Shenyang Architecture University seeks UK university partner to establish joint undergraduate programme in Civil Engineering or Architecture

Shenyang Architecture University seeks UK university partner to establish a joint 3+1 or 4+0 undergraduate degree programme in Civil Engineering or Architecture.

Shenyang Architecture University

Shenyang Architecture University, originally Shenyang Architecture and Civil Engineering Institute, was established in 1948.

The university is entitled to confer Master’s Degrees in 30 programs and a Doctoral Degree in 14 programs and has 6 subjects and 8 key laboratories that meet China’s provincial level quality standards.

It is the only university highly ranked in both Civil Engineering and Architecture in Liaoning Province with other faculties including engineering science, industry, literature, administration, natural science, agronomy and law.

The university’s new campus covers over 1 square km and has 15 schools, 1,560 faculty members and 18,000 degree candidates.

The university has been recruiting foreign students for nearly 60 years, and currently has over 200 foreign students from Korea, Russia, America, Germany, Britain, Finland, Austria, Cameroon, Vietnam, Philippines and Japan.

Education in Shenyang City and Liaoning Province

Education authorities are pursuing a balanced development across basic, secondary and higher education, and are stressing the importance of vocational education in meeting employer needs. Improvements in teaching quality are also a priority.

Education authorities are active in international cooperation and there are currently ten partnerships with the UK that have been approved by the Ministry of Education.

The UK is one of the most popular study destinations among students in the province. In 2013, more than 1,800 applications for Tier 4 student visas were submitted in Liaoning Province, the 11th highest of all Chinese provinces, and an increase of 14 per cent on the previous year.

Shenyang is a strong market for students going overseas for postgraduate study.

Education authorities and institutions in Shenyang are very active in international cooperation and exchanges and there are currently 17 joint programmes and institutes approved by the Ministry of Education, with three UK-China partnerships.