Through various means, such as intensive professional English courses, inviting foreign faculty to teach, using internationally accepted teaching materials, student exchange programmes, and sponsoring long-term study overseas, the university is aimed at cultivating students' international perspective and their mastery and application of the latest international knowledge and experience, so that they are well equipped to handle local or global challenges when graduated.
①Cooperative Characteristic Courses
Through cooperation with foreign high-end industries and advanced enterprises, the university actively promotes international industry-education integration and cultivates outstanding industrial talents with international vision.
Ÿ Sino-German Cooperation in Automotive Vocational Education (SGAVE)
The Sino-German Cooperation in Automotive Vocational Education (SGAVE) is a joint project between the Chinese Ministry of Education, the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) and the five major German automobile manufacturers (Porsche, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi and Volkswagen) and China's higher vocational education institutions. Zhongqiao University was selected as one of the first pilot institutions among the 464 institutions that applied.
The project draws on the technology and experience reserves of German and other leading European enterprises in dual education training model. It jointly develops a technical talents training programme adapted to the Chinese national conditions. Through the construction of curriculum, assessment and certification system, and the development of Double Qualified Faculty, the project promotes educational reform, enhances the integration of production and education, school-enterprise cooperation and international exchange in vocational universities, and is committed to creating a high-quality international cooperation programme for the cultivation of high-quality technical talents, so as to lay the foundation for the transformation and upgrading of China's manufacturing industry and high-quality development.
Ÿ Sino-Swiss Smart Manufacturing Innovation Practice Base
The national level project of Zhongqiao University Construction of Swiss GF Smart Manufacturing Innovation Practice Base implements the dual education system based on the industrial chain enterprises led by Swiss GF. Through the exchange of human resources between GF and its upstream and downstream enterprises, international curriculum resources and faculty training projects, and practical learning based on real projects and real orders from enterprises in the industry chain, this project establishes a number of teaching resources development centers by drawing on the high-quality case resources of GF, so as to realize the talent training mode of learning and working alternation, and sharing reality and the collaborated education model integrating industry-teaching-research-innovation , and form a complete set of courses, teaching materials and other digital teaching resources suitable for Chinese applied and vocational colleges and universities. It aims at the training of high quality technical and applied talents urgently needed in the field of smart manufacturing, which will also provide reference for speeding up the development of modern engineering education and vocational education and promoting high quality development of Chinese education.
②Curriculum Internationalization
In line with the university's strategy to enhance international vision, each school has deeply integrated international elements into the curriculum design and set international perspective as a goal of professional talent training. For example, one of the learning objectives of the undergraduate Robotics programme is to master a foreign language, to have international perspective and innovative spirit, to master cross-cultural communication skills, competition and cooperation ability, and to be able to carry out technical and service work related to the industry in different regions.”
In addition, each school has widely integrated international elements into its curriculum. For example, the School of Economics and Management offers courses on Foreign Trade Correspondence, International Business Law, International Business Negotiation Practice, International Business Documentary Practice, International Settlement, International Trade Practice, Cross-Border E-Commerce Practice, International Marketing and International Exhibition in some specialties such as International Business, Customs and Foreign Trade Services, etc. In addition to the introduction of foreign advanced technology and high-quality curriculum resources and the opening of bilingual courses, the curriculum of the School of Food and Drug has also strengthened courses of college English and practical courses, so that students can at least master one foreign language, read foreign literatures related to food science and engineering, have an international perspective, and be able to communicate and exchange in a cross-cultural context. The School of Food and Drug's curriculum is adapted to enable students to learn more about the Chinese and international laws and regulations regarding food quality and safety, and to grasp the basic concepts of food safety and the current developments at home and abroad. The students can also apply for a one-month short-term exchange study in Japan or a one-year specialized study in food nutrition to experience the traditional culture of Japan.
