Opportunity for a UK institution to develop a joint institute with Sichuan Film & Television University

SFTU is looking for UK partners to develop a joint institute (without legal entity) in the subject areas of Film & Television Production, Digital Media and Culture Industry Management, with joint 3+1 / 4+0 bachelor degree programmes. SFTU is happy to discuss wider collaboration opportunities including student and staff exchange and articulation agreements in the same subject areas.

Benefits for UK institutions

• An opportunity for UK higher education institutions to establish a strategic partnership with a specialised film and television university in southwest China.
• SFTU has strong links with both the film and television industries which would provide opportunities for UK partner universities to engage with these industries in China.  
• The joint institute will aim to enrol 60 students per year, and will provide a platform for further collaboration in teacher training, curriculum development, student exchange and joint research for both universities.

Areas of responsibilities for the two collaborating parties:

UK partner

The UK partner will be expected to develop joint curricula for the courses, support the enrolled students in English language leaning and professional courses, provide staff to teach parts of the curriculum and support in the quality assurance of the joint institute and participate in administrative management of the joint institute.

Sichuan Film & Television University

SFTU will be responsible for gaining approval for the joint institute from the Ministry of Education, recruiting students for the programmes, providing qualified teaching staff as well as the required teaching premises and logistical support, and supporting the quality assurance of the joint institute.

About SFTU

Located in Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan Province and home of China’s giant pandas, SFTU is a non-state run full-time undergraduate art university approved by China’s Ministry of Education. Over the past 26 years since its establishment in 1992, SFTU has trained a large number of talents in both the film and television industries, and is honoured as "one of the four national training bases for Chinese film and television talents".