[Purpose/Significance] Taking CSC joint PhD program participants as the research object, this paper analyzes the impact of overseas exchanges on their careers based on their resumes and academic achievements and provides valuable references for evaluating the effectiveness of China’s policy of sponsoring PhD students to study abroad. [Method/Process] CSC joint PhD program participants were first identified as an experimental group based on acknowledgement section in the journal articles and their dissertations. Students with the same advisor and graduation year but did not have overseas training experience were then selected as a control group. Regression analyses were performed to study the relationship between overseas training and their occupation and academic performance, including academic position, productivity and quality of the research output. [Result/Conclusion] PhD students with overseas experience are more likely to work as academics at more prestigious research institutions, with a higher professional rank, compared with students in the control group. Moreover, overseas experience also promotes the quantity and quality of scholars’ research output. For the purpose of promoting scientific and technological human resources, it would be beneficial for the government to further improve related policies and provide substantial support for scientists studying abroad.
Liang Zhentao
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Mao Jin
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Li Gang
. Influence of Overseas Training Experience on Scholars’ Careers: A Case of CSC Joint PhD Program Participants[J]. Library and Information Service, 2022
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DOI: 10.13266/j.issn.0252-3116.2022.24.007
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