Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications (NUPT) is looking for a university to set up an international joint institute

Opportunity

Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications is looking for a partner to set up a joint institute and develop international joint programs in the following subjects:

For undergraduates: 1. Internet of Things Engineering 2. Information Engineering 3. Information Security 4. Network Engineering 5. Software Engineering 6. Electronic and Computer Engineering 7. Management Science and Engineering

For postgraduates: 1. Communication and Information Systems 2. Information Security 3. Information network 4. Electronics and Communication Engineering 5. Computer Application Technology 6. Software Engineering 7. Business Administration 8. Management Science and Engineering

NUPT and the selected partner can start with their partnership by jointly developing 4+0 joint programmes in any one of the above-mentioned subjects at undergraduate level and to recruit around 60-100 students each year and 2.5+0 at postgraduate level and to recruit around 30-50 students each year.

Benefits for the partner

The partner will have the opportunity to:  build a long-term partnership with one of high-level universities in East China, with possible expansion and further collaboration in the future  raise their institution’s profile and brand awareness in China  receive financial reimbursement for their support, to be further negotiated with NUPT

Areas of responsibility for the two collaborating parties The selected partner will be expected to work with NUPT to:  jointly develop the curriculum for the joint programmes  provide support in the quality assurance of all the above programmes  send teaching staff to teach at NUPT

NUPT will be responsible for:  promoting and recruiting students and faculty members for the programmes  providing qualified teaching staff as well as the required teaching premises and logistical support for the joint programmes

Brief introduction of NUPT

Established in 1942 and located in the city of Nanjing in the most dynamic economic zone of Yangtze River Delta and internationalization of higher education, NUPT is co-administrated by the Jiangsu Government and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. It has 4 campuses, 21 departments and 20 research centers, with 2300 faculty members, offering 53 programs for bachelor’s degree, 42 for master’s degree and 14 for doctoral degree to 30,000 students. The three disciplines including Materials Science, Engineering, and Chemistry have entered the top global 1% of the ESI Rankings, while Telecommunication and Information Engineering and Opto-electronic Engineering rank among the domestic top 20 disciplines.

NUPT ranks the 80th among the “China’s Top Research Institutes”, the 61st among the top Hundred Universities in China. It is among the first group of academic members of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

As early as 1990, NUPT became an APT (Asia-Pacific Telecommunity) Training Center in China. Over the past two decades, NUPT has trained 26 groups of personnel from 29 countries and regions. It has established long-term interschool academic cooperation with over 20 famous foreign universities and research institutes and are running almost 40 international student exchange programs. Since 2007, NUPT started to run 4 joint programs with a U.S. education institution. Throughout the past 9 years, 1500 students have graduated (another 1200 students are now at school). NUPT has accumulated rich experiences and has a well-grasp of policy regarding the Sino-foreign Cooperative Education. Its Sino-foreign programmes have received wide recognition and strong support from the provincial and central governments.

Information for contact

Universities interested in this opportunity are expected to contact Winnie Wang, [email protected], providing the following information:  a one-page introduction of the institution, highlighting any relevant experience and strengths in developing joint programmes in the above-mentioned subjects.

Pictures of NUPT Campus

An Aerial View of Xianlin Campus

Library

Teaching Buildings

Class of a Joint Program by NUPT and a U.S. Institute

Computer Lab Built by NUPT and a U.S. Institute

Handwriting of Chinese Calligraphy by International Students

Discussion Scene

Website: http://www.njupt.edu.cn/

Address of Xianlin Campus: 9 Wenyuan Road, Yadong New District, Nanjing, 210023

Address of Sanpailou Campus: 66 Xinmofan Road, Nanjing, 210003

Email: [email protected]

Tel: 86-25-85866719

Fax: 86-25-85866246