Opportunity

Yancheng Teachers University (YCTU) is looking for a UK university partner to develop and deliver 3+1 joint programmes in the fields of Psychology and Marine Resources, with a view to recruiting up to 50 undergraduate students for each course per year starting in September 2017.

Benefits for the UK partner

The UK partner will have the opportunity to:

• build a long-term partnership with YCTU in East China, with scope for this partnership to expand in the future
• raise their institution’s profile and brand awareness in China
• receive financial reimbursement for their support, to be further negotiated with YCTU

Areas of responsibility for the two collaborating parties

The selected UK partner will be expected to work with YCTU to:

• jointly develop curriculums for the joint programmes
• send teaching staff to teach at YCTU in the city of Yancheng and provide support in the quality assurance of the programmes

YCTU will be responsible for:

• promoting and recruiting students and faculty members for the programmes
• providing qualified teaching staff as well as the required teaching and living premises and logistical support for the UK teaching staff

Brief introduction of YCTU

Established in 1958 and located in the city of Yancheng, a coastal city in Jiangsu Province, Yancheng Teachers University is a public university under the administration of Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education.  YCTU has approximately 20,000 full-time students and a faculty of nearly 1,400.  YCTU has two campuses and 17 colleges, with a total number of 70 majors, including three national key majors, including Maths, English and Chinese Language and four provincial branded majors including Maths, Chemistry, English and Politics.

Being active in internationalisation, the university has established academic exchanges with 59 institutions around the world.  YCTU hosts international academic conferences, operates joint education programmes, and conducts international research collaboration.  YCTU has a 3+1 joint program in music and performance with Moscow State University of Culture.   YCTU also has teacher training and student exchange links with UK universities including Anglia Ruskin University, Sheffield Hallam University and York St John University.