I. About the Forum
The East Lake International Forum for Outstanding Overseas Young Scholars (East Lake Forum) was founded in 2012 and has invited more than 600 scholars from over 30 countries and regions in the past continuous four years.
The Forum aims at setting up an academic exchange platform for young scholars of different fields and fostering cross-disciplinary exchange and cooperation. Through themed reports, academic discussions and talents fairs, the young scholars will discuss about scientific and technological frontier topics, follow up the academic hotspots, and broaden their academic visions, and get the academic inspirations enlightened. Meanwhile, the university can bring in talents from home and abroad.
II. Disciplines and Fields
The forum covers a wide range of disciplines, including mathematics, physics, chemistry, environmental and earth science, information science, engineering science, material science, bioscience, medicine, humanities and social sciences.
III. Requirements for applicants
The eligible applicants must:
·Be under 40 years old;
·Have obtained their doctoral degree from world renowned universities abroad, or from a Chinese university with at least 3-year overseas working experience (in world renowned universities, scientific research organizations, or R&D departments in renowned enterprises);
·Have shown outstanding academic records or innovation potentials in their areas of focus (natural science, engineering, economical management, humanities, social sciences, and etc.)
IV. Deadline for application
1. Registration: please submit the application form via the website
before November 25, 2016.
2. Invitation: we will send the invitation letters to the qualified applicants via email before December 05, 2016.
3. Acknowledgement of receipt: qualified applicants should fill in the reply form in a week after receiving the invitation letters to confirm attendance.
V. Schedule
| Dec.25 |
Check-in |
| Dec.26 |
Opening ceremony, invited speeches and presentations sub-forum speeches and presentations |
| Dec.27 |
Sub-forum speeches and presentations, activities in schools and departments |
| Dec.28 |
Departure |
VI. Travel Reimbursement and Accommodation
Participants can enjoy travel reimbursement (￥10,000 top), free entertainment and accommodation arrangement during the forum.
VII. Contact Information
Human Resource Office
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Phone: +86-27-87556046（9204）Fax: +86-27-87542527
Contact: Mr. CHEN Mengqiu、Miss. LIU Jingjing
Email: mqchen@hust.edu.cn
