Call for Applications: CUHK-EHESS Faculty and PhD Student Exchange Programmes 2025-26 (Deadline: 28 Feb 2025)
CUHK and the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, EHESS) have established the Faculty and PhD Student Exchange Programmes to facilitate research visits for exploration and development of collaborative research. The programmes for visits in 2025-26 are currently open for applications.
CUHK and EHESS are committed to fostering research collaborations across a diverse array of disciplines related to the arts, humanities and social sciences [1]. With the aim of enabling faculty members and PhD students from both institutions to engage in research visits for exploration and development of collaborative research, the Faculty and PhD Student Exchange Programmes are designed to advance scholarship and critical thinking to respond to the challenges of the contemporary world.
About EHESS
A graduate research institution, EHESS is one of the major research hubs dedicated to the humanities and the social sciences in Europe. The research developed at the EHESS is the result of an intense and permanent dialogue established between all the disciplines of the humanities and social sciences. They are conducted in partnership with the French National Centre of Scientific Research (CNRS) as well as other major national institutions. EHESS enjoys a unique global academic network and holds over 1,000 roundtable seminars every year where faculty and guest scholars present and discuss their research with students.
A. Faculty Exchange Programme (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
CUHK and EHESS will annually nominate one faculty member as a visiting scholar to undertake a visit at the other institution for teaching, research, and development of collaborations. CUHK faculty members are encouraged to visit EHESS and/or host visitors from EHESS. Please refer to the website for the programme guidelines and application procedures.
B. PhD Student Exchange Programme (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
CUHK and EHESS will annually nominate up to two PhD students as exchange students to the other institution to undertake a short-term research attachment with the aim of developing research skills and knowledge in a chosen area of research. CUHK PhD students are encouraged to visit EHESS, while CUHK faculty members are invited to host PhD students from EHESS. Please refer to the website for the programme guidelines and application procedures.
For further details, please refer to the respective webpages referenced above. For enquiries, please contact Ms. Olivia Kwok on 3943-1315 or oliviakwok@cuhk.edu.hk.
[1] These cover history, anthropology, sociology, economics, geography, linguistics, psychology, demography, cognitive science, political science, philosophy and mathematics.