The 6th Outstanding Journalists Visiting Program at Zhejiang University calls for applications from now on.

The Program is seeking five outstanding journalists as visiting scholars to study and teach at Zhejiang University for one semester.

The applicants should have five years of professional experience at one of the following organizations:

1)Chinese media organizations;

2)media organizations in the countries along the “Belt and Road” or its headquarters in China,

Successful applicants will receive scholarship of 5,000 CNY for each month of their visit, and will complete a four-month visit at the College of Media and International Culture at Zhejiang University.

Program duration: Oct. 2019 – Jan. 2020

Application deadline: Sept.1, 2019

For more information, please contact: Mr. Xu Sancheng

Tel: 0571-87951596; Email: cmic@zju.edu.cn

Introduction of the Outstanding Journalists Visiting Program at Zhejiang University

The Outstanding Journalists Visiting Program at Zhejiang University is sponsored by the College of Media and International Culture of Zhejiang University. It aims to provide study and research opportunities for outstanding journalists, and to build a bridge between working journalists and journalism professors as well asstudents.

Each year, the program selects 5 outstanding journalists with more than five years of professionalworking experiences. The college provides the outstanding journalists with scholarships for their visit at ZJU. They will have the opportunity to audit courses, give lectures, participate in academic activities, and do research for four months.

With the generous support of “Caixin Media”, the College launched the first “Outstanding Journalists Visiting Program” on October 10, 2012, which has become an annual event till now.

A total of 24 outstanding journalists were selected in the previous five years. The program has been warmly welcomed by both the journalists and the students. It has already made a large impact on the media industry and the academia in China.

In addition to course audition, the selected journalists shouldat least give one public lecture and one classroom lecture, andcomplete a research report under the guidance of the tutors. They are also encouraged to participate in academicactivities such as Journalism Workshops, Round Table Discussions, Local Media Field Trips, and related conferences organized by the College.

Application Form(English Version）：

Outstanding Journalists Visiting Program application form.doc