| Chinese-foreign Cooperatively-run Educational Projects VS Inter-school Cooperation Projects | |||
| No. | Items | Chinese-foreign Cooperatively-run Educational Project | Inter-school Cooperation Project |
| 1 | Cooperation Level | National Cooperation 1. The application is examined and authorized by the Ministry of Education of People’s Republic of China; 2. The cooperation is supervised by the Ministry of Education of People’s Republic of China. |
Inter-school Cooperation 1. The cooperation initiates as the two cooperative universities reach an agreement; 2. The education authorities of China do participate in neither the examination and approval of the cooperation, nor the supervision of its operation. |
| 2 | Education Mode | “4+0”, students are allowed to complete all the 4 years’ courses at the Chinese university within the territory of China “3+1”, students are required to study in the foreign partner university out of China mainland in their junior or senior year |
“3+1”, students spend the first 3 years in the Chinese university and the last year in the foreign partner university “2+2”, students spend the first 2 years in the Chinese university and the last 2 years in the foreign partner university “1+3”, students spend the first year in the Chinese university and the last 3 years in the foreign partner university |
| 3 | Approval Process & Quality Assurance |
1. After signing an agreement on Chinese-foreign cooperation in running schools, relevant application materials will be submitted to, examined and approved by the Ministry of Education of China. 2. During the cooperation period, the teaching quality of the cooperation will be supervised by the Ministry of Education of China. |
1. An MOU agreement between the two cooperative universities needs to be signed; the approval or registration records from the Ministry of Education of People’s Republic of China is NOT required. 2. During the cooperation period, the teaching quality of the inter-school exchange program will be supervised by the two cooperative universities solely. |
| 4 | Teaching Methods | The 4-year training and teaching plans as well as courses are jointly formulated by the two cooperative universities. The foreign university shall send teachers to China to provide lectures, and supply relevant teaching materials and examination paper to follow the training and teaching plan. | There is no consistency in teaching plans. Students will be taught by the different program systems of the two universities respectively. |
| 5 | Degree Certificates & Education Authentication |
1. Graduation Certificate and Degree of the Chinese university and the Degree of the foreign university will be issued to the qualified students; 2. The Degree of the foreign university is recognized and authenticated by the Ministry of Education of China. |
1. Graduation Certificate and Degree of the Chinese university will be issued to the qualified students; 2. Students can also obtain the Degree of the foreign university. However, as the time length of studying abroad does not meet the requirment of the Ministry of Education of China, there is a risk that the diploma/degree cannot be authenticated by the Ministry of Education of China which will be a serious concern for Chinese students. |
| 6 | Enrolment Plan | 1. Open to all high school graduates in China 2. enrolling 100-120 students per major per year |
1. Open to the current students who are in their sophomore or junior year exclusively 2. enrolling 10 students/year |
| 7 | Applications and Benefits for the Foreign Party | 1. Potential students and application conditions ①Potential students: Students from sophomore to senior year of this cooperatively-run school/project can study abroad anytime. ②Application conditions: Meeting the language and academic requirements (GPA and English proficiency) specified by the foreign partner university.2. Registration and publicity methods The registration work is undertaken by the International Office of the Chinese university, assisted by the the foreign university. Note: Most of the students in the Chinese-foreign cooperatively-run educational project have a strong intention to study abroad.3. Benefits for the foreign partner ① When students study in the Chinese university, the foreign university can still share the tuition fees according to the proportion agreed in the agreement between the two universities. ②When students study in the foreign partner university, the foreign university can obtain all of the tuition fees as “international students”. |
(Taking 3+1 as an example) 1. Potential students and application conditions ①Potential students: Only students who are willing to study abroad and finishing their junior year, can study in the foreign partner university in their senior year; ②Application conditions: Meeting the prescribed application requirements (TOEFL/IELTS scores and GPA in the first three years)2. Registration and publicity methods The marketing and publicity are promoted by the foreign university within the Chinese campus, and the publicity shall be supervised and permitted by the Chinese university as the promotion materials and enrollment methods will be examined. Staff and teachers of the Chinese university only need to know but not to participate in the publicity and registration work.3. Benefits for the foreign partner Only receive tuition fees paid by students who are studying in the foreign university. |
| 8 | Project Competition | No competition with other international projects carried out by the Chinese university so that there is no competition for its admissions:
1. There is no competition with other Chinese-foreign cooperatively-run projects, as the the students of each cooperatively-run project are restrictively regulated to exchange to the specific foreign partner university. 2. It does not conflict with other “2+2” and “3+1” inter-school projects in the Chinese university, because their nature of school-running are different. |
Compete with other international programs carried out in the Chinese university, resulting in strong competition for its admissions:
1. Competition with all similar inter-school projects in the Chinese university: Students will consider the ranking of the foreign universities as well as choosing a country they like, such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, etc. 2. Competition with stduying abroad for postgraduate programs: students might be more willing to wait until graduation and start their postgraduate education in the foreign university rather than choose inter-school programs during undergraduate years. 3. Competition with semester visit programs: Many current students will consider one-semester visit, rather than a one-year degree program in the foreign university which requires less money and less academic workload. |
| 9 | Subsequent Cooperation | All the foreign universities that have conducted cooperatively-run schools/projects in China can cooperate further with the Chinese partner in other international exchange programs, such as: ①Summer camp or summer credit course program for 2 weeks to 2 months; ②Short-term semester study program for 3-5 months for credits; ③Mid- and long-term study program for 1-2 years for credits; ④Teacher training for the Chinese teachers in terms of teaching methods by the foreign university; ⑤Students continue their master’s or doctoral study in the foreign partner university; ⑥3+Master program (after 3-year study in China, students pursue Master’s Degree in the foreign partner university directly) |
No subsequent cooperation. |