Prof. David FitzPatrick, Provost, Beijing-Dublin International School

ASIA BUSINESS WEEK DUBLINDublin Beijing Business Summit

4 June 2014

Education: a Case Study in Successful Partnerships

Prof. David FitzPatrick, Provost, Beijing-Dublin International School, University College Dublin (UCD)

Dublin-Beijing Business Summit

Education - a case study in Successful Partnerships

Beijing-Dublin International College

4th June 2014David FitzPatrick

• Almost 2,200 Universities (84 in Beijing)• Growing investment in higher education

• 0.55% of GDP in 2006; 0.81% in 2011.• Third-level student cohorts:

• Almost 24 million undergraduate students• 6.9 million undergraduate admissions• ~ 1.5 million Masters & ~ 285,000 doctoral students• Numbers in each category increasing year-on-year

• Numbers studying abroad increasing year-on-yearo ~ 400,000 in 2013

Chinese Higher Education – 2013 Data

• Includes undergraduate and graduate programmes• Often Dual degree• Undergraduate typically follow a 2+2 model• Fees usually high (typically RMB 60k – RMB 80K)• Gaokao points requirements can vary - often quite low• Over 400 MoE approved programmes by 2010• 64 new programmes approved in 2013

• 59 undergraduate• 5 graduate

Sino-Foreign Education Programmes

• Taken in June each year.• Core subjects - Chinese, Mathematics & Language• Subject Streams – Humanities or Science

• University entry is points-based & highly competitive.• 750 is the maximum score in most areas

• Recruitment divided into Tiers or Bands:Science

Humanitieso Tier One （一本线）550+ 549+

(Top 10%)o Tier Two （二本线）505 494

(Next 20%)o Tier Three （三本线） 475 454

(Next 20%)

(2013 Gaoka Tier scores)

Gaokao – University Entrance Exam

BJUT Facts and Figures Founded in 1960

211 University; Over 21,000 students; 1,500 Academic staff

More than 9,000 graduate students (>1,000 PhD)

1,000 International students.

6 Academicians (Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering)

Ranked 118th in Asia (2014)(126th in 2013)

29th (2013) in China (QS Rankings, 2013 & 2014)

UCD Facts and Figures

Founded in 1854

Ireland’s largest University

Ranked in the World’s top 1% Universities (THES 2013)

Over 24,000 students; 3,000 Academic and support staff

More than 6,000 graduate students

4,500 International students from over 120 countries

>1,800 PhD students, incl. more than 100 from China

UCD–BJUT Collaboration

UCD & BJUT Presidents signing contract (UCD, 2011)

Mayor of Beijing Guo Jinglong visits UCD (Sept 2011)

Vice-Premier Xi Jinping and Irish Prime-minister Enda Kenny witness signing of contract by BJUT and UCD Presidents (Dublin Castle, Feb 2012)

BDIC Official Opening – March 2013“Beijing-Dublin International College officially opened by Minister for Education, Ruairi Quinn

The Minister for Education & Skills, Ruairi Quinn TD officially opened the Beijing-Dublin International College (BDIC), a joint venture established by University College Dublin (UCD) and Beijing University of Technology (BJUT)...”

Source: www.ucd.ie 20th March 2013

BDIC Programmes – UCD Contribution

• 55% of Academic Content overall• > 75% of module content delivered in Years 3 & 4• Irish Culture module in Year 1• Introductory subject modules in Year 1• Contribution to English language content

– Advisory input from UCD Applied Language Centre– Spoken English & Presentation Skills– Extra-curricular student events

Current Programmes

Programme UCD School Student Intake

Internet of Things Engineering (IoTE)

EECE 2012: 242013: 71(2014: 80)

Software Engineering CSI 2012: 02013: 41(2014: 60)

Finance Business 2012: 02013: 120(2014: 120)

BDIC Student Intake 2013• Tier 1 students – top 10% of Gaokao cohort.• Min 25pts above Beijing Tier 1 threshold• Gaokao entry score

Range Ave.– Software Engineering (575 – 645)

588– Internet of Things Engineering (575 – 670)

592– Finance

(587 – 675) 615

• Two of the top 10 students entering BJUT overall in September 2013 (2 ex 5,000).

BDIC Reputation & Media Exposure

• Radio• TV• Press media• On-line

Promotional Activity• University open days• Feeder school promotions• Telephone and email contact• CIEET-China International Education Exhibition Tour

Newspaper

Online

Radio

TV

Details Total Activity Comments

BDIC official website ＞ 2 yearsOn-going development

China GaoKao application system

≥ 2 months per year Official website

Microblog ＞ 15,000 followers Top 10 ranking

Wechat ＞ 1,300 followers Parents and students

Baidu optimization Plan ≥ 1 year＞ 150 new posts＞ 150 reposts

Biggest search engine in China

On-Line Media (2013-14)

Industry Links• Standard Chartered Bank• SAP• CBD Office• Ericsson Training Center• JA Junior Achievement

BDIC Resource Development• Staff resources

– UCD Faculty recruitment.• Dublin & Beijing-based UCD faculty planned.

– BJUT Faculty recruitment• Chinese nationals with International research & teaching experience

• Physical Infrastructure– Interactive Student Hub (May 2014)– BDIC Reading Room (June 2014)– Office environment moving to new building (Jan 2015)

BJUT Campus

BDIC – Physical Resource Development

BDIC – Factors for Success• Political support• Attractive programmes• High quality student recruitment• Profile & awareness in market• Commitment to development of resources

Stage 1 Students – Sept 2013

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