University of Nottingham Ningbo China

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The University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) is the third overseas campus of the University of Nottingham and China's first sino-foreign cooperative university.[1] Located in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, it is a joint venture partnership between the University of Nottingham and the Zhejiang Wanli Education Group.[2] All its academic programmes lead to University of Nottingham degrees.[3]

University of Nottingham Ningbo China
宁波诺丁汉大学 (Chinese)
Trent Building
MottoLatin: Sapientia urbs conditur
Motto in English
"A City is built on Wisdom"
Established2004; 20 years ago (2004)
Parent institution
University of Nottingham
ChairXu Yafen
ChancellorLola Young, Baroness Young of Hornsey
PresidentXincheng Xie
Vice-ChancellorShearer West
ProvostJon Garibaldi
Party secretaryShen Weiqi
Address
199 Taikang East Road
, , ,
315100
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29°48′08″N 121°33′33″E / 29.8022°N 121.5592°E / 29.8022; 121.5592
ColoursNottingham Blue and White
Websitenottingham.edu.cn
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese宁波诺丁汉大学
Traditional Chinese寧波諾丁漢大學
Satellite campus of the University of Nottingham

The institution holds a unique status. The Chinese Ministry of Education views it as an independent university.[4] Meanwhile, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the University of Nottingham in the UK consider UNNC as an overseas branch campus of the University of Nottingham (along with the University of Nottingham Malaysia).[5][6]

History edit

China's first international university was the Yanbian University of Science and Technology (YUST), established in 1992 as a Korean-Chinese joint-venture institution. However, the YUST did not have an independent legal personality.

Following the establishment of YUST and China's accession to the WTO, new legislation was passed in China in 2003 that opened up possibilities for foreign universities to set up campuses in the country with independent legal status. The University of Nottingham Ningbo China was the first Sino-foreign university of its kind to be established under this new legal framework.[5] The university admitted its first students in 2004 for Arts and Social Science subjects.[5]

Its campus was launched on 6 September 2005 by British Prime Minister Tony Blair from Beijing in a broadcast for China Central Television.[7] It was officially opened on 23 February 2006 by British Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott, in the presence of Chinese education minister Zhou Ji and State Counsellor Chen Zhili.[7]

At the end of 2012, the British Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) went to the University of Nottingham Ningbo China for a quality assessment. In May 2013, QAA released the Quality Assessment report on the university and concluded that the academic level of University of Nottingham Ningbo China and the quality of students were consistent with the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom.[3]

Academics edit

UNNC offers undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes across three primary faculties. Each faculty encompasses a number of schools or departments:

  • Nottingham University Business School China:[8]
    • Department of Entrepreneurship, Marketing and Management Systems
    • Department of Finance, Accounting and Economics
    • Department of International Business and Management
  • Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences:[9]
    • School of Economics
    • School of Education and English
    • School of International Communications
    • School of International Studies
    • Language Centre
  • Faculty of Science and Engineering:[10]
    • Department of Architecture and Built Environment
    • Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering
    • Department of Civil Engineering
    • Department of Computer Science
    • Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
    • Department of Geographical Sciences
    • Department of Mathematical Sciences
    • Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering

All programmes are modeled after equivalent programs at the University of Nottingham (UK) and are taught entirely in English.[3] Upon graduation, students are awarded University of Nottingham degrees.[3]

Governance edit

Presidents edit

The following have served as President of the university:

Years Name
2002–2022 Yang Fujia
2024– Xincheng Xie

Provosts edit

The following have served as Provost of the university:

Years Name
2004–2007 Ian Gow
2007–2010 Roger Woods
2010–2015 Nick Miles
2015–2019 Chris Rudd
2019–2024 Nick Miles
2024– Jon Garibaldi

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ People's Daily. "中外合作办学已成高等教育"三驾马车"之一" [Sino-foreign cooperative education has become one of the "troika" of higher education]. edu.people.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  2. ^ "中华人民共和国教育部 中外合作办学监管工作信息平台". www.crs.jsj.edu.cn. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d "Review of UK transnational education in China: The University of Nottingham Ningbo Campus" (PDF). Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education. November 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  4. ^ "教育部关于批准设立宁波诺丁汉大学的函 - 中华人民共和国教育部政府门户网站". www.moe.gov.cn. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "China is a Positive Force for World Prosperity". gb.china-embassy.gov.cn. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  6. ^ "China Campus - The University of Nottingham". www.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Prescott opens new China campus". BBC. 20 February 2006. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  8. ^ "Nottingham University Business School China - University of Nottingham Ningbo China". www.nottingham.edu.cn. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences - University of Nottingham Ningbo China". www.nottingham.edu.cn. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Departments and Schools - University of Nottingham Ningbo China". www.nottingham.edu.cn. Retrieved 10 February 2024.