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University of Nottingham Ningbo
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Official website: https://www.nottingham.edu.cn/cn/index.aspx
Tel：0574-88180182
Address：No. 199, Taikang East Road, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province
The University of Nottingham Ningbo was established in 2004 with the approval of the Ministry of Education. It is the first Sino-foreign cooperative university in China with an independent campus and independent legal personality. It is also an important member of the global education system of the University of Nottingham in the UK. The school is committed to cultivating innovative high-level talents based in China, with an international vision and capable of the future. It recruits undergraduate, master and doctoral students from home and abroad, with more than 9,000 registered students from more than 70 countries and regions in the world. Ningbo University has trained 14 undergraduate graduates and 15 master graduates so far, and has recruited doctoral students since 2009. In 2019, the University of Nottingham Ningbo participated in the China Ranking of the Best Universities in China for the first time, ranking 55th among universities nationwide and second in Zhejiang Province. The University of Nottingham Ningbo now has three colleges: the School of Science and Technology, the School of Business, and the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. The Engineering Science and Social Science General Theory are ranked in the top 0.5% and 1% of the Essential Science Indicators (ESI) database in the world respectively. The two disciplines of business administration and management are ranked 14th and 31st among domestic universities respectively (2022 Soft Science World Class Subject Ranking). Nottingham University Business School (China) has obtained the highest standard of five-year accreditation from the European Quality Development Certification System (EQUIS); it also obtained the accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) in May 2022. Less than 6% of schools in the world have AACSB accreditation. All 10 undergraduate majors of the School of Science and Technology have obtained international authoritative professional certification. Data from the 2021 undergraduate graduates of Ningbo University of Nottingham show that about 30% of graduates who study abroad are enrolled in top universities ranked in the top ten in the world's comprehensive university rankings, and more than 80% are among the top 100 universities in the world. About 75% of graduates who are directly employed go to state-owned enterprises, government agencies, institutions, Fortune 500 companies or well-known Chinese and foreign companies and institutions. The international quality assessment system guarantees world-class teaching. Ningbo University of Nottingham not only uses English teaching, but also follows the teaching quality assurance system of the University of Nottingham, UK, shares the network and teaching resources of the University of Nottingham, UK, and issues degree certificates from the University of Nottingham, UK. Textbooks are introduced from the University of Nottingham, UK, and the library collection is original books from publishers around the world. The most noteworthy thing is that Ningbo University of Nottingham is supervised by international third-party review agencies. In 2013, after an on-site quality review, the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education in the UK officially released a review report on its website. The report wrote: "Nottingham Ningbo University is a remarkable achievement. It has achieved its mission in less than eight years, allowing Chinese students to receive high-quality higher education without leaving the country. In terms of curriculum, teaching methods, system, language and resource allocation, Nottingham Ningbo University adopts the school-running model and standards of Nottingham University in the UK. Its academic level and student learning quality are consistent with those of Nottingham University in the UK. The education that students receive is the most British education that can be achieved in China." The review report also specifically pointed out that Nottingham Ningbo University is not simply copying the practices of Nottingham University in the UK, but actively exploring practices that are in line with local actual conditions. At present, the school has established three colleges: the School of Business, the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, and the School of Science and Technology. It is the first Sino-foreign cooperative university in the country to provide undergraduate, master's and doctoral multi-level professional teaching. In 2010, the International Doctoral Innovation Research Center of Nottingham Ningbo University was established to integrate the resources of China and the UK in the fields of science, education and industry to cultivate high-end interdisciplinary international application-oriented talents. Diversified second classroom cultivates innovative talents with international vision In addition to classroom teaching, Ningbo University of Nottingham attaches great importance to building a platform for students. As a member of the international research university U21, Ningbo University of Nottingham has established close exchanges and cooperation with more than 140 first-class overseas universities in 40 countries and regions to ensure that every student has the opportunity to experience overseas study. In addition to normal semester exchanges, students also have the opportunity to participate in global summer camp activities to enrich their overseas experience. Ningbo University of Nottingham has opened up a channel for Chinese students to go to the world, and also opened a window for people from all over the world to understand China. The school's global lectures are very frequent, and scholars from all over the world give lectures in English almost every week. The school also encourages students to carry out club activities with international characteristics to broaden their horizons and improve their practical ability. At present, the school has developed nearly 20 student organizations and clubs in four categories of academic, practical, artistic and sports, and nearly 80 interest groups, which have become an extension of students' classrooms. There is also an international science and technology incubator to provide a global stage for students' entrepreneurship and innovation. The annual "Global Village" event also gives international students from various countries the opportunity to showcase their country's cultural, food and other characteristics, and also gives Chinese students the opportunity to learn about the world. Every year, more than a hundred Ningbo University students go to various continents around the world to engage in internships and charity activities through the international student organization AIESEC. Their footprints are in dozens of countries and regions such as India, Brazil, Russia, Turkey, the United States, Ukraine, Ghana, Afghanistan, Venezuela, Pakistan, etc. Industrialized scientific research serves the society and boosts the local economy. Ningbo University of Nottingham relies on its unique advantages to integrate high-quality scientific research resources at home and abroad, and utilizes the partnership between the University of Nottingham in the UK and international companies, the European Union and other institutions. In combination with local development needs, it actively carries out cross-border, cross-border and interdisciplinary scientific research cooperation and academic exchanges to promote technology transfer and achievement transformation. During the 13th Five-Year Plan period, Ningbo University of Nottingham ranked first in the 2019 China Ranking of the Best Universities in Soft Science's scientific research quality ranking. In 2021, the impact factor of scientific research output was 1.56, higher than the average level of 1.22 for C9 Alliance universities. In 2010, the first "International Science and Technology Cooperation Base" of a Sino-foreign cooperatively-run school in my country was established at the University of Nottingham Ningbo. At present, the base has established various forms of cooperation and exchanges with domestic and foreign academic institutions and enterprises in the fields of sustainable energy, green manufacturing, new materials, resources and environment, marine technology, etc. It has a number of ongoing scientific research cooperation projects with universities such as the University of Nottingham, Newcastle University, and Brunel University in the UK, and with international companies such as Rolls-Royce, E-On, Alstom, and Scott Wilson. At the same time, it undertakes and participates in international science and technology cooperation projects of the European Union, EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council of the United Kingdom), the Ministry of Science and Technology, and local governments. With the mission of "gathering global wisdom to solve local problems", in recent years, Ningbo University of Nottingham, the University of Nottingham in the UK and the Ningbo Municipal Government have jointly built a number of scientific and technological cooperation platforms, including Ningbo International Smart City Research Center, Ningbo Nottingham International Marine Economic and Technological Research Institute, Ningbo International Cooperation Research Institute, Nottingham University Ningbo New Materials Research Institute, Nottingham (Yuyao) Intelligent Electrification Research Institute, etc., organically combining the government, universities and enterprises, deepening collaborative cooperation in the four major areas of scientific research, knowledge innovation, technology transfer and talent training, enhancing regional innovation capabilities, promoting the optimization and upgrading of local industrial structure, and promoting economic development and social progress.