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UBC-CHINA AT A GLANCE
Prepared by the UBC China Council Aug.2016
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT & DISCLAIMER
Data Sources: International Office, Go-Global, Mitacs and UBC China Council (unless noted otherwise) In this report, “China” refers to the mainland only. Discrepancies may occur due to differences in reporting periods. Contact: Haochen Li Manager, Research and Partnership Coordinator UBC China Council [email protected]
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CHINA: COUNTRY PROFILE
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UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS
NON-UNIVERSITY PARTNERS
STUDENT MOBILITY
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS FROM CHINA
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
FACULTY CONNECTIONS
JOINT RESEARCH CENTRES
HUBS AND SUPPORTING UNITS
CONTENTS
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CHINA COUNTRY PROFILE
Area: 9.6 m km2 (3rd) Population: 1.3 b (1st) GDP (N): $11.4 trillion (2nd) $8,239 per capita (72nd)2016 Estimate
Number of higher education institutions: 2,845 (2015) Enrollment: 35.59 million (2014); Post graduates: 1.85 million (2014) Overseas Chinese students: 450,980 (2014) Chinese students in Canada: 110,918 (2014)
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1980s: UBC’s involvement with CIDA’s projects in China
1915: First Chinese student enrolled in UBC
1934: First honorary degree awarded to a Chinese national
1948: First course dedicated to China opened
1960s: Chinese studies at UBC flourished
1973: UBC Thunderbird visited China and played against Chinese national hockey team
1980: First MOU with a Chinese university (Peking University) signed
2002: International MBA program opened in Shanghai
2005: UBC Asia Pacific Regional Office (APRO) opened in Hong Kong 2011: UBC
identified China as one of its top priorities in international strategy
2013: UBC China Council established
2015: China-Canada Joint Center for BioEnergy Research & International (C-CJBERI) opened at UBC
1959: First Chinese volume arrived at UBC
1992: Centre for Chinese Research established in the Institute of Asian Research (IAR)
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History: One Hundred Years of Relations UBC’s engagement with China dates back to the university’s founding period. UBC has served as Canada’s educational gateway to China, thanks to its long history and close people-to-people connections with the country.
Reference: UBC-China: One Hundred Years of History
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Agreements with China (As of Jul.2016)
95 active agreements with
52 universities in
16 provinces
In 2014, these provinces accounted
for 79.6% of China’s total GDP
and 68.2% of its population. MOU
MOU with SEP
Beijing
Jiangsu
Shanghai
Chongqing
Fujian
UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS
UBC signed its first MOU with a Chinese university—Peking University in 1980. Today UBC has:
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Zhejiang
Jilin
System-wide, 27
Sauder, 9
Education, 12 Medicine, 9
Forestry, 9
Arts, 7
Applied Science, 7
Law, 5
Continuing Studies, 4
Land and Food Systems, 2
Dentistry, 1
MOU by Faculty Top Partner Universities by Number of MOU
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University Number of MOU
City UBC Lead Faculty
Peking University 8 Beijing System-wide,
Applied Science, Arts, Law, Library
Shanghai Jiaotong University
8 Shanghai System-wide,
Medicine, Sauder
Fudan University 6 Shanghai System-wide, Arts, Medicine, Sauder
Tsinghua University 5 Beijing Education, Law,
Sauder
Chongqing University 3 Chongqing System-wide,
Applied Science
East China Normal University
3 Shanghai Arts, Education
Fujian Agriculture & Forestry University
3 Fuzhou Forestry
Renmin University 3 Beijing System-wide, Arts,
Forestry
Southwest University 3 Chongqing System-wide,
Education, Land and Food Systems
Zhejiang University 3 Hangzhou System-wide,
Medicine
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Join
t D
egr
ee
Par
tne
r U
niv
ers
itie
s Program UBC Faculty Partner University Start Year
International MBA Sauder Shanghai Jiaotong
University 2002~
2+2/3+2 Bachelor Forestry
Nanjing Forestry University, Fujian Agriculture and
Forestry University, Beijing Forestry University
2008~
Master of Museum Education Education Beijing Normal University
Zhuhai 2011~
Master of Education Education Northeast Normal
University 2012~
Master in International Forestry Forestry Fujian Agriculture and
Forestry University 2015~
LLB/JD Law Tsinghua University 2016~
Master of Public Policy in Global Affairs Arts, Science Fudan University, Peking
University Under
development
Undergraduate degrees in Food and Nutritional Sciences Double Major, Nutritional Sciences, and
Food Market Analysis; Dietetics/Nutritional Sciences
Land and Food Systems
Southwest University Under
development
Undergraduate degree in Food and Nutritional Sciences Double Major, Nutritional Science, and
Food Market Analysis
Land and Food Systems
Hunan Agricultural University
Under development
Master on Geomatics Environmental Management
Forestry Renmin University Under
development
PhD and MD-PhD Medicine Zhejiang University Under
development
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Government: Chongqing Municipal Government
Guangdong Province
National Academy of Education Administration
Qianhai-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry
Cooperation Zone
Corporations:
China World Best Group
Kailuan Energy Chemical Co. Ltd.
Modern Green Development Co. Ltd
Research Institutions
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Nanjing Botanical Garden Memorial Sun Yat-Sen
WHO Collaborating Centre for Health Ed Scholarships:
China Scholarship Council
Hospitals:
Guangzhou Women's and Children's Medical Centre
Zhejiang University Medical School Women's
Hospital
NON-UNIVERSITY PARTNERS
UBC has developed broad research and training collaborations with governments, corporations, research institutions and hospitals.
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60
130
86
130
183
130
22 40 48 49
70
136
0
50
100
150
200
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Go Global Student Mobility Activity, China 2010-15
Outbound Students Inbound Students
*
*inbound number exceeds outbound number
STUDENT MOBILITY
247
520
965
0 200 400 600 800 1000
2013
2014
2015
VSP Students from Mainland China, 2013-15
• Go-Global sends students to China for exchanges, international seminars, and internship programs.
• Vancouver Summer Program (VSP) receives Chinese undergraduate students for UBC summer courses. The number of participating Chinese universities increased from 22 in 2013 to 65 in 2015.
• Mitacs sponsors students for international research programs.
Mitacs Globalink Research Awards-Outbound (2015): 10 Mitacs Globalink Research Interns-Summer 15: 15
Mitacs UBC
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175 1041
1238 1484
1876
2351
3112
3794
39 105
118
194
267
302
293
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
2000 2005 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
International Students from China enrolled in Degree Programs, 2000-2015*
UBCV UBCO
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS FROM CHINA
• Degree students from mainland China comprise the largest international student body at UBC (35.2% of all international students from both UBCV and UBCO).
International Undergraduate International Master International Doctorate Chinese Citizenship
40.4%
29.9%
19.8%
Ratio of Chinese Citizens to International Undergraduates, Masters and Doctorates in UBCO
and UBCV, 2015
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40.4% 31.4%
19.1%
14.3%
UBCV UBCO Total International Degree Students at UBCO (2015): 1,035 (13.2% of UBCO degree students)*
Total International Degree Students at UBCV (2015): 10,561 (24.6% of UBCV degree students)*
70.2%
16.1%
13.6% 79.2% 10.6%
10.1% %: Ratio of Chinese citizens to international in each degree type %: Percentage of each degree type among total international students
*Source: BC Headset
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ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
Nearly 3,000 students enrolled in Chinese language courses with UBC Asian Studies.
Master of Public Policy in Global Affairs has an Asia/China focus.
Sauder’s award winning China Executive Programs for senior government and enterprise officials.
Chinese studies is one of founding programs of Asian Studies, dating back to the 1960s.
Over 80 regular courses have contents on China.
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FACULTY CONNECTIONS
UBC received 145 visiting scholars came from China
in 2015.
Over 60 faculty members hold degrees from
universities in mainland China.
154 faculty members identified as having
professional interests in China in the 2015 UBC China Council survey.
618 co-authored publications with Chinese
collaborators in 2015.*
*Source: SciVal
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Joint Research Centre
Centre Partner University UBC Faculty
China-Canada Joint Centre on BioEnergy Research &
International
Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Applied Science
Joint International Research Laboratory of Light and Strong
Alloys Chongqing University Applied Science
ECNU-UBC Joint Centre for China in Modern World
East China Normal University Arts
Canada-China Joint Centre for Translational Medicine Research in both Child Development and
Alzheimer’s Disease
Chongqing Medical University Medicine
Collaborative Research Centre in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Shanghai Jiaotong University Medicine
Collaborative Research Centre in Reproductive Medicine
Zhejiang University Women Hospital
Medicine
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HUBS AND SUPPORTING UNITS
UBC China Council (VPRI) ([email protected]) • Coordinating unit, information hub and advisory body. International Office(VPRI) https://research.ubc.ca/international-engagement) • Coordinating, advancing and stewarding UBC’s international
vision and strategy; developing new partnerships. Centre for Chinese Research (CCR) at the Institute of Asian Research http://ccr.ubc.ca • Hub for research on China for both on and off campus
community. Asia Pacific Regional Office in Hong Kong (http://ubcapro.hk) • Serves alumni and development activities, supports student
recruitment and caters to the needs of various academic programs, research endeavors and academic relations.
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