Provisions on Administration of Inviting Foreigners to Visit Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

2015-09-30

The Provisions on Administration of Inviting Foreigners to Visit Zhongnan University of Economics and Law are formulated for the purposes of promoting the orderly development of school’s international exchanges, standardizing the visiting routine of inviting foreigners by each department and improving the visiting efficiency.

4.1.1. Principles of International Exchanges

We encourage each department to invite foreign universities, foreign scientific and research institutions and foreign experts or scholars to give classes, deliver academic lectures, carry out scientific research and conduct project cooperation in our university under the principles of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit and friendly cooperation.

4.1.2. Visiting Categories

4.1.2.1. Academic Brief Visit. It mainly refers to that the foreign experts come to our university for academic exchange and cooperation, including attending academic conferences, delivering academic lectures and conducting scientific research and cultural exchanges, etc (generally within one month).

4.1.2.2. General (non-academic) Brief Visit. It mainly refers to inviting foreign universities, scientific and research institutions and international academic organizations or their representatives to conduct investigation as well as enhancing consultation and cooperation in our university (generally within one week).

General (non-academic) Brief Visit includes inviting the heads and other personnel of foreign universities, scientific and research institutions and international academic organizations to visit our university.

4.1.2.3. Visiting Scholars —— mainly refers to inviting foreign experts to give classes, conduct scientific research and other academic exchange activities in our university (generally more than one month).

4.1.3. Procedures

4.1.3.1. Academic Brief Visit

When inviting foreign experts to conduct academic exchange cooperation with us in our university, the applicant shall submit to the International Exchange Department a week before their visiting the Application Form of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law for Receiving Recent Visitor (including its photocopy) as well as the Approval Form of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law for Philosophical and Social Science Colloquium, Seminar, Lectures and Forum (download from the home page of the Propaganda Department). The required forms shall receive expenses verification by the Financial Department, academic significance verification by the Scientific Research Department, lecture contents verification by the Propaganda Department and teaching contents verification by the Academic Affairs Department or the graduate school, and finally receive visiting transactions verification by the International Exchange Department.

4.1.3.2. General (non-academic) Brief Visit

When inviting the heads of foreign universities, scientific and research institutions and international academic organizations to visit our university, the applicant shall submit the Application Form of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law for Receiving Recent Visitor (download from the home page of the International Exchange Department) and its photocopy to the International Exchange Department a week before their visits for expenses verification by the Financial Department and visiting items verification by the International Exchange Department. Once verified, it shall be submitted to the school leader for ratification.

When inviting other personnel of foreign universities, scientific and research institutions and international academic organizations to visit our university, the applicant shall submit the Application Form of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law for Receiving Recent Visitor (download from the home page of the International Exchange Department) and its photocopy to the International Exchange Department a week before their visits for expenses verification by the Financial Department and visiting transactions verification by the International Exchange Department.

4.1.3.3. Visiting Scholars

When inviting foreign experts to visit our university, the applicant shall submit the Application Form of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law for Receiving Recent Visitor, the visiting schedule and the research report to the International Exchange Department two weeks before their visiting for expenses verification by the Financial Department, visiting transactions verification by the International Exchange Department and ratification by the school leader.

To all the mentioned academic activities above, the applicant shall submit the electronic summary report and the relevant audiovisual materials to the International Exchange Department within one week after the visits.

4.1.4. Hospitality Programme

When inviting the heads of foreign universities, scientific and research institutions and international academic organizations to visit our university, the International Exchange Department shall be responsible for coordinating the reception, with the cooperation of relevant departments.

When it comes to other types of visits, the inviting unit shall be responsible for the reception, with the cooperation of relevant departments.

4.1.5. Expenses Management

4.1.5.1. The expenditure for all the visits shall strictly comply with the Expenses Management of Foreign Guests Reception of Central and State Organs.

4.1.5.2. When inviting the heads of foreign universities, scientific and research institutions and international academic organizations to visit our university, the International Exchange Department shall assume the expenses.

4.1.5.3.When it comes to other types of visits, the inviting unit shall assume the expenses thereof.

4.1.6. Other Matters

4.1.6.1. The said foreigners in the Provisions refer to those personnel who have foreign nationality, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan residents and Chinese citizens working in foreign countries.

4.1.6.2. The International Exchange Department of our university reserves the right of interpretation for the Provisions.

4.1.6.3. The Provisions shall be implemented since 30th, September, 2015.