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Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University Joint International College
China

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Official website: https://www.uic.edu.cn/
Tel：0756-3620011,0756-3620022,0756-3620033,0756-3620044,0756-3620055
Address：No. 2000, Jintong Road, Tangjiawan, Xiangzhou District, Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province
Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College ("BNU-HKBU" in Chinese, "UIC" in English) is the first university jointly established by the higher education community of mainland China and Hong Kong, and the first new liberal arts university in mainland China. It is located in Zhuhai, a livable city in China, in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. With special approval from the Ministry of Education of China, and strong support from the Guangdong Provincial Department of Education, Zhuhai Municipal Government and all sectors, BNU-HKBU was established in 2005 and adopts the principal responsibility system under the leadership of the Board of Directors. Adhering to the philosophy of liberal arts education, BNU-HKBU innovatively promotes holistic education, four-dimensional education and internationalized school-running models, and is committed to cultivating new-age students who have both professional knowledge and comprehensive qualities, and who have a sense of home and country and an international perspective. Internationalized higher education BNU-HKBU implements English teaching, and its academic standards are in line with international standards. The university has colleges of business administration, culture and creativity, humanities and social sciences, and science and technology, as well as a college of general education and a graduate school. It has 13 departments, recruits students in 31 undergraduate majors (directions), and offers research-based and teaching-based graduate majors, with more than 9,000 students on campus. Undergraduate graduates are awarded a diploma from Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University and a bachelor's degree from Hong Kong Baptist University, while master's and doctoral students are awarded degrees from Hong Kong Baptist University. A liberal arts university that educates the whole person is different from most research-based universities in China. Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University is committed to building a first-class liberal arts university and opening up a new path for higher education in the mainland. Liberal arts universities have a high reputation internationally. Their characteristics are student-centered, frequent teacher-student interaction, emphasis on both liberal arts and science, and all-round attention to students' physical and mental growth. Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University conducts a distinctive liberal arts education that integrates Chinese and Western cultures and connects the past and present, cultivating talents with "broad literature and noble aspirations, true knowledge and sincere practice". Diversified development creates the future Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University recruits students nationwide, implements diversified recruitment in Guangdong Province, and also recruits students from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and foreign countries. Among the 2023 undergraduate graduates who have determined their destinations, the total enrollment rate at home and abroad is 86.5%, of which the rate of admission to the top 100 universities in the world is 84.9%. Employed students are favored by the world's top 500 companies and government agencies. Some graduates who start their own businesses have been selected for the Forbes Elite List under 30, and some alumni are shining on the road of public welfare. Famous teachers are recruited to shape talents. BNU-HKU has widely introduced outstanding talents from all over the world, continuously upgraded its teaching staff and scientific research team, and ranked among the top 100 high-end talents in Chinese universities. The current teaching team comes from about 30 countries and regions. 100% of the professional teachers in the department have studied or worked in overseas universities, and nearly 90% have doctoral degrees. Many teachers come from world-renowned universities including Stanford University, Harvard University, Oxford University, Cambridge University, Peking University, and the University of Hong Kong, providing students with high-quality academic resources and advanced teaching methods. Expanding international vision BNU-HKU is an international university where teachers and students from all over the world gather together, and different cultures collide and blend here. The school often welcomes scholars from home and abroad to give lectures and exchange academics. At present, BNU-HKU has established cooperative relations with 66 universities around the world, providing students with abundant opportunities for study tours, exchanges, and experience of foreign culture and education. Cultivating a sense of home and country BNU-HKU attaches great importance to inheriting and spreading the excellent traditional Chinese culture, so that students can be familiar with the national conditions and national studies and cultivate a sense of home and country. Drawing on the essence of the ancient six arts of "ritual, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy, and mathematics", the school offers related courses such as guqin, elegant music, and Chinese archery. As an extension of the curriculum, student clubs also allow the excellent traditional Chinese culture to show vitality on campus. Collaborative development of teaching and research BNU-HKU's liberal arts education focuses on teaching, and also promotes a benign interaction between teaching and scientific research. The school has been approved to establish two postdoctoral research mobile stations in different disciplines, and has been included in the Guangdong Province High-level University Construction Plan (key discipline construction universities). It has received funding support from Guangdong Province's "Innovation and Strengthening School Project" for many years, and faculty and staff have undertaken teaching and research projects at the national, provincial, and municipal levels. UIC vigorously promotes industry-university-research cooperation and the transformation of scientific research results. With scientific research platforms such as the Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Cross-Application of Data Science and Technology, it gathers innovative resources in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and promotes forward-looking scientific research. Education serves the society BNU-HKU actively integrates university resources to serve the society. For example, the school has joined hands with institutions and organizations such as the Zhuhai Municipal People's Government and the Municipal Social Welfare Center to cooperate in computer science, artificial intelligence, food safety, elderly care services, cultural creativity, sports planning and other fields. The school also has many professors who serve as experts and consultants in different institutions to provide advice and suggestions for social development. Unique location advantages Zhuhai, where BNU-HKU is located, is an important city in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. It is adjacent to Hong Kong and Macao and is connected by the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. It has convenient transportation and beautiful ecological environment. It has been rated as the most livable city in China for many years. Zhuhai is also one of the earliest regions where Chinese and Western cultures intersect in modern times, and it has precious historical and cultural resources. Research projects: 1. Professor Tang Tao and Professor Fang Kaitai won the second prize of the National Natural Science Award and the 70th Anniversary Medal of the Founding of the People's Republic of China. 2. Won multiple national projects such as the National Natural Science/Social Science Foundation. 3. 47 key scientific research platforms and projects of Guangdong universities: 2 key laboratories, 11 key field projects, 18 characteristic innovation projects, and 16 youth innovation talent projects. 4. 2 Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratories: Key Laboratory of Cross-Application of Data Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Artificial Intelligence and Multimodal Data Processing. Doctoral Program: First-level Discipline Postdoctoral Research Station (Mathematics, Statistics) Research Doctoral Candidates (Doctor of Philosophy): Accounting and Business Management; Economics; Communication; Applied English Linguistics; Chemistry; Biology; Computer Science and Technology; Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics; Applied Mathematics. The master's program has 9 taught graduate majors: 1. Master of Arts in Communication: specialization in Media Management; specialization in Film, Television and New Media Production Management; specialization in Communication; specialization in Artificial Intelligence and Digital Media; specialization in Interactive Media; specialization in Sports, Health and Communication; 2. Master of Social Work; 3. Master of Science in Sustainable Energy Technology and Management; 4. Master of Science in Data Science: specialization in Business Statistics; 9 research-based master's programs (Master of Philosophy): Accounting and Business Administration; Economics; Communication; Applied English Linguistics; Chemistry; Biology; Computer Science and Technology; Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics; Applied Mathematics.