Dear international students
In order to promote academic exchange and cooperation, enhance the academic innovation awareness and expression ability of international students, grasp professional hotspots and cutting-edge trends, showcase excellent academic achievements, build a platform to promote exchanges between international young scholars in universities in the Yangtze River Delta region, cultivate international scholars who are knowledgeable about China and friendly to China, and Perceive China and Gather Wisdom at West Lake - the Second Yangtze River Delta Region High-Level International Student Academic Forum plans to invite high-level international students from universities in the Yangtze River Delta region to participate. The event is expected to last for three days and will include special reports from international student guiding teachers, international student academic poster exhibitions, international student academic reports, special academic salons, and practical activities of perception of China. It will focus on cutting-edge theories and hot issues in professional fields, encourage interdisciplinary integration, and jointly explore new productivity to empower high-quality development.
Southeast University is now soliciting relevant papers and academic posters from all master and PhD students in the university. We plan to recommend 3-4 international graduate students from our university to participate in this academic event. The specific matters are notified as follows:
1. Overview of the Academic Forum
The special report section for international student guiding teachers plans to invite outstanding international student guiding teachers from various universities to give special reports on topics such as how international students conduct scientific research and improve their academic abilities.
The international student academic poster exhibition aims to produce high-quality academic achievements submitted by international students into academic posters for unified exhibition, showcasing the academic training quality of international students in the Yangtze River Delta region.
The international student academic report section will have four sub forums: Science and Engineering, Medicine and Pharmacy, Agricultural Life Environment, and Humanities and Social Sciences. It is planned to invite outstanding international student representatives from various universities to focus on the forefront of international academic trends and share their personal research progress and achievements. The presentation format includes a 20 minute academic report by the speaker and free communication.
The special academic salon is planned to arrange group discussions for international students, creating favorable conditions for ideological collision and in-depth exchange among international students. The topics of the seminar are "Cross cultural Research Cooperation: Experience and Strategies", "Opportunities and Challenges for International Students in Chinese Research", "AI Assisted Research Efficiency Improvement: Opportunities and Challenges", "Academic Career Planning and Development from a Global Perspective", etc.
The perception of China activity plans to arrange for students to experience the modern urban style of Hangzhou and visit high-tech enterprises.
2.Thesis Requirements
(1) Academic papers should have clear viewpoints, concise wording, accurate data, scientific research methods, and be innovative.
(2) The content of the paper shall not involve any state secrets, and there is no requirement for whether the academic achievements have been publicly published in other academic conferences, proceedings, and journals.
(3) The first author of the paper should be a current international graduate student or their supervisor (with the student as the second author), who can represent new achievements or developments in their own or their own research field.
3.Submit Materials
Applicants need to submit "academic paper+academic poster+registration form" at the same time. Please package and compress the relevant documents, name them according to "one card number+Chinese name+college name", and submit them to the relevant email.
(1) The language recommendation for academic papers and posters is mainly in English;
(2) Please attach the supervisor's signature at the beginning of the first page of the electronic version of academic papers and posters, otherwise it will be considered as invalid materials;
(3) Please strictly refer to Attachment 2 "Requirements for Academic Poster Production" for the format of academic posters to ensure consistency and aesthetics in the presentation and discussion;附件2 学术海报制作要求 Academic Poster Requirements.docx
(4) Please refer to Attachment 1 "Registration Form for Southeast University of the Second Yangtze River Delta High level International Student Academic Forum" for information on the registration form.附件1+报名回执表+Registration+Form.xlsx
4.Forum Arrangement
The forum will be held at Zhejiang University (Hangzhou). The forum does not charge conference fees, and accommodation will be arranged by Zhejiang University. Accommodation will be in a single room international student dormitory at Zhejiang University (tentative).
Accommodation and transportation expenses will be reimbursed by the College of International Students at Southeast University according to relevant school standards after the conference ends. Please keep relevant paper tickets, invoices, and other reimbursement vouchers.
5.Special Reminder
Application deadline: 4:00 PM on April 24, 2025.
Please make sure to submit the materials before the application deadline. Late submissions will not be accepted.
Students who have been awarded the title of "International Academic Star of Southeast University 2024" will be given priority recommendation to participate in the forum.
6.Submission method
Master's students please submit their materials to: 103009320@seu.edu.cn (Mr. Lin).
PhD students please submit their materials to: wangli09@seu.edu.cn (Mrs. Wang).
Please prepare actively, participate actively, and seize this valuable academic exchange opportunity. Looking forward to sharing academic achievements, exploring academic frontiers, and perceiving China with everyone at the forum!
College of International Students, SEU
April 18, 2025