International PhD (IPHD) in International Management

Sun Yat-Sen Business School

Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China

About SYSBS

Established in 1985, Sun Yat-Sen Business School (SYSBS) was the first business school in mainland China instituted by an overseas foundation. As one of the oldest and leading business schools in mainland China, SYSBS has been accredited by AMBA in 2010, EQUIS by EFMD in 2011, and AACSB in 2013. In 2012, its EMBA was ranked #11 and Master’s in Management #58 worldwide by FT. In 2013, its business administration programs at undergraduate, master’s and doctoral levels was tied with Tsinghua U. for the second best nationwide awarded by the central government.

SYSBS is located in Guangzhou, the capital city of Guangdong Province, China, also adjacent to Hong Kong and Macau. Guangzhou is the third largest city in China. Visitors have been drawn to the metropolitan glamour and excitement of Guangzhou for the diversity and richness of economic, cultural and social life found here. 

IPHD Program

The International PhD (IPHD) Program at SYSBS is a small yet much focused top Ph.D program designed to foster doctoral students to become top-notch scholars in both China and the world. At present, the program concentrates on one major – international management (IM) – coached by a team of domestically and internationally renowned faculty in the field. It is a full-time, up to five-year, fully funded program offering the students tuition waiver and stipend. The program also institutionally arranges and financially supports each student one-year overseas training and research mentored by internationally reputed scholars. The program aims to place its doctoral students, after completing the program, in top Chinese business schools and internationally recognized business schools abroad.

Program Distinctions

§   The program focuses on establishing a solid theoretical and methodological foundation on which the doctoral students can build for their future research and academic career. Most courses (theories, methods, advanced topics), specifically designed for this program, will be offered by internationally reputed scholars (mostly from the U.S.). Courses are taught in English.

§   Each student will be mentored throughout the program by a faculty team consisting of internationally established scholars from the U.S. and from SYSBS. The students are expected to sharpen their skills in research and publications not merely through coursework but by collaborative research with their international mentors or advisors.

§   The program will financially support each student for up to five years by covering his or her all tuition and stipend in commensuration with living expenses in Guangzhou, providing they maintain satisfactory progress in the program.

§   After completing core courses, each student will be sent overseas, studying under and researching with his or her international advisors for up to one year. This overseas study/visit will be financially sponsored by the program (currently at a rate of RMB 11,050 per month)

§   IPHD students for this program are recruited globally (foreign and Chinese students) using international standards (e.g., GMAT). Likewise, once completing the program, their job placements are global too.

§   The program also offers each student an opportunity to enhance teaching skills, conduct field studies, and financially support their international travel to attend and present at major international conferences.     

Application Credentials

To be eligible for admission to this competitive program, an applicant is required to have a master's degree from an internationally or regionally reputed university, top at his or her classes, and excel in English. All doctoral students are admitted for a full-time degree program, beginning in the fall. 

The GMAT or the GRE

Applicants are requested to submit GMAT or GRE scores with their application forms. Only GMAT and GRE scores obtained in the five years before the date of application will be considered. The GMAT institution code for the IPHD program is NFB-95-31. The GRE institution code for the IPHD program is 3562.

English requirement

Applicants whose first language is not English and whose degree or equivalent qualification was awarded by an institution where the medium of instruction was not English will also have to meet one of the two English requirements.

1.      Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL Code: 5459)

.Paper-based test (PBT) score≥577

.Internet-based test (iBT) score≥90

2.      International English Language Testing System (IELTS) overall score≥7.0.

Application Materials

Please hand in personally or send by post the following application information to International PhD Program at Sun Yat-sen Business School before December 30^th, (Please see the “contact information” below for the detailed mailing address):

1.      “SYSBS International PhD (IPHD) Application Form”, see the attached file.

2.      A statement of purpose in English less than 8000 words, outlining the applicant’s interests and reasons for seeking the PhD degree at Sun Yat-sen Business School.

3.      Official Degree & Diploma Certifications either in Chinese or English (Students expecting to graduate should provide an official letter stating expected graduation date);

4.      Two sets of official sealed transcripts in English;

5.      Three recommendation letters from your referees. The referees should be professors or persons with relevant academic title. At least one of them should have knowledge of your recent academic work. The format of the recommendation letter must be original documents either in Chinese or English.

6.      Table of contents and abstracts of your academic publications and any other original achievement in your field of study;

7.      One photocopy of your valid passport (passport type must be ordinary).

Contact Us

Please also see SYSBS’s weblink for this program at: http://bus.sysu.edu.cn/en/programs.aspx?typeid=0e5daf86-8a6d-4df2-ad64-913ab9b618ab

Application Deadline for 2014: December 30, 2013

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SYSBS International PhD (IPHD) Application Form

Best regards,

Justine Xu 许倩莹

Office of Curriculum and Degree Affairs

Sun Yat-sen Business School

T:+8620-8411 2624

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