Leeds partners with Chinese university for new school

Due to open in September 2016, the SWJTU-Leeds Joint School will feature a UK-Chinese engineering curriculum. Students will earn dual degrees from both universities, primarily following the Leeds syllabus in English, but supplementing it with SWJTU courses. The school plans to recruit 1,200 students from Chinese high schools over the next four years.

“We want to build our international reach and profile by working in powerful combination with SWJTU, which has particular strengths in transport-related engineering,” said Sir Alan Langlands, vice-chancellor of the University of Leeds. “This school enables us to do just that in a key market.”

“It means the brightest students will benefit from the very best of Chinese and British higher education, giving them the distinctive edge to compete on the global stage and providing Leeds with links to some of the very best future engineering talent in China.”

The project is the first overseas school to be set up by the University of Leeds, and over the coming years its UK-based students will have the opportunity to attend the joint-school. Initially, bachelor degrees will be offered in electronic and electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science, and civil engineering with transport. However, there are also plans to extend the partnership to include collaboration on postgraduate education and research.