgraduate research degree programme at the School of Law if you are able to secure alternative means of financing your tuition fees and living expenses.

For general enquiries about the application process, contact Mr Gareth Skehan, PhD Admissions Administrator: [email protected] .

For any questions about the Queen Mary/CSC partnership specifically, please contact Flora Mckay at [email protected] .

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Opinion: 'Glory be to thee, Hong Kong!'

Scott Simon

Demonstrators hold up lights from their phones during a rally organized by Hong Kong mothers in support of extradition law protesters, in Hong Kong on July 5, 2019. Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

Demonstrators hold up lights from their phones during a rally organized by Hong Kong mothers in support of extradition law protesters, in Hong Kong on July 5, 2019.

This is "Glory to Hong Kong." Singing this song, or listening to it, or merely quoting the lyrics in conversation, could soon get people in Hong Kong sent to prison. Even for life.

"Glory to Hong Kong" has lyrics that declare: " Break now the dawn, liberate our Hong Kong / May people reign, proud and free, now and evermore / Glory be to thee, Hong Kong!"

Hong Kong, of course, was returned to China from British rule in 1997. "Glory to Hong Kong" was written during the 2019 Hong Kong protests by a pop-rock musician who wishes only to be known as "Thomas dgx yhl." He told Hong Kong's Stand News website that he was inspired by anthems in composing the song, including "God Save the King" and " Battle Hymn of the Republic."

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By the way: Stand News was shut a year after running the interview.

This week Hong Kong's appeals court Judge Jeremy Poon ruled that "Glory to Hong Kong" should not be performed, broadcast, or reproduced.

A spokesperson for China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs approved, saying, "It is only legitimate and necessary for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to stop anyone from using and disseminating relevant songs to incite secession and insult the national anthem."

But Sarah Brooks, Amnesty International's China director, told us, "Singing a protest song should not be a crime. It fundamentally violates international human rights."

"Glory to Hong Kong" has already been banned from Hong Kong's schools. And a man was arrested outside the city's British consulate in 2022 for playing the song on a harmonica after the death of Queen Elizabeth.

The court has also suggested that internet companies might, "stop facilitating the acts being carried out on their platforms."

Hong Kong passes a new security law that toughens punishment of dissent

So far, internet companies have not removed "Glory to Hong Kong" from their platforms. After this week's court ruling, do you think they would risk losing the right to do business there?

But you might wonder, too, if trying to stop "Glory to Hong Kong" from being sung and heard will only make the song more compelling—and powerful.

People who are barred from assembling to sing the song in public could begin to whisper the lyrics to one another, urgently, from behind their hands. They might tell one another, in hushed, urgent voices, "Our voice grows evermore: / For Hong Kong, may Glory reign!"

Chinese Students, Professor Challenge Florida State Law

T wo graduate students and a professor on Monday challenged the constitutionality of a 2023 state law that restricts employment of people from China and six other nations at Florida public universities and colleges.

Attorneys for Florida International University doctoral students Zhipeng Yin and Zhen Guo and University of Florida professor Zhengfei Guan — all of whom are from China — filed a lawsuit in federal court in Miami. The challenge alleges, in part, that the law is unconstitutional because it is trumped by federal immigration laws.

The lawsuit said that under the measure (SB 846), people “who are not United States citizens or legal permanent residents, and whose domicile is in China or one of six other specified foreign countries, are presumptively prohibited from any academic employment in Florida public universities and colleges.”

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“This is so even when these individuals have already satisfied all federal immigration law requirements — including national security screenings, the primary interest Florida purports to protect through SB 846,” the lawsuit said. “Thus, the federal government has already extended them employment rights for academic purposes anywhere in the United States, including Florida.”

The law was part of a package of changes that the Legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis approved last year targeting China. DeSantis said in May 2023 that the package was part of a “commitment to crack down on Communist China.”

“Florida is taking action to stand against the United States’ greatest geopolitical threat — the Chinese Communist Party,” DeSantis said as he signed the measures.

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Monday’s lawsuit came after months of legal battling about another part of the package that placed restrictions on people from China buying land in Florida. A panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in February that the land measure likely is trumped by federal law and blocked its enforcement against two plaintiffs. The appeals court is scheduled to hear arguments in April.

The education law deals with trying to prevent involvement in the higher-education system by China and six other designated countries of “concern.” Those countries are Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela and Syria.

The lawsuit focuses on people from China and deals with one aspect of the law that it says restricts hiring graduate students. The law prevents universities and colleges from employing people who are “domiciled” in China, unless the people go through a process to get approval from the state university system’s Board of Governors or the State Board of Education, which oversees colleges, according to the lawsuit.

The two Florida International University doctoral students have what are known as federal F-1 student visas and received offers to work as graduate teaching assistants. But Florida International later deferred the offers because of the new restrictions, the lawsuit said.

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Meanwhile, the lawsuit said the restrictions have “severely and adversely affected” Guan’s ability “to recruit and hire the best postdoctoral candidates who have applied to work with him and assist in his research” at the University of Florida. It said Guan is a tenured associate professor who conducts citrus research and is a legal permanent resident of the U.S.

In addition to the issue of whether federal immigration laws trump the state law under the U.S. Constitution’s Supremacy Clause, the challenge also alleges that the restrictions violate equal-protection and due process rights.

The defendants in the case are Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr., state university chancellor Ray Rodrigues, the university system Board of Governors and the State Board of Education. The plaintiffs are represented by attorneys from the ACLU Foundation of Florida, the Chinese American Legal Defense Alliance and the international law firm Perkins Coie.

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TikTok Sues U.S. Government Over Law Forcing Sale or Ban

The social media company and its Chinese parent, ByteDance, sued to challenge the new law, saying it violated users’ First Amendment rights.

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TikTok sued the federal government on Tuesday over a new law that would force its Chinese owner, ByteDance, to sell the popular social media app or face a ban in the United States, stoking a battle over national security and free speech that is likely to end up in the Supreme Court.

TikTok said the law violated the First Amendment by effectively removing an app that millions of Americans use to share their views and communicate freely. It also argued that a divestiture was “simply not possible,” especially within the law’s 270-day timeline, pointing to difficulties such as Beijing’s refusal to sell a key feature that powers TikTok in the United States.

“For the first time in history, Congress has enacted a law that subjects a single, named speech platform to a permanent, nationwide ban, and bars every American from participating in a unique online community with more than one billion people worldwide,” the company said in the 67-page petition, which initiated the lawsuit. “There is no question: The act will force a shutdown of TikTok by Jan. 19, 2025.”

TikTok is battling for its survival in the United States, with the fight set to play out primarily in courts over the next few months. The battle pits Congress’s national security concerns about the social media app’s ties to China against TikTok’s argument that a sale or ban would violate the First Amendment free-speech rights of its users and hurt small businesses that owe their livelihood to the platform. The case is expected to reach the Supreme Court.

The issue is particularly tricky in an election year, when President Biden and lawmakers are facing potential blowback from users of the popular app. The app, which says it has 170 million monthly users in the United States, is used for everything from sharing viral dances to political commentary. It’s become knitted into people’s lives, particularly for those who make a living on the platform as content creators.

Under the new law , which President Biden signed on April 24, TikTok has nine months, or a year if the president gives it an extension, to find a non-Chinese buyer. If it doesn’t, the law requires U.S. app stores and web hosting services to stop working with it — essentially banning it.

At the heart of the case will be lawmakers’ intent to defend the United States from what they and some experts say is a national security threat; they assert that the Chinese government could lean on ByteDance to turn over sensitive TikTok user data or use the app to spread propaganda. But the mandate to sell or block the app could result in changes to TikTok’s content policies and shape what users are able to freely share on the platform, potentially violating their free speech rights, according to legal experts.

“These are hugely consequential questions being dealt with in an unprecedented manner,” said Evelyn Douek, an assistant professor at Stanford Law School who has done research on the First Amendment and the internet. “TikTok basically throws the First Amendment sink at this challenge.”

TikTok filed its suit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, arguing that selling its U.S. operations was not “commercially, technologically, or legally feasible.” A part of that argument hinges on how TikTok and its competitors are global in nature and content is accessible across country borders, with international videos as part of its appeal.

It is also impossible to move the app’s underlying coding to a new owner, TikTok argued, adding that it would take years for a new set of engineers to familiarize themselves with that code to develop and maintain the platform. In addition, the engineers would need access to ByteDance software to keep TikTok functioning, which the new law prohibits, the company argued.

TikTok’s success also hinges on its recommendation algorithm, which helps surface tailored content to users, something the Chinese government has said it would not sell, the suit notes.

TikTok pointed to the billions of dollars it has already spent to address potential security risks in the past four years, an effort known as Project Texas, as well as a draft 90-page national security agreement that made “extraordinary” commitments to the U.S. government. TikTok has separated its U.S. user data from the rest of the company’s operations and provided third-party oversight of its content recommendations.

The company said in its suit that it agreed to give the government a “shutdown option” that would allow it to suspend TikTok in the United States if the company violated parts of its agreement.

Anupam Chander, a visiting scholar at the Institute for Rebooting Social Media at Harvard who has publicly opposed the law, said that he was among experts TikTok contacted on Monday for an advance briefing on the filing. He said Project Texas is likely to play a key role, and whether TikTok can persuade the judge that it was a reasonably available alternative that addressed the government’s concerns.

“The real question that remains that I haven’t seen an answer to is, what more would the government have wanted?” Mr. Chander said. “We’ve never heard why Project Texas was insufficient, publicly.”

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National security concerns about TikTok are “speculative” and fall short of what’s required to justify violating First Amendment rights, the company argued in its suit, adding that President Biden and other members of Congress’s use of the platform undermines claims that it’s a threat.

TikTok asked the court to issue a declaratory judgment saying that the law violated the Constitution and to issue an order that would stop Attorney General Merrick B. Garland from enforcing it. The next step is for the government to respond.

A spokesman for the Department of Justice declined to comment on potential litigation.

The government is likely to defend the law by saying it is calling for a sale, not a ban. The government will probably also need to make a strong case that its national security concerns justify the limitation on speech if TikTok is banned.

The Justice Department, which was involved in drafting the law, weighed in on language that would help the Biden administration best defend it in court.

“They’re going to have to support their concerns with evidence in a way that they haven’t really done, at least in the court of public opinion, and they’re going to have to show that their concerns can’t be addressed in narrower ways,” Ramya Krishnan, a senior lawyer at the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, said in an interview before the petition was filed.

The institute expects to support a challenge to the law, she said. The American Civil Liberties Union has also said it opposed the law and may help with litigation.

TikTok’s suit was filed a day after its chief executive , Shou Chew, appeared with his wife at the Met Gala, where he was an honorary chair.

Fears of a potential security threat from TikTok have escalated in the last year and a half, prompting bans of the app on federal devices and those issued by some city and state governments. Still, the app has continued to grow in popularity, shaping culture and becoming a source of news for younger Americans as well as a place where an expanding cohort of content creators make their living.

TikTok has had success in challenging similar state and federal actions attempting to restrict its operations, though this law differs in its broad support from Congress and the Biden administration.

Last year, Montana passed a law that would have barred TikTok from operating in the state as of Jan. 1, saying the company presented a security threat to its citizens. A group of TikTok users filed a lawsuit funded by the app, saying the law violated their First Amendment rights and outstripped the state’s legal authority. TikTok also filed a separate lawsuit within a week, arguing that the legislation violated the First Amendment.

In November, a federal judge blocked the Montana ban , saying it most likely violated the First Amendment and a clause that gives Congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations.

Former President Donald J. Trump also tried to ban or force the sale of TikTok in 2020 with an executive order citing similar security concerns. Federal courts blocked the Commerce Department from carrying out his plan in part on First Amendment grounds, with one judge adding it would shut down a “platform for expressive activity.” Another judge said the government most likely overstepped its legal authority and “acted in an arbitrary and capricious manner by failing to consider obvious alternatives.”

Sapna Maheshwari reports on TikTok, technology and emerging media companies. She has been a business reporter for more than a decade. Contact her at [email protected] . More about Sapna Maheshwari

David McCabe covers tech policy. He joined The Times from Axios in 2019. More about David McCabe

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Cap overseas student numbers and scrap graduate visa, says report

Right-wing thinktank argues government, not universities, should be put in control of student visa numbers to ‘reduce the potential for abuse’.

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The number of international students in the UK should be capped and the graduate visa should be abolished immediately, according to a new report from an influential right-wing thinktank.

Universities where “there is evidence of sustained abuse” should also be prevented from being able to sponsor student visas at all, says the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS), which adds that the London-based satellite campuses of “provincial” universities should be subjected to particular scrutiny as they are said to offer master’s courses “of dubious quality”.

In the latest attempt to move the dial within government ahead of the release of the Migration Advisory Committee’s  report into “abuses” in the UK’s post study work visa  – which is widely expected to lead to changes in the regime – the Tufton Street-based group has outlined its proposed reforms in  Taking Back Control,  a report billed as a comprehensive survey of the immigration system.

It is co-authored by Conservative MP Neil O’Brien, who has become one of the biggest critics of the UK’s post-study work options, which he has derided as a “Deliveroo visa”, claiming many recipients  end up in low-paid, low-skilled work .

Scrapping the visa outright is therefore a central recommendation of the report. Instead, the authors suggest overseas students who want to stay in the UK post-study should be required to find “graduate-level jobs” that meet a certain salary threshold within a six-month grace period at the end of their studies.

The report notes that the MAC is conducting a review of the graduate route – due to be published on 14 May – but says “we should act immediately” to ensure any new rules are in place ahead of the September 2024 and January 2025 start dates for university courses.

Universities should also be held “accountable for their international students”, the report recommends, and “where there is evidence of sustained abuse”, which could include very high dropout rates, low attendance and a drop in academic standards, “they should be struck off the list of licensed study visa sponsors”.

“We should focus initially on reviewing the 18 satellite campuses of non-London universities in London, which are geared towards international students on master’s courses of dubious quality”, it says.

These universities should “reorient towards educating and training the local or regional population, rather than trying to educate the rest of the world”, the report adds.

It also recommends that the “arbitrary” target of attracting 600,000 international students a year – which was  first met in 2020-21  – is “substantially revised” to “focus on quality over quantity”.

“This will…move the education and business departments away from constantly calling for more migration while resisting attempts at selectivity and control,” CPS’ report says.

The recommendations are unlikely to be popular among the UK sector, which has mounted a defence of the graduate visa in recent days,  arguing it is important for the economic prosperity not just of institutions but the wider country .

“Student immigration is popular because the public believes in attracting the best and brightest students from across the globe, allowing them to study at Britain’s world-class universities, and then return home,” said Karl Williams, the thinktank’s research director and report co-author.

“Unfortunately, the reality is the routes are being abused – often the courses foreign students enrol on are low quality, dropout rates are high, and many students end up staying for the long term after their studies, often in low paid work.

“The reforms we outline will put parliament in control of the overall number of study visas issued, rather than effectively leaving it up to the universities. They will also reduce the potential for abuse – ensuring those who come to Britain on study visas are genuinely here to study, and not as a backdoor to full-time work.”

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TikTok sues US to block law that could ban the social media platform

TikTok and its Chinese parent company filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging a new American law that would ban the popular video-sharing app in the U.S. unless it’s sold to an approved buyer, saying it unfairly singles out the platform and is an unprecedented attack on free speech.

FILE - The TikTok logo is displayed on a mobile phone in front of a computer screen, Oct. 14, 2022, in Boston. On Tuesday, May 7, 2024, TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance filed suit against the U.S. federal government to challenge a law that would force the sale of ByteDance’s stake or face a ban, saying that the law is unconstitutional. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

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FILE - A TikTok sign is displayed on their building in Culver City, Calif., March 11, 2024. If it feels like TikTok has been around forever, that’s probably because it has, at least if you’re measuring via internet time. What’s now in question is whether it will be around much longer — and if so, in what form. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

In its lawsuit, ByteDance says the new law vaguely paints its ownership of TikTok as a national security threat in order to circumvent the First Amendment, despite no evidence that the company poses a threat. It also says the law is so “obviously unconstitutional” that its sponsors are instead portraying it as a way to regulate TikTok’s ownership.

“For the first time in history, Congress has enacted a law that subjects a single, named speech platform to a permanent, nationwide ban, and bars every American from participating in a unique online community with more than 1 billion people worldwide,” ByteDance asserts in the lawsuit filed in a Washington appeals court.

The law, which President Joe Biden signed as part of a larger foreign aid package, marks the first time the U.S. has singled out a social media company for a potential ban, which free speech advocates say is what would be expected from repressive regimes such as those in Iran and China.

The lawsuit is the latest turn in what’s shaping up to be a protracted legal fight over TikTok’s future in the United States — and one that could end up before the Supreme Court. If TikTok loses, it says it would be forced to shut down next year.

The law requires ByteDance to sell the platform to a U.S.-approved buyer within nine months. If a sale is already in progress, the company would get another three months to complete the deal. ByteDance has said it doesn’t plan to sell TikTok. But even if it wanted to divest, the company would need Beijing’s blessing . According to the lawsuit, the Chinese government has “made clear” that it wouldn’t allow ByteDance to include the algorithm that populates users’ feeds and has been the “key to the success of TikTok in the United States.”

TikTok and ByteDance say the new law leaves them with no choice but to shut down by next Jan. 19 because continuing to operate in the U.S. wouldn’t be commercially, technologically or legally possible. They also say it would be impossible for ByteDance to divest its U.S. TikTok platform as a separate entity from the rest of TikTok, which has 1 billion users worldwide — most of them outside of the United States. A U.S.-only TikTok would operate as an island that’s detached from the rest of the world, the lawsuit argues.

The suit also paints divestment as a technological impossibility, since the law requires all of TikTok’s millions of lines of software code to be wrested from ByteDance so that there would be no “operational relationship” between the Chinese company and the new U.S. app.

The companies argue that they should be protected by the First Amendment’s guarantee of freedom of expression and are seeking a declaratory judgment that it is unconstitutional.

The Justice Department declined to comment on the suit Tuesday. And White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre declined to engage on questions about why the president continues to use TikTok for his political activities, deferring to the campaign.

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, an Illinois Democrat who is the ranking member of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, issued a statement Tuesday defending the new law.

“This is the only way to address the national security threat posed by ByteDance’s ownership of apps like TikTok. Instead of continuing its deceptive tactics, it’s time for ByteDance to start the divestment process,” he said.

ByteDance will first likely ask a court to temporarily block the federal law from taking effect, said Gus Hurwitz, a senior fellow at the University of Pennsylvania’s Carey Law School who isn’t involved in the case. And the decision whether to grant such a preliminary injunction could decide the case, because its absence, ByteDance would need to sell TikTok before the broader case could be decided, he said.

Whether a court will grant such an injunction remains unclear to Hurwitz, largely because it requires balancing important free speech issues against the Biden administration’s claims of harm to national security. “I think the courts will be very deferential to Congress on these issues,” he said.

The fight over TikTok comes amid a broader U.S.-China rivalry, especially in areas such as advanced technologies and data security that are seen as essential to each country’s economic prowess and national security.

U.S. lawmakers from both parties, as well as administration and law enforcement officials, have expressed concerns that Chinese authorities could force ByteDance to hand over U.S. user data or sway public opinion by manipulating the algorithm that populates users’ feeds. Some have also pointed to a Rutgers University study that maintains TikTok content was being amplified or underrepresented based on how it aligns with the Chinese government’s interests — a claim the company disputes.

Opponents of the law argue that Chinese authorities — or any nefarious parties — could easily get information on Americans in other ways, including through commercial data brokers that rent or sell personal information. They say the U.S. government hasn’t provided public evidence that shows TikTok has shared U.S. user information with Chinese authorities or tinkered with its algorithm for China’s benefit.

“Data collection by apps has real consequences for all of our privacy,” said Patrick Toomey, deputy director of the ACLU’s National Security Project. “But banning one social media platform used by millions of people around the world is not the solution. Instead, we need Congress to pass laws that protect our privacy in the first place.”

Jameel Jaffer, executive director of the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, expects TikTok’s lawsuit to succeed.

“The First Amendment means the government can’t restrict Americans’ access to ideas, information, or media from abroad without a very good reason for it — and no such reason exists here,” Jaffer said in a statement.

Although TikTok prevailed in earlier First Amendment challenges, it isn’t clear whether the current lawsuit will be as simple.

“The bipartisan nature of this federal law may make judges more likely to defer to a Congressional determination that the company poses a national security risk,” said Gautam Hans, a law professor and associate director of the First Amendment Clinic at Cornell University. “Without public discussion of what exactly the risks are, however, it’s difficult to determine why the courts should validate such an unprecedented law.”

Associated Press writers David Hamilton and Seung Min Kim contributed to this report.

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