State-sponsored students abroad to be monitored  

中国将对读博士学位公派研究生进行学业年度审核

国家留学基金管理委员会美大事务部董志学主任14日在广西南宁透露，从2013年9月1日起，中国将对攻读博士学位的公派研究生(含目前在国外学习的博士研究生)进行学业进展情况年度审核，未通过审核的，其公派留学生资格将被终止，停发奖学金，提前办理回国手续，不按要求回国的按违约处理。

Nanning (CNS) -- China will launch an annual inspection of state-sponsored students who are pursuing doctoral degrees overseas, starting Sept 1, the China Scholarship Council said Tuesday.

Dong Zhixue, director of the Division of American and Oceanic Affairs under the council, made the announcement during a training conference for this year's state-sponsored students in Nanning, Southwest China's Guangxi province.

Dong said some students who completed their studies ahead of schedule didn't report it, and continued to receive financial support, and those who were delayed in graduating also failed to report it. So the annual inspection of schoolwork is necessary, he said.

Students who fail to report changes in visa types, countries of study and study plans have to pay back all expense plus 30 percent as a penalty, he said.

In 2012, the council sponsored more than 15,000 Chinese students to study abroad at world-class universities.