Jazan Professor Selected for China Research Program
Assistant professor Ali Qabour will spend twelve months at Xi'an Shiyou University under a fully funded Chinese government scholarship.
Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Scholarships
Ali Qabour, an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering at Jazan University, was selected for China's TYSP International Young Scientists Program. The fully funded scholarship will host him as a researcher at Xi'an Shiyou University for twelve months.
Why it matters
The selection gives Qabour a sustained research placement abroad and opens a channel for collaboration between Saudi and Chinese academic institutions. It also reflects the program's broader effort to bring international scientists into Chinese university research teams.
The TYSP program, launched by China's Ministry of Science and Technology in 2013, has hosted over 700 young scientists from around 40 countries by its tenth anniversary. Qabour's twelve-month placement at Xi'an Shiyou University's College of Pipeline Engineering is fully funded by the Chinese government, though the source does not detail his specific project deliverables.
The players
Ali Qabour
An assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering at Jazan University in Saudi Arabia, selected as a TYSP international young scientist.
Xi'an Shiyou University
A Chinese public university in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, hosting Qabour's twelve-month research assignment.
China's Ministry of Science and Technology
The Chinese government ministry that launched the TYSP International Young Scientists Program in 2013 and funds the scholarship.
The details
Qabour will join the Pipeline Safety and Intelligent Maintenance team at the College of Pipeline Engineering at Xi'an Shiyou University. The assignment is expected to produce joint peer-reviewed research papers, academic lectures, mentoring of graduate students, and a joint research project proposal.
Timeline
2013: China's Ministry of Science and Technology launches the TYSP program.
November 4, 2026: Selection of Qabour is announced.
Twelve months: Qabour's hosted research assignment at Xi'an Shiyou University.
Program Trajectory
Qabour's selection continues the TYSP program's trajectory since its 2013 launch by China's Ministry of Science and Technology, which had hosted over 700 young scientists from around 40 countries by its tenth anniversary. The placement follows that established model of sending international researchers into more than 200 Chinese institutions for extended research stays.
Researchers and academics interested in similar placements should monitor official announcements from host programs such as TYSP and the hosting institutions' portals. Eligibility and application timelines for such fully funded assignments are set by the sponsoring government and university, so prospective applicants should consult those sources directly.
The takeaway
Fully funded international research placements like the TYSP scholarship offer academics extended access to foreign institutions, research teams, and collaborative publishing opportunities. Early awareness of such programs can help researchers position themselves for future selection.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Ajel.
