Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China seeks a UK Partner to establish a joint program or institute in Science or Engineering

Nanjing University of Science and Technology (NJUST) is looking for UK partners interested in establishing a Ministry of Education approved transnational education joint program in the level of undergraduate or postgraduate, or an approved joint institute in both levels with details below:

Undergraduate:

• Format: 3+1 or 4+0 (program); 4+0 (institute)
• Recruitment: 30-60 per subject area each year
• Subject areas could cover
  • Engineering and Technology
  • Natural Sciences

Postgraduate:

• Format: 3+0
• Recruitment: 30-60 per subject area each year
• Subject areas could cover
  • Engineering and Technology
  • Natural Sciences

Benefits for the UK partner

• establish a long-term partnership with NJUST, one of China’s well-known universities in Jiangsu province
• potential for expansion into other fields, such as student and faculty exchange.
• opportunity to raise profile and bring brand awareness to China, and possibly benefitting student recruitment.

Responsibilities of the two partners

The UK partner will be expected to:

• Jointly develop the curricula for programs
• provide support in the joint program or institution’s application paperwork to the Chinese Ministry of Education
• provide support in the quality assurance of the programs, including hosting academic visits and training of NJUST faculty
• undertake the teaching of one third of the core modules of the programs
• ensure compliance with all necessary regulations of formally approved transnational education programs in China.NJUST will be responsible for:

Joint program or institution’s application paperwork to the Chinese Ministry of Education (with supporting documents from the UK partner)

• promoting and recruiting students for the joint program or institute
• operational, teaching and administrative costs of the joint program or institute
• NJUST is open to discussing the financial scheme and other partnership details with the UK partner directly.

About Nanjing University of Science and Technology (NJUST)

Established in 1953, Nanjing University of Science and Technology is a national key university ranking 36 among institutions in China. It is located in one of the most economically and culturally vigorous cities – Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu Province.

NJUST a multi-disciplinary research-oriented university incorporating science, engineering, economics, business, management, liberal arts, law and education. Our education and research profile in engineering covers the full spectrum of disciplines from mechanics, chemistry, energy, materials, control to electronics and computer, etc.. According to ESI subject ranking, 4 subjects, i.e. Engineering, Chemistry, Materials sciences and Computer Science, are listed top 1% globally.

NJUST has been approved to run a Sino-French Engineer School (joint institute) since 2015 and a Sino-British undergraduate program in industrial design with Coventry University since 2013.

Figures:

Student Population: 30,000  

Faculty& Staff Scale: 3,000