Chinese Students and Scholars Association in UK
Website: http://www.cssauk.org.uk/
18/05/2000
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Announcemnet
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Seminar- China and the WTO in the Next Decade
Call for participants
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The European Union Trade Commissioner Lamy is visiting Beijing
this week
in order to sign an agreement which would remove a major barrier
to China's
accession to the World Trade Organization. The United States
Congress is
also expected to vote on whether to grant China Permanent Normal
Trade
Relations in the week of 22-26 May. While only cautious optimism
should be held on
these two fronts, China would be admitted to the WTO sooner or
later.
Chinese membership of the WTO offers, as everyone knows,
opportunities as
well as challenges. At the same time, reforms in China are
undergoing a
severe test as the transition of the economic system touches off
a whole
series of more and more knotty problems. Even so, few observers
expect a
reversal of various strategic policies that have emerged over the
past
20 years. A rapid economic integration of the Chinese economy
with the
outside world will continue.
The next decade, also the first one of the 21st century will be
an
extraordinarily critical period for China's economic
restructuring. It
hinges on this decade whether China's dream of powerful nation
could come true.
Chinese membership of the WTO will certainly have a great
influence upon
this dream. What is uncertain is how it will transform the
country's economic
landscape. Precisely because of this, we, CSSA-CAM, under the
support of
CSSA-UK, would like to hold a one-day seminar on the topic of
WTO's
implication on China and the corresponding countermeasures.
Following is the information of this seminar*.
Topic: China and the WTO in the Next Decade
Time: 3 JUNE 2000 (Saturday)
Venue: University of Cambridge, details will be sent to the
registered
participants.
Contact: Chen Jian ([email protected])
Schedule of Events:
10:00am Opening Speech
10:15--11:45am Speeches by guests
12:00-1:00pm Working Lunch (sponsored by CSSA-CAM)
1:15--3:00pm Roundtable Discussion
*4:00-6:00pm, CSSA-CAM will organize a punting activity after
this
seminar.
Participators are welcome to join.
APPLICATION: All Chinese students and scholars are welcome!
Participation is
free. If you would like to contribute to the speech, please send
your
speech
abstract to Chen Jian ([email protected]) before 1st June.
If you
would
like to just come for this seminar and roundtable discussion,
please
also
send an email to Chen Jian to register. We are sorry that
CSSA-CAM could
not
support for your transportation.
I am looking forward to seeing you there!
Wang Shiyun
President, CSSA-CAM
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An Opportunity to Join an Inward Mission Sponsored by the State
Council of China
Organised by the
Association of Chinese Engineers in the UK (ACE-UK)
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Please pay a visit to ACE-UK homepage (http://www.ace-uk.org.uk )
Or mirror site (http://www.jqw.demon.co.uk) which has recently
added China Visit
Experience.
Invited by Office of Overseas Chinese Affairs of State Council of
China, Guo
Wu Yuan Qiao Wu Ban Gong Si in Chinese, (referred as to the
Sponsor hereafter),
the Associations, (the Organiser hereafter), prepare to organise
an inward mission
to visit China on a theme of
Participating in Grand Exploitation of the China West.
The objective of the mission is to seek opportunities to
established long term
co-operative relationship to scientific, technical or industrial
organisations
in China. The Sponsor will assist the mission to identify the
potential partners
and to bridge the relationship in 10 provinces/regions including
Shanxi, Sichuan,
Chongqing.
The suggested subjects to the mission comprise hi-tech
technologies, management
of large scale enterprises and development of agriculture and
etc. The hi-tech
technologies include, but not limited to, IT and its service,
bio-science & tech,
new materials and so on.
No specification was given by the Sponsor with respect to the
size of delegation,
when and where to visit and these will all depend on the
proposals received and
parties in China attracted by the proposals, subject to
consultation between
Sponsor and Organiser.
The Sponsor will bear all costs and expenses incurred in China
associated with
the activities and may also wish to subsidize international
travelling fare subject
to approval in advance.
Organisation work in UK will be leaded by Dr Keming Zhou, Vice
President of the
Association of Chinese Engineers in the UK (ACE-UK). Depending on
the number
of applications received, a committee may be set up to handle the
review work
or a voluntary secretary may be recruited to assist Dr Zhou.
The preliminary programme of UK organisation has been set up as
follows:
Express Interest and Submit Application - 10 May to 30 June
Shortlist and Recommendation to the Sponsor - 1 July to 31 July
Selection and Preparation of the Visit – 1 August – 30
August
China Visit - September or October
The Organiser will seek advice and support from Education Section
and Scientific
and Technology Office of Chinese Embassy in UK.
All Chinese scholars and professional in UK with recognisable
achievement in
UK will be eligible to apply although the non-member of the
associations selected
may be requested to join the association before the visit.
Applicants should prepare a brief cv and a project proposal in
reasonable details
to demonstrate the value of the project and estimate the
potential benefits.
The document should be prepared ideally in Chinese and submitted
to
Dr Keming Zhou , 19 Bobbits Way, Wivenhoe, Colchester, CO7 9NJ
for review and recommendation purpose. Please note that the
Organiser reserves
right not to recommend a proposal without being obliged to give
the reason of
rejection.
Further information can be obtained via
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 01206 826281 (home) or 078 79 80 3509 (mobile)
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LinksToChina.com, free web storage
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LinksToChina.com has teamed up with FreeDrive to offer free Web
storage space
to Chinese Students and Scholars in the UK.
With LinksToChina FreeDrive, you can upload, store, retrieve, and
distribute
50 Mb of your data for Free. You can use your LinksToChina
FreeDrive to store
any file, whether it is for business, study, personal, or just
for fun. You can
access your files from any computer connected to the Internet,
anywhere in the
world.
You can also share your files with your family, friends, or
clients. Using the
link you provide them, they can download files from your
LinksToChina FreeDrive,
but for your security, they will not have the ability to upload
files to your
LinksToChina FreeDrive, unless you give them the permission.
For further details, please visit our Web site at:
http://LinksToChina.com
and follow the link - 50Mb Free Drive.
Regards
[email protected]
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Jobs or Scholarships
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Research Fellowships in Internet and Satellite Networking
Starting Salary up to £24,479 (RA1) per annum subject to
experience and
qualifications
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Vacancies exist within the Network Research Group, Centre for
Communication Systems
Research
(CCSR) within this School to work on projects funded by the EU
research and development
programme.
The research projects are concerned with evaluation of Internet
Services over
satellite networks. The
project will be undertaken in collaboration with other European
partners.
The successful applicant will join an established research group
within a 5*
research graded
Department with excellent facilities.
The group has close links with industry and has an excellent
computing and software
infrastructure for
first class research.
The selected candidate will have a higher degree and experience
of communication
networks. Some
background in satellite communications, IP telephony or security
would be advantageous.
Informal
enquiries can be made to [email protected] or by letter to
the address below.
For an application pack and details of how to apply please
contact Mr K E Sivyer,
School Personnel
Administrator, School of Electronic Engineering, Information
Technology and Mathematics
(SEEIT&M), University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH,
telephone + 44 (0)
1483 876125
answerphone/fax (or 879133 during office hours). Email:
[email protected]
Please quote Post Reference Number ????, supply your postal
address and where
you saw the
advertisement.
Closing date for applications ??/??/2000.
The University is Committed to an Equal Opportunities Policy
Visit the University Web Site at http://www.surrey.ac.uk/
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Post-doctoral research fellow (or PhD student) in
bioengineering/Medical
Physics
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To work on the application of a new medical imaging method,
Electrical
Impedance Tomography (EIT) to the imaging of epileptic activity
in the brain.
EIT is a fast, portable, safe and inexpensive method for imaging
physiological activity in the body. At UCL, we have an
interdisciplinary
research group which has been developing its use for imaging
brain function.
We have recently produced the first ever EIT images of normal
physiological
activity in the brain with a custom made system, and now wish to
apply this
to imaging epilepsy. If successful, it will provide an important
new
instrument for diagnosis in people with epilepsy.
A bioengineer or physicist is sought to develop a new system
being built in
the group, and work with a neuroscientist in collecting and
analyzing data in
patients with epilepsy. Experience in Bioengineering,
instrumentation,
programming in HPVee and Matlab, Electrical Impedance Tomography
or
neuroimaging are desirable but no essential, as training will be
given.
A post-doctoral fellow is sought, but a suitable PhD student will
also be
considered. For the post-doc, the salary is on the RA 1A scale -
c. £21 -
24,000 (including London Weighting), depending on experience.
Details are at www.eit.org.uk/advert/jobdesc5-00.html. Informal
enquiries
may be made to Dr. Holder at [email protected] (0208 380 9046).
Closing
date 5/6/00.
Dr. David S. Holder,
Senior Lecturer and Hon Consultant,
Dept of Clinical Neurophysiology, UCL Hospitals,
Middlesex Hospital,
Mortimer Street,
London W1N 8AA.
Tel (44)171 380 9382/9046 Fax 9002
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PhD Studentship in Materials Engineering, Brunel University
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Candidates are invited for a 3-year EPSRC founded PhD
studentship.The
project aims to develop novel colloidal ceramic processing
technology based
on direct coagulation casting, gel casting and electrophoretic
deposition
to fabricate advanced ceramic composites and ceramic coatings.
The illegibility of candidates are subject to regulation of EPSRC
studentship. Those holding Permanent UK residence or those who
have stayed
over 3 years in UK but not as a student will be eligible.
A candidate should have a 1st class or 2(i) honour degree or
equivalent,
preferably in Materials Engineering, Chemistry or Chemical
Engineering. An
application letter and a full CV should be sent to Dr Jim
Song([email protected]) or Dr Ping Xiao
([email protected]),
Materials Engineering, Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex,
UB8 3PH.
Informal enquiries via email are welcome. The closing date is 30
June, 2000
but earlier applications are encouraged.
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Post-Doctoral Research Associate on Optimal Batch Process Control
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Centre for Process Analytics and Control Technology
Department of Chemical & Process Engineering
University of Newcastle, U.K.
A post-doctoral Research Associated is required to work on an UK
EPSRC
funded project "Nonlinear Optimising Control in Agile Batch
Manufacturing".
The project is for three years and is planned to start on 1 July
2000 or
soon thereafter. The project aims to address on-line nonlinear
optimising
control of multi-product/fed-batch agile manufacturing processes
with
particular emphasis on the control of process chemistry.
Applicants should
have a PhD in a related subject. Experience in process control,
optimisation, neural networks, and model predictive control will
be an
advantage.
The salary is on the RA1A scale (16,286 - 24,479 pounds pa)
depending on
qualification and experience. Applicants should send a full CV
and the
names and addresses of two referees to: Mrs A. Bott, Centre for
Process
Analytics and Control Technology, Merz Court, University of
Newcastle,
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, U.K. Informal enquiry to Dr. Jie
Zhang,
e-mail: [email protected], and related research can be
found at
(http://www.staff.ncl.ac.uk/jie.zhang and
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/cpact).
Application closing date: 9 June 2000.
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POST GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT IN MEDICAL ENGINEERING
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The successful candidate will work in a research project
funded under the EPSRC Medlink scheme and will report to
Professor Bolton in Mechanical and Medical Engineering of
Bradford University.
The project is being carried out in partnership with Leeds
University, Firth Rixson Superalloys Ltd, DePuy
International, and Multi-Arc (UK) Ltd and is aimed at the
development of total hip replacements using metal on metal
contact with hard surface coatings.
The post is approximately 20 months at the level of
Postgraduate Research Assistant. The successful candidate
will be expected to carry out analysis of the mechanical
properties, corrosion performance, and wear degradation
mechanisms in various types of hard coating applied to
Co-Cr-Mo surgical implant alloys. Further details may be
obtained from Dr X Hu, Department of Mechanical and Medical
Engineering, Bradford University (Tel +44-1274-232323 ext.
4555, Fax +44-1274-234525, Email: [email protected])
Candidates are asked to send their latest curriculum vitae
with the names of three referees, with whom they have
worked recently to Dr X Hu, Department of Mechanical and
Medical Engineering, Bradford University, Bradford BD7 1DP.
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Research postgraduate to pursue an M.Eng./Ph.D
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I am seeking a research postgraduate to pursue an M.Eng./Ph.D. in
the
area of Quality of Service Provision in IP networks, as part of
the EU's
HARMONICS project. I'd be obliged if you would circulate this
message
to any interested parties. There are some brief details of the
project
at http://www.ul.ie/~flanagan/funded-research/harmonics.html.
Thanks
Colin Flanagan,
Lecturer, Dept. E&CE,
University of Limerick,
Ireland.
email: [email protected]
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PhD Studentships in Polymer Grafting and Nanocomposites
The Polymer Engineering Centre, Nottingham Trent University
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Applications are invited for two 3-year PhD studentships working
with Dr. F.
Gao and Prof. J.B. Hull. The project is funded by an USA company
and aimed
at the development of technology to enhance engineering
properties of
non-polar polymers via nanocomposite approach. One of the posts
will involve
melt grafting and reactive extrusion. The second post will work
on melt
synthesis of polymer layered silicate nanocomposites. The
successful
candidates will have a good first degree in any of the following
subjects:
chemistry, polymer synthesis and processing or materials
sciences. The
studentships cover tax-free living expenses of £6,455 per year
plus tuition
fees.
The Polymer Engineering Centre has active researches in the
development of
various polymer nanocomposites including nano-metal-particle
systems,
graphite/polymer nanocomposites and clay/polymer hybrids. The
centre has
established itself in the development of high technology
materials with
great potential for commercialisation.
Informal enquiries may be made to Dr. F. Gao, tel: +44(0)115 948
6042; fax:
+44(0)115 948 6506; e-mail: [email protected]
Applications should include a CV and the names and addresses of
two referees
sending to Dr. F Gao, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing
Engineering, The Nottingham Trent University, Burton Street,
Nottingham, NG1
4BU, UK by 30 June 2000.
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Post-Doctoral Post Available
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A post-doctoral researcher is required for a period of up to 2
years
based on funding from the Wellcome Trust. The research position
is held
jointly between Professor D. Murphy, Molecular Neuroendocrinology
Group
(BRI), and Dr. Julian Paton, Cardiorespiratory Control Group
(Department of Physiology). Their joint research is investigating
the
functional role of genes within regions of the brain responsible
for
the autonomic and neurohumoral control of cardiovascular and
respiratory homeostasis. Current techniques involve using
adeno-viral
vectors for transfection of functionally identifiable neurones.
The
project is appropriate for scientists with experience in either
integrative physiology, or neuro / electro-physiology or
molecular
biology.
If interested please contact:
Dr Julian FR Paton
Department of Physiology
tel: 928 7818.
OR
Prof David Murphy
URCN,
Tel: 928 3804
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Doctors of Traditional Chinese Medicine Required
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Doctors of Traditional Chinese Medicine are required to work at
Clinics of
Chinese Medical Academy UK in northern Manchester (8-10 mile to
manchester city
centre). Ideal candidates should have first degree in Traditional
Chinese Medicine
with 5 years experience
and fluently English. If you are interested please send your CV
or
your friends' CV to : [email protected] .
Our details are in our webside at
"http://www.cmauk.org" and
"http://www.telinco.com/cma
" We will apply work permit for the potential employees.
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Accommodation
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Holiday Home Available in Brighton
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A flat with two rooms is available in Brighton in July and early
of
August (5 weeks). The flat has two rooms with two double beds,
kitchen
with all appliances,and a bathroom. It is very convenient to get
to bus
stops and supermarket (both are in a range of five minutes walk)
and it
is not far from town center and seafront. For more detail please
contact
me.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01273 233844. please phone me after 6 pm or weekend.
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Accommodation needed in London
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A room is needed in London for Chinese couple starting from 1st
July, 2000. Any
information
regarding accommodation in London would be appreciated. Please
contact Mr.CW
Chung: -
email:
l. [email protected]
2. [email protected]
Tel:
07944 540791
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Accommodation available in London
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A Chinese student or professional is invited to share
a three-bed flat with a friendly and quiet Chinese
family. The flat is located somewhere between
Camberwell and Oval, South London Zone II. Very
convenient for transportation and shopping. Shared
kitchen, bathroom, and toilet. The rent is £200/pcm,
inclusive. If interested, please contact me via email.
Thank you for your attention.
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Accommodation needed in London
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A couple is currently looking for an accommodation in London,
preferablely
within Zone 1-3. Any information will be greatly appreciated.
Please phone (07931) 768591
Many Thanks
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Single room in London wanted
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A single Chinese female student is moving to London
soon therefore a single room is urgently needed. Any
information please reply to [email protected] and
leave your phone number. Will contact you as soon as I
receive the message. Thanks.
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Single room in Edinburgh wanted
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Dear friends, I wonder if you can kindly provide a single room
accomodation
for a Chinese gentleman this summer. He is willing to share with
a Chinese
family and of course pay the rent. Ideally, the location should
be near
Merchiston campus of Napier University or somewhere not too far
away from
there. Please contact Mr. Feng at 0161 291 9796 (day and evening
time)or
send an e-mail to [email protected]. Thanks in advance.
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Help Needed
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MANDARIN/SHANGHAINESE SPEAKERS
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We are a Chinese/English, professional couple living in central
London, with
a 2 month-old son. We wish to employ a nanny, full time, five
days per
week, starting from August this year. As we want our son to grow
up
bi-cultural, we would like the nanny to be a native Mandarin or
Shanghainese-speaker. A basic grasp of English will also be
needed.
Obviously, we want someone with a mature outlook who will be
reliable and
will genuinely care for our son. We are prepared to pay a
reasonable wage
to the right person. Accommodation may be an option for a single
person.
If this sounds interesting to you, please respond with personal
details you
think will be interesting to us. Our e-mail address is
[email protected]
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Meeting/Conference
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Miscellaneous
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Friendship/Relationship
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Chinese man (Uk citizen), well-educated (PhD),
professional (working in the University),
sufficient mature (40 something),
marital status: single(divorced),
looking for a nice lady to develop friendship
and more. only the serious, please reply to
[email protected]
with a self-introduction of yours (thanks).
your contacting phone number(s) and e-photos are appreciated.
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An honest, educated, 37 years old Chinese gentleman who is
working in a UK university with a British PR, is seeking
a nice lady for friendship leading to marriage. If interested,
please contact him at following E-mail address:
[email protected]
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here. It
is entirely the responsibility of the parties involved to confirm
all the
details given here by whatever means they feel appropriate.
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