Beijing Normal University
China
Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Leadership and Policy (Comparative Education)
This full‑time English‑taught Doctor of Philosophy program focuses on educational leadership and policy research within comparative‑education domain. Built upon Beijing Normal University’s leading position in global educational‑research field, this PhD program supports diversified research directions such as global educational‑policy‑comparison, educational‑leadership‑construction research, educational equity and social‑justice research, international‑educational‑development‑cooperation and higher‑education‑internationalization‑study. Each doctoral candidate is assigned an experienced PhD supervisor who has undertaken international educational‑research projects. Doctoral training emphasizes independent original‑scientific‑research capabilities cultivation. Apart from doctoral‑level compulsory courses, students devote most study time to academic‑research work, participate in domestic‑and‑international high‑level educational‑academic conferences and publish high‑quality academic papers. Graduation requirements include completing doctoral course credits, achieving stipulated academic‑paper outputs, and passing strict doctoral‑dissertation review as well as oral defence. This PhD program welcomes international applicants holding relevant master‑degree background in education, public‑policy or other closely‑related social‑science‑disciplines, aiming to cultivate high‑level international educational‑research talents for global educational‑development cause.