UIC signed a cooperation agreement on 10 May with the China Foreign Affairs University (CFAU) to join the International Partnership Programme (CFAU IPP-UIC). This programme allows students, after completing a one-year university study in China, to directly enter the University of Alberta without application or one of the four top universities in Canada, where the can study to gain the remaining credits for their bachelor's degree.
UIC and CFAU establish collaboration in IPP
Students from Hong Kong, Macao and mainland China who have finished at least two years of senior high school study are eligible to enrol on this programme. They will study two semesters in Zhuhai and Beijing to improve their English and complete courses, including international examination training, study skills and Whole Person Education as well as studying university courses worth 12 to 18 credits. Enrolment takes place during early January and early August.
Dean of CFAU’s School of International Education Wang Yan and UIC’s Managing Director for Financial Planning and Development Nelson Chan represented both parties at the signing of the agreement.
The signing ceremony is witnessed by UIC President Prof Ng Ching-Fai (left, back row) and Vice President of CFAU Jiang Ruiping (right, back row)
The International Partnership Programme has a ten-year proven track record, with more than a 1,000 students enrolling on renowned universities like the University of Alberta, Queen’s University, McGill University, the University of British Columbia and the University of Toronto at a success rate of more than 95%. Starting in 2016, the CFAU IPP-UIC will place graduates of this programme in the University of Alberta and the top four universities in Canada to get their bachelor's degree.
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| Visiting the House of Qin (guqin) and the House of Shedao (Chinese archery) |
For more information about the CFAU IPP-UIC, please click here.
Photographer: Vivi Xie
Editor: Deen He
(from MPRO, with special thanks to the ELC)
