China International Education Exhibition launched offline
Sino-foreign cooperation in running schools heats up the popularity of "study abroad without going abroad"
Our reporter Zhao Xiaoxia
"People's Daily Overseas Edition" (October 28, 2021 Edition 08)
The 2021 China International Education Exhibition (Beijing Station) hosted by the China Education International Exchange Association was held a few days ago. Nearly 300 universities at home and abroad from more than 20 countries and regions including the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Belgium, Canada, and Germany participated in the exhibition. It is also the first offline appearance of the education exhibition since the epidemic.
The first exhibition area for Sino-foreign cooperation in running schools
At 10 am on October 23, the booth of the Beijing National Convention Center and the University of Wisconsin Stott attracted many exhibitors from Chinese institutions seeking cooperation. The cooperation of branch schools to organize undergraduate education programs in mechanical engineering has aroused the interest of many visitors. The question is whether a similar cooperation model can be replicated.
"We have two types of cooperation methods, one is undergraduate and the other is high school..." Since the beginning, the introduction of admissions officer Yang Jingfeng has not been interrupted.
Founded in 1958, Zhangwu County Senior High School in Liaoning Province is one of the colleges that hope to cooperate. The two staff members of the school are not only well prepared, but also brought a brief introduction with the official seal of the school. They are also on-site after consulting and communicating with Yang Jingfeng Reached the intention of further cooperation.
The liveliness of the booth at Wisconsin State University Stout can be described as the epitome of the welcome of Sino-foreign cooperative schools and the project achievements exhibition area. Although the exhibition area was added for the first time in more than 20 consecutive years of the China International Education Exhibition, it has attracted much attention at the education exhibition site.
Indeed, "study abroad without going abroad" is becoming the choice of more and more students.
In front of the booth of Nanjing Institute of Media and Communication, Ms. Ding is consulting her children about art studies.
"My child has participated in art groups since she was a child, and both chorus and flute are good. Going to the education exhibition to see art projects is hoping to give her children one more choice to go to school." Ms. Ding said that her main concerns are on tuition and school. The time of the exam and the interview method.
According to Yang Qing, the representative of Nanjing Media College who was in charge of consultation on the spot, the college currently offers Sino-foreign cooperative education undergraduate education programs, international undergraduate 2+2/3 joint courses, and international undergraduate preparatory 1+3/4 (Korea) programs, targeting Ms. Ding’s children The latter two projects are relatively suitable for the specific circumstances.
"The first project was approved this year. The enrollment plan is 120, and they will participate in the college entrance examination. The latter two projects used to recruit 300 students each year. Affected by the epidemic, this year has declined slightly, but overall it is still good." Yang Qing Say.
Wang Yongli, secretary-general of the China Education Association for International Exchange, said that compared with studying abroad, Sino-foreign cooperation in running schools is a very important direction in the future, allowing high-quality foreign educational resources to land and take root in China.
Foreign universities help cooperation
As the fall semester of 2021 is approaching, in the context of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Education has issued a message stating that it will continue to support some Chinese-foreign cooperative education institutions and projects, as well as the Mainland (Mainland) and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan cooperative education institutions and projects. Through independent enrollment, the difficulty of our students not being able to study abroad under the influence of the epidemic has been alleviated.
Domestic students have the need to "not study abroad", and overseas colleges and universities have also actively introduced relevant measures to carry out various forms of educational cooperation with Chinese colleges and universities.
The relevant person in charge of the New Zealand Education International Promotion Agency said in an interview with this reporter that New Zealand universities are increasingly aware of the importance of establishing deeper and more direct partnerships with foreign universities.
China-Singapore education cooperation has a history of nearly 20 years. The universities of the two countries have launched many cooperative education projects and established a number of cooperative education institutions.
The number of cooperation projects at the undergraduate level and above between the two countries has reached 23, and the number of cooperative educational institutions has increased to 4, bringing the total number to 27.
"In order to enable students stranded in China due to travel restrictions to have better learning space and academic support, so far, 5 universities in New Zealand have cooperated with Chinese universities to jointly open 11 learning centers. The establishment of these learning centers has enabled students We can maximize the experience of studying abroad during the epidemic. While studying online courses with students of the same major, we can also get face-to-face tutoring from teachers in the learning center." The person in charge said.
Irish colleges and universities continue to strengthen their ties and cooperation with the relevant education departments of the Chinese government. As of June 2021, data shows that there are 96 cooperative educational institutions and programs between China and Ireland, including 32 college programs, 54 undergraduate programs, and master programs. There are 2 projects and 8 cooperative educational institutions. Most of the projects provide Chinese students with 3+1 and 2+2 undergraduate study exchanges and opportunities to obtain degrees.
Relevant experts said that affected by the epidemic and changes in the international situation, the flow of students and studying abroad have been impacted. As "study abroad without going abroad", Sino-foreign cooperation in running schools has also ushered in a higher than usual enthusiasm.
Enjoy international education in a different way
Relevant data shows that there are more than 2,300 Sino-foreign cooperative education institutions and projects approved by the examination and approval authorities across the country.
In general, Sino-foreign cooperative education institutions and projects (including junior colleges) in higher education account for about 90% of the total number of institutions and projects, involving 11 disciplines such as economics, law, education, literature, history, science, engineering, and agriculture. More than 200 majors.
The cooperation objects involve more than 800 foreign universities and more than 700 Chinese universities.
The China Study Abroad Development Report (2020～2021), jointly researched and compiled by the China Globalization Think Tank (CCG) and the Development Research Institute of Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, shows that the current growth rate of the number of Chinese studying abroad has declined, partly due to the increasing development of Sino-foreign cooperation in running schools Mature, you can enjoy high-quality international education without going abroad.
At the same time, access restrictions under the epidemic have made "study abroad" in Sino-foreign cooperative education more and more popular.
At the education exhibition, Chang'an University's Chang'an Dublin International Transportation School attracted many visitors to the exhibition.
According to Wang Anran, the representative of the participating school, the college is a non-independent legal person Sino-foreign cooperative education institution jointly organized by Chang'an University and the University of Dublin in Ireland. .
The three Sino-foreign cooperative education majors launched by the college are all four-year undergraduate majors, and all three majors were selected as the first batch of national first-class undergraduate majors.
"At present, we are implementing a joint training model of '4+0' dual student status, dual degree, and bilingual teaching, so that students can share the high-quality teaching resources of the two schools, have foreign international technology, and realize the study abroad without going abroad." Wang Anran said.
"If you enjoy foreign high-quality educational resources in China, I still hope your children will study in China." Mr. Wang pointed to the introduction booklet of the Chang'an Dublin International Transportation College of Chang'an University. "On-site teaching in English" said, "From the perspective of acquiring knowledge, this is not much different from studying abroad. Especially under the epidemic, I must choose to study in China."
Wu Li (pseudonym), who set her goal at New York University in Shanghai, shared the same view with Mr. Wang. “Although they were planning to study abroad, the situation of overseas epidemics is not yet optimistic. In addition, the quality of education in domestic Sino-foreign cooperative colleges is increasing. The higher it is, the plan is changed."