The University of Nottingham Ningbo, China

The University of Nottingham Ningbo, China is the first Sino-Foreign University in China with approval from the Chinese Ministry of Education. The President of the University of Nottingham Ningbo, China is Professor Yang Fujia, a distinguished academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and former President of Fudan University, and the Provost is Professor Peter Buttery. Professor Buttery is a former Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University of Nottingham UK. The University of Nottingham is ranked 8th in the Table of UK Universities of the Decade (Times Higher University Rankings) and is in the World's Top 100 universities (Shanghai Jiao Tong (SJTU) rankings).

Location: Ningbo, Zhejiang

The University of Nottingham Ningbo, China's mission statement is "Academic Excellence in the Service of Global Citizenship", and this means that the University of Nottingham Ningbo, China has committed itself to developing subjects that combine internationally ranked teaching and research excellence at the University of Nottingham UK with Chinese needs for internationalization and globalization. This allows Chinese students to enjoy a world-class international education without the major expense of studying abroad. All undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Ningbo are conducted entirely in English with the same teaching and evaluation standards as at Nottingham UK. The University has a Division dedicated to teaching English for Academic Purposes. Also, students will obtain the University of Nottingham UK degrees.

The University is located in Ningbo Higher Education Park on a newly build and dedicated campus with a land area of 887mu. Currently, it has 3700 undergraduate and postgraduate students and more than 250 teaching and administrative staff from all over the world. Chinese undergraduate students are selected from 23 different provinces using the Gao Kao. Division 1 and English test score of 115/150 are required.

Currently there are seven academic divisions at the University of Nottingham Ningbo, China offering undergraduate and postgraduate (masters) degrees. They are the Division of International Business, the Division of International Communications the Division of International Studies, the Division of Computer Science, the Division of Sustainable Development, the Division of English Studies, and the Division of Engineering. Subjects have been chosen taking into account the expertise available at Nottingham UK and the needs of China. So far during the 4 years the University has operated two groups of Masters students have graduated (in 2007, 2008) and in 2008 the first group of Bachelor students graduated. The academic achievements of the graduates have been excellent, similar to those of the students at the University of Nottingham UK and their rate of employment has been very high.

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Entry Requirements: Year One Entry Students from 12-year education systems are normally required to have graduated from High School. Applicants for all degree programmes should have achieved a minimum GCSE Grade B (or equivalent qualification) in Mathematics. Applicants must be at least 17 years of age at the start of the course. In addition to the University entrance requirement, international students whose first language is not English or whose entry qualification was not obtained in the medium of English are required to provide evidence of their proficiency in English. Minimum English Language Requirement: - IELTS 5.5, with the writing band no less than 5.0 or - TOEFL (paper based) 525 + TWE no less than 4.0 or - TOEFL (computer based) 196 + TWE no less than 4.0 - TOEFL (IBT) 71 (minimum 17 in any element) Year Two Entry Students from 12-year education systems are normally required to complete a foundation year before entering the second year of an undergraduate programme. Students from 13-year education systems or on recognized foundation courses are not usually required to complete a foundation year. Direct entry applicants should have achieved: - GCE A Level: BBB (or equivalent qualification) - IB: 32 Minimum English Language Requirement: - IELTS 6.5 with the writing band no less than 6.0 or - TOEFL (paper based) 575 + TWE no less than 4.5 or - TOEFL (computer based) 232 + TWE no less than 4.5 - TOEFL (IBT) 88 (minimum 19 in any element) Minimum English Language Requirement for BA English Language and Applied Linguistics and BA English Language and Literature: - IELTS 7.0 with the writing band no less than 6.5 or - TOEFL (paper based) 600 + TWE no less than 5.0 or - TOEFL (computer based) 250 + TWE no less than 5.0 or - TOEFL (IBT) 100 (minimum 21 in any element) Tuition: Undergraduate RMB 80,000/year Postgraduate (1 year) RMB 90,000/year Postgraduate (2 year) RMB 80,000/year Accommodation: RMB 12,000 + RMB 1,000 deposit/room/year Books: Approx. RMB 2,500 per year (actual amount will be calculated and settled at the end of the academic year) Insurance (compulsory): RMB 600 per year Living expenses: RMB 1,800-3,500 per month to include meals, power, water, internet connection and entertainment and other necessities depending on life-style. This compares to approximately £700 per month in the UK. How to apply for University of Nottingham Ningbo: China Education Center (CEC) is officially authorized by University of Nottingham Ningbo to handle foreign student applications. We will review your application materials, submit your application, follow up and complete the admission process for FREE. Application Form Download (Undergraduate): PDF / WORD Application Form Download (Postgraduate): PDF / WORD Please contact us for further details: Email: info@chinaeducenter.com Phone: (852) 2622-3887

The University is active in research, collaborating within China and Internationally. Significant collaboration exists with the University of Nottingham UK. Indeed one of aims of the University of Nottingham Ningbo's Research is to bring the Research expertise of the University of Nottingham UK to China. Currently the University has a series of research institutes: the Institute of Asia Pacific Studies, the Institute for Comparative Cultural Studies, the Centre for Research in Applied Linguistics, the Centre for Sustainable Energy Technology, and the Centre for Global Finance, Learning Science Research Centre, and Centre for Research on Global Economic Policy.

Internationalization is at the heart of the development of the University of Nottingham Ningbo, China: we have a growing international teaching team as well as an increasingly international student body. The University now has teaching staff from over 25 different countries and full-time/exchange international students from more than 30 countries. In the longer term 20% of the student population will be international. Our internationalization policy also means that students have the opportunity to study at the University of Nottingham UK or to go as exchange or study abroad students to study at other top universities around the world.

The University of Nottingham

The University of Nottingham was established in the UK City of Nottingham in 1881. It received its Royal Charter in 1948 and celebrates its Diamond Jubilee in 2008. In October 2003, two Nottingham graduates and professors were awarded Nobel Prizes for Medicine and Economics respectively. Emeritus Professor of Physics, Sir Peter Mansfield, was honored for his work on Magnetic Resonance Imaging, which has been compared to the discovery of x-rays, and is one of the most significant discoveries of modern medicine. Sir Clive Granger, a former Professor of Economics, was awarded the Nobel Prize for his work on time-series analysis.

The University of Nottingham has been confirmed in the top 1% of more than seven and a half thousand higher education institutions anywhere in the world. Two prestigious international league tables published for 2006/07 put Nottingham in the Top 10 of the best in Britain, in the Top 100 worldwide and Top 25 in Europe.

In the United Kingdom, league tables for Higher Education Institutions, published by The Guardian, The Times and The Sunday Times newspapers, all rank Nottingham consistently highly.

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