INTRODUCTION

Basic Information

Host School/Department: History Department, Fudan University

Related Discipline(s): Chinese History, World History

Project Name: 2025 International Summer School, History Department, Fudan University

Teaching Language: English

Themes & Topics: Approaches to Historical Studies: Intellectual History, Gender Studies, and Digital Humanities

Time: June 16-20 & June 23-27, 2025, Shanghai

The international summer school will be held on the Handan campus of Fudan University from June 16 to June 20 and from June 23 to June 27, 2025. It is hosted by Fudan University, and organized by the History Department. It will provide a world-class learning environment for outstanding students focusing on Chinese History and World History. Three internationally renowned scholars at the forefront of their fields and with extensive teaching experience have been invited to lecture in the summer school. The summer school will select about 200 students from applicants worldwide. The courses will be taught in English on the most up-to-date and popular topics in their respective fields. There will be networking in the summer school, and participants will have a unique opportunity to foster academic connections.

We hope you will join us at the Fudan International Summer School of History this year. Spend your summer here on learning about the cutting edge of Chinese History and World History, interacting with world-renowned researchers, and making friends who can be lifelong colleagues and mentors.

Scheduled Courses & Modules

Registration forthe International Summer School

1. Qualifications:

Applicants need to be undergraduates (junior or senior), graduate students, or postdoctoral fellows in history-related fields from recognized institutions all over the world.

2. Tuitions & Fees:

The summer school does not charge any tuition or fees. Transport and accommodation are not covered.

3. Application materials:

●  Passport Photocopy (Personal Information Page)

●  Personal Photo

●  Personal Statement (to explain your interest in a particular course and the course you will choose) 

●  CV

● Proof of proficiency in English (scores of TOEFL, GRE, IELTS, or CET 4/CET 6) for applicants from non-English speaking institutions

4. How to apply:

Applicants have the flexibility to choose from the following course units:

(1) Introduction to the History of Western Political Thought: Liberalism and Conservatism

(2) The Premodern in the Modern: Historicizing Gender and Sexuality

(3) Data-Informed Methods in Slavery Studies

Fudan University will issue a Certificate of Study for students who have completed their selected courses.

Oversea applicants: Please sign up and log in at https://istudent.fudan.edu.cn/apply

1. Register a new account. The applicant will receive an email of activation. Please use the supported browsers to apply.

2. After the new account is activated, please log in, and input the correct program code.

3. Program Code Dictionary:

Undergraduate Student: 286790

Graduate Student、Postdoctoral Fellow: 586473

We will follow up by mail with admitted international students about their selected courses.

Deadline: May 25, 2025 Beijing time.

Domestic applicants：Please login in at http://register.fudan.edu.cn/（Google chrome is recommended）

Deadline: June 2, 2025 Beijing time.

5. Contact Information:

Mrs. LIN Wen

Phone: +86-21-65642713

E-mail: historyfa@fudan.edu.cn

Website: https://iss-history.fudan.edu.cn/