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Cross-border Student Mobility: The UNNC Experience

Cross-border Student Mobility: The UNNC Experience. Professor Roger Woods Provost & CEO. British-style education. English as the medium of instruction University of Nottingham degrees (BA & BSc, MA & MSc, PhD) Quality assurance

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Cross-border Student Mobility: The UNNC Experience

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  1. Cross-border Student Mobility: The UNNC Experience Professor Roger Woods Provost & CEO

  2. British-style education • English as the medium of instruction • University of Nottingham degrees (BA & BSc, MA & MSc, PhD) • Quality assurance • Employment rate: 90.1% by 31 August 2009 (job offers + further study offers)

  3. Student Mobility Around 50% of Year 3 students every year can go exchange/study abroad at ( not including summer school programmes): • University of Nottingham, UK and Malaysia campuses • University of Glasgow • University of Birmingham • Reims Management School • University of British Columbia • University of Melbourne • University of Queensland • University of Technology Sydney • University of Auckland • The College of Charleston • Zurich University of Applied Sciences • Universidad del Desarroll

  4. Challenge Cultural shock in the mode of education Chinese vs. British/International

  5. How UNNC prepare its graduates Year One Programme Core modules in EAP • Written Communication & Study • Oral Communication & Study • Introduction to Analytical Thought

  6. Cont. Continuing Support Programmes • Academic success: Write on (for new direct entry students at UG&PG level) • Critical Thinking and Analysis for Postgraduates • Effective Presentations • Better assignment writing: Synthesising Sources • Critical Approach Series for PGs (incl. Critical Thinking/ Critical Reading/ Critical Writing) • Exam writing: Presentation, Strategy, Planning and Composing • Getting started with your essay (or other coursework assignment) • Planning and delivering your group presentation

  7. UG employment China/UNNC

  8. UNNCgraduates go to • International or foreign owned companies P&G, IMI, Standard Chartered, Hang Seng Bank, HSBC, PwC, EY, DTT, KPMG, Hewitt Associates, Johnson&Johnson, etc. • State-owned companies/banks in China esp. 4 top banks in China, Bank of China, China Construction Bank, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of China • civil service

  9. Employability What companies setting up in China look for in graduates (taken from job ads) • Ability to learn on the fly • Problem-solving skills • Time management & organisation skills • Teamwork spirit and skills • Strong communication & interpersonal skills • Analytical and critical thinking skills • Integrity and trustworthy • Confident & self-motivated • Good command in English (oral and written)

  10. Differences UNNC graduates stand out because: • Good English skills • Transferable skills (communication, interpersonal, critical thinking, presentation, independent research, team work) • International outlook • High level of cross-cultural awareness

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