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 haochen.li@ubc.ca

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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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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) (china.council@ubc.ca) • 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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