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The Civil Engineering PhD program at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University represents a key research partnership between XJTLU and the University of Liverpool. Graduates who successfully complete the program will be awarded a University of Liverpool degree, which is officially recognized by China's Ministry of Education.
Participants in this program register as distance-learning postgraduate research students with the University of Liverpool while conducting their research at XJTLU facilities under expert supervision.
Each student is assigned a principal (on-site) supervisor from XJTLU's full-time faculty, along with a secondary supervisor from the University of Liverpool.
Full-time PhD candidates typically dedicate three years to research followed by one year for thesis writing, complemented by specialized training and skill development. The maximum completion period is four years for full-time students (or six years for part-time students).