Visiting scholars refer to overseas students for further study and research, and belong to a kind of publicly funded international students. Sending visiting scholars is an important way for domestic universities to learn and exchange advanced experience and cultivate outstanding talents, and it is also a way of frontier academic exchange between universities.

Scholars who go abroad for further study or visit are not allowed to study for a degree while abroad, but it is acceptable for foreign tutors and schools to award degrees if they complete the study or research project plan determined before going abroad within the prescribed study period.

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By studying and working abroad for a short time, domestic visiting scholars can get in touch with and understand the academic frontier dynamics of this discipline, broaden their horizons, improve their academic level, and lay a foundation for playing the role of academic leaders or academic backbones after returning home. Under the guidance of tutors, domestic visiting scholars mainly participate in scientific research, assist in guiding graduate students, participate in compiling teaching materials or other teaching work, and tutors are fully responsible for training. The term is generally six months to one year.

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