新生实用手册GuianuevosestudiantesUPM.PDFVIP

Guía para nuevos estudiantes UPM 2013 1ª Edición Feb 2013 Asociación Hispano China de Estudiantes de la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (ACE – UPM) 1. PRÓLOGO3 2. 4 3. 4 4. 7 5. 8 6. 10 7. 10 8. 11 9. 12 10. 12 11. 14 12. 17 13. 21 14. 22 2 1. PRÓLOGO When Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) made its first visit to China almost nine years ago, it was hard to imagine what the future would bring. Since that time, around three hundred research scholars have been exchanged between UPM and China at the levels of Masters, PhD, and Postdoc, for periods ranging from six to ten months. In addition, more than a hundred Masters or PhD degree-seeking students have moved between UPM and China, more than half of them thanks to the generous support of the China Scholarship Council. And around two hundred UPM and Chinese professors have visited their counterparts in the other country. Currently UPM has over two hundred Chinese students at all levels, and this number is growing rapidly. About one fourth are PhD degree-seeking students whose research efforts are of vital importance not only to help maintain the high technical level of our University, but also to develop and strengthen academic and scientific ties between UPM and Chinese Institutions. The recently established Chinese Students Association at UPM will be of great help to Chinese students in the University, and also to Spanish student