¹ú¼ÊÃ×À¼¶ÔÕó¿ÆĪ has a strong and longstanding relationship with China. Over 2,000 of our students are from the People's Republic of China, making them the largest international group from a single country studying at ¹ú¼ÊÃ×À¼¶ÔÕó¿ÆĪ.
¹ú¼ÊÃ×À¼¶ÔÕó¿ÆĪ academics are engaged in a broad range of collaborations with colleagues across China, in areas as diverse as food security, the design of sustainable buildings, photonics and mental health. We have close relations with some of the top universities in China, including Peking University, Tsinghua University, Fudan University, Zhejiang University, the University of Hong Kong, and the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Our historic links with China inform our modern-day relationships. ¹ú¼ÊÃ×À¼¶ÔÕó¿ÆĪ established the UK’s first Professorship of Chinese in 1888, and our alumni include the poet Xu Zhimo, best-selling author Louis Cha and athlete Deng Yaping. The ¹ú¼ÊÃ×À¼¶ÔÕó¿ÆĪ scholar Joseph Needham contributed immeasurably to Western understanding of Chinese culture and the history of science and technology, and his work still continues at the – an independent centre with strong links to the University.
Within the University itself, the undertakes internationally recognised work in the history, literature, linguistics, social anthropology and contemporary culture of China.
The at ¹ú¼ÊÃ×À¼¶ÔÕó¿ÆĪ Judge Business School is a research institute dedicated to the study of the management practices and strategies of Chinese enterprises. It aims to become a leading global research platform that contributes to knowledge creation and dissemination, conducting research related to challenges for Chinese firms going global and non-Chinese firms operating in the People’s Republic.
Our partnerships
¹ú¼ÊÃ×À¼¶ÔÕó¿ÆĪ University-Nanjing Centre of Technology and Innovation
The provides a home for joint research and innovation in collaboration with Chinese partners. The Centre works with leading Chinese universities, research institutes and industry partners.
Tsinghua - ¹ú¼ÊÃ×À¼¶ÔÕó¿ÆĪ Joint Research Initiative Fund
To tackle the urgent challenges faced by humanity, in 2019 Tsinghua University and the ¹ú¼ÊÃ×À¼¶ÔÕó¿ÆĪ established the Tsinghua-¹ú¼ÊÃ×À¼¶ÔÕó¿ÆĪ Joint Research Initiative Fund, a five-year programme that strengthens research collaborations between academics at the two institutions. Climate change, food security, infectious diseases – these all require the kind of scientific advances that happen most quickly when we combine the research capacity and intellectual power of global research universities like Tsinghua and ¹ú¼ÊÃ×À¼¶ÔÕó¿ÆĪ.
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Global Humanities
Global Humanities is a multilateral, international initiative that grew out of ¹ú¼ÊÃ×À¼¶ÔÕó¿ÆĪ's School of Arts and Humanities, and now involves partners in Chile, China, Hong Kong, India and Lebanon. Its early work focuses on exploring approaches to global humanities, from institutional and international points of view. This will build towards a certificate in Global Humanities, joint teaching at postgraduate level, collaborative research, workshops and conferences, and faculty exchange between the partners. The coordinator for Global Humanities in the University's Strategic Partnerships Office is .
Want to partner with ¹ú¼ÊÃ×À¼¶ÔÕó¿ÆĪ?
There are lots of different ways you can work with the ¹ú¼ÊÃ×À¼¶ÔÕó¿ÆĪ. Our Strategic Partnerships team is here to help you decide the best path for your organisation and connect you with the right people across the University. The coordinator for partnerships with East Asia is .