The Chongqing Telecommunication Polytechnic College (CTPC) is looking for UK partners to develop and deliver joint undergraduate articulation programmes in China in the subjects of Telecommunications, Auto Manufacturing, Construction, or Interior Design.

CTPC will fund teachers to visit the partnering UK colleges or universities to firstly learn about curriculum design and teaching material development in the relevant subjects. Upon their return to China, these teachers will deliver the jointly developed curricula to students. The “3+1” or “3+2” models (three years in China and one or two years in the UK) can be adopted based on the specification of the courses and preferences of the two parties. Students who successfully complete the jointly developed course should be awarded a Bachelor’s degree in the subject.

CTPC expects the new partnerships to bring high-quality teaching resources and new approaches to curriculum design to their institution, which improve the employability skills of their students and the overall teaching and management standard of the college. 

Benefits

This is an opportunity for UK institutions to position themselves as a partner with a fast-developing private college in Southwest China, and to build their brand awareness in China, which may support future business opportunities for teacher training, curriculum development, and student exchanges and recruitment.

Areas of responsibilities for the two collaborating parties

UK partners:

The UK partners will be expected to:

• contribute to the curriculum design of the four subjects
• provide teacher training to the Chinese teachers before the start of the courses
• provide quality assurance of the joint programmes
• provide a Bachelor’s degree to students who successfully complete the course.

Chongqing Telecommunication Polytechnic College:

CTPC will be responsible for:

• providing the teaching premises in China
• marketing of the programmes
• student recruitment
• providing the teaching staff.  

About Chongqing Telecommunication Polytechnic College

Established in 2001, CTPC is a private specialised college owned by a local real estate developer with a focus on the applied technologies of telecommunication, construction, auto manufacturing and maintenance, and IT.  The college has over 10,000 students studying three year diploma courses and around 800 full-time teachers, of which 600 are associate professors or professors with a PhD degree.

CTPC focuses on student employability, and has established 107 professional experimental and practice training labs. CTPC has also established over 60 off-campus training bases in cooperation with various enterprises and organisations across China. The graduates of CTPC are well received by local employers and small and medium-sized enterprises.

About Chongqing

Chongqing is one of China’s four municipalities directly under the central government. The area of Chongqing is 12 times that of Shanghai, and has 5.6 million more inhabitants. The vast majority of the Chongqing area is still rural. The establishment of the Chongqing municipality in 1997 represented a major breakthrough in China’s initiatives to speed up economic development in the central and western regions. Industrial development is the main engine of Chongqing’s economic growth. The automobile and laptop manufacturing industries are Chongqing’s strongest sectors. Although China’s economic growth has been slowing down in recent years, Chongqing’s growth rate is still increasing. In order to enhance its connectivity and influence under the “One Belt, One Road” and Yangtze River Economic Belt initiatives, Chongqing will further reinforce its strategic position as a shipping centre in the middle reaches of the Yangtze and a national logistics hub. Efforts will also be focused on developing the city into a financial centre and technology education centre.

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