武汉大学环境法研究所（RIEL）作为国内外知名的环境法教学和研究重镇，凭借一流的师资、一流的教育质量和一流的校园风光，每年都会吸引大量国际学生来所学习。2017年，在中国政府和武汉大学的全力支持下，我所正式启动了全英文环境法学博士项目（全奖），成功招收五名主要来自欧美发达国家的留学生来我所攻读环境法学博士研究生，在国际学术界引起重大反响。日前，我所2018年全英文博士项目（全奖）招生工作正式启动。详情请看下文：

SIX PH.D SCHOLARSHIP POSITIONS

IN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

Chinese Government Scholarship for Doctoral Program (PhD) Students, Commencing September 2018, at the Research Institute of Environmental Law, Wuhan University, People’s Republic of China.

Wuhan University is ranked in the top ten universities in China. Its Research Institute of Environmental Law (RIEL) is the foremost environmental law research institute in the country.

The university’s high educational quality and beautiful campus on East Lake attract more than 2,000 international students a year to study in the university’s various disciplines.

Eligibility of applicants

Applicants must:

1. Intend to take the doctoral program fulltime.

2. Be of non-Chinese nationality.

3. Be under 40 years of age.

4. Hold a Bachelor of Laws or JD degree, as well as a Master’s degree in law (in relation to the latter requirement, equivalent experience may be demonstrated instead).

5. Produce an English-language qualification proving a high level of competence in the language (e.g. IELTS 7.0 or TOEFL 95, at a minimum). This requirement is waived for applicants educated in countries where the language of instruction is English.

DuraThe scholarship will support doctoral students for three years, and, in exceptional circumstances, for up to four years. The doctoral program includes a compulsory taught component in the first year, including a course on legal research methodology.

Language of instruction

The language of instruction is English.

Scholarship coverage

The Chinese Government Scholarship covers the following items:

1. Tuition fee.

2. Accommodation.

3. Living allowance of 3,500 RMB

(approximately US$520) per month.

4. Medical insurance.

Application pre-approval procedure

Prior to submitting any documents to the university, applicants are first to contact Professor Alexander Zahar (contact information below) at the Research Institute of Environmental Law to discuss their interest in the scholarship.

Applicants must receive Professor Zahar’s express permission before submitting any application documents to the university under this program.

As these positions are specifically for advanced research in environmental law, persons without a law degree should not seek pre-approval.

Once approval to apply has been given, Professor Zahar will give directions to applicants on how to submit their application to the university. Applicants should be aware that if they are short listed they will be interviewed by a specially appointed panel of legal experts.

The DEADLINE for completed applications to be submitted to the university is 15 March 2018. Therefore applicants must contact Professor Zahar well before this deadline.

Contact information for the pre-approval procedure

Professor Alexander Zahar

Luojia Distinguished Professor,

and Assistant Director

Research Institute of Environmental Law

Wuhan University

Wuhan 430072, Hubei Province

People’s Republic of China

Tel: +8615927 659259

Email: zahar.edu@gmail.com

RIEL website: http://en.riel.whu.edu.cn/