USU Hosts Top Engineering and Science Students From China

Utah State University’s College of Engineering is hosting three top engineering and science students from major Chinese Universities as part of a Chinese graduate study abroad program. The students are studying with researchers in USU’s electrical and computer engineering department.

Yan Lin, a fourth-year doctoral student from the Applied Math Institute of Shandong University of Science and Technology; Bin Wang, a geo resource student from the China University of Petroleum; and Ying Luo, a student of electronics and electrical engineering from the South China University of Technology, are at Utah State to study and work with other engineering students. The students will spend between 12 and 16 months studying at USU.

 

“I view this as a value-added experience for both sides,” said YangQuan Chen, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering. “Well-prepared doctorate students from the top 50 Chinese research universities will enhance research efforts in our department as well as at the university. Yan Lin is leading a literature reading group with four USU master’s students and two doctorate students to identify interesting topics for research excellence.”

 

The visitors are here as part of the Chinese Scholarship Council’s program that sends first-class graduate students to study abroad at top research universities of the world. Students are chosen from among the best graduates from the top 50 universities in China. The program supports students in the fields of energy and natural resources, engineering, environment, agriculture, manufacturing, information technology and biology.

 

According to the Chinese Scholarship Council’s Web site, the program is designed to promote educational, scientific, technological, economic and trade cooperation, as well as cultural exchanges, between China and other countries. It’s also designed to strengthen the friendship and understanding between China and other countries and to promote world peace.

 

The graduate program is funded by the Chinese Ministry of Education and is part of a five-year plan to send 5,000 Chinese students per year to study in countries around the world. Students chosen for the program receive international airfare, health insurance, a monthly stipend of about $1,000 per month for 12-18 months, along with scholarship considerations for study at the universities.

 

For more information about the Chinese graduate program, visit USU’s Electrical and Computer Engineering Web site.

 

Contact: YangQuan Chen [yangquan.chen@usu.edu], (435) 797-0148
Writer: KC Muir [kc_muir@yahoo.com], (435) 764-6932