The PhD in Education is provided by the Academy of Future Education (AoFE) at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University. The programme will facilitate your research in educational studies and help you make a contribution to knowledge in education.

PhD students at AoFE will work with an experienced supervisory research team to explore a wide range of topics, including educational management and administration, child development and education, technologies in education, teaching and learning innovation, and pedagogies.

Pursuing a full-time PhD typically involves three years of conducting research and one year of writing a thesis, supported by subject-specific and general skills training and development. A full-time PhD student must submit their thesis within four years (or six years for part-time PhD students).

WHY SHOULD I DO MY PHD IN EDUCATION AT XJTLU?

KEY BENEFITS OF THIS PHD PROGRAMME:

• The PhD degree is awarded by the University of Liverpool in the UK. The degree is recognised by the UK Department of Education as well as China’s Ministry of Education;
• As a registered full-time PhD student, you have the opportunity to apply for a research visit to the University of Liverpool for up to six months. Your accommodation and travel costs will be covered by XJTLU and the University of Liverpool;
• The programme enrols both full-time and part-time students;
• Every PhD student will be supervised by a team of experts, with at least one supervisor from XJTLU and one supervisor from the University of Liverpool;
• All PhD students studying at XJTLU are eligible to apply for Teaching Assistant positions to enhance their teaching skills and academic capacities; and
• XJTLU has an internationalised campus and English-medium instruction.

RESEARCH AREAS

• lifelong education and teacher development
• child development and family education
• student-centred educational philosophy and practice
• management and leadership for the future of education
• technology-driven changes in education for the future

Applicants can have a discussion with their PhD supervisors to specify their research interests and decide on their topics.

Find out potential supervisors from Academy of Future Education.

Apply for a scholarship with your own project:

Each academic year includes two application rounds for PhD candidates’ proposed projects.

The scholarship application is only open to the those applying for a full-time doctoral programme. For more information, please visit Postgraduate Research Scholarships page.