Tianjin Polytechnic University calls for UK partner institutions to establish a joint programme in Tianjin

Tianjin Polytechnic University (TJPU) plans to set up “4+0” joint programmes with selected UK universities on undergraduate degree level in the subject areas of Finance, Fashion Design or Environmental Engineers. Students who are studying in these programmes may also choose to study with the UK partner institutions in their third or fourth year of the undergraduate study.

Background of Tianjin Polytechnic University:

TJPU is a state-run full-time institution of higher education, which is jointly established by Ministry of Education and Tianjin Municipal Government. In 2003, TJPU received outstanding marks in the “Undergraduate Program Evaluation” sponsored by the Ministry of Education of China. The university has a long history with its earliest departments established in 1912. TJPU is a multidisciplinary teaching and researching university, which offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in science and engineering, arts, liberal arts, management, economics，law and languages. The university consists of 15 schools, offering bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees with 28,000 full-time students. The 460-acre new campus has been completed in the scenery spot of Xiqing District.

Currently, there are 1,600 full-time teachers in TJPU, of whom more than 700 are professors and associate professors. TJPU has also specially engaged over 20 academicians from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Engineering and renowned foreign scholars as visiting scholars and part-time professors. TJPU has established international relations with more than 50 institutions in Europe, North America, Asia and Africa and about 300 international students are now studying in TJPU.

TJPU is in a leading position in China in the scientific research on textile composite materials, hollow fiber membrane separating technology, special functional fiber materials, textile oiling agent, semiconductor lighting, and production of electromechanical equipment integration, etc. The university has over 60 research institutions in cooperation with some famous enterprises, including Motian Membrane Science and Technology Company, Functional Fiber Development Centre, etc.

TJPU has more than 60 partner universities in more than 20 countries. Now there are about 300 overseas students studying Chinese language, Textiles, Fashion design, Computer, Accounting, Art design and many other subjects in TJPU.