Universities

Ningbo University was founded in 1986 with donations from Sir Yue-kong Pao. The main campus is in the northern part of Ningbo Higher Education Mega Center, beside the Yongjiang River, covering over 184 hectares with about 890,000 square meters of floor space. Libraries hold about 1.7 million books and 115,000 GB of digital resources, with a CNKI Network Service Center. There are eight affiliated hospitals and eight internship hospitals. Staff: about 2,400, including over 1,400 teaching and research staff (650 with PhDs). Programs include three postdoctoral research programs and 75 bachelor programs across economics, law, education, liberal arts, history, science, engineering, agronomy, medicine, management, and arts. Full-time undergraduates: 26,527; postgraduates: 5,118; part-time students: 17,247. International links: cooperation with more than 140 institutions in over 40 countries; joint programs such as China-Australia MBA, China-France Tourism Management, and China-USA Mathematics and Applied Mathematics. More than 2,300 international students and 1,055 degree seekers study at the university. Two Confucius Institutes were established with the University of Iceland and the University of Toamasina (Madagascar). Agreements also exist with multiple universities in Taiwan and Hong Kong

Ningbo University of Technology, founded in 1983, is a full-time undergraduate university run by the Ningbo Municipal People’s Government. It has two campuses totaling about 374,992 square meters, with further East Campus construction underway. Faculty: 1,042 staff including 68 professors and 236 associate professors, with 243 doctoral degree holders. Full-time students: more than 13,200. Library: about 1.2986 million books. The university prioritizes engineering while developing multiple disciplines. It has 12 secondary schools, 35 specialties, 1 national key specialty, 4 provincial key specialties, and 6 provincial key disciplines. In 2010 it joined the Ministry of Education “outstanding engineering cultivation project.” International cooperation began with Aachen University of Applied Sciences in 1984 (one of four Sino-German cooperated universities nationwide). It is the only Zhejiang university in the Ministry of Education “1+2+1 Sino-US Talent Cultivation Program.” Partners include institutions in the USA, Germany, Australia, UK, Canada, Austria, France, Japan, and Ireland. More than 150 students have studied or exchanged at partners such as Aachen University of Applied Sciences, South Western Sydney Institute, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, and the University of Hertfordshire. Joint modes include 4+0, 2+2, 1+2+1, 2+1+1, and 2.5+1+0.5

Established in 2004 in Ningbo, University of Nottingham Ningbo China is the first Sino-foreign university approved by China’s Ministry of Education. It functions as an integral part of the University of Nottingham’s global structure, with all degrees awarded under UK validation. The campus houses three faculties—Social Sciences; Arts and Humanities; and Science and Engineering—as well as eight academic divisions, including Nottingham University Business School China and the Centre for English Language Education. Programmes span undergraduate, master’s and doctoral levels in fields such as computer science, engineering, international studies and sustainable development. Graduates have received degrees since 2006, with bachelor’s awards beginning in 2008. Teaching and research follow the academic standards of the UK institution, with emphasis on globally informed perspectives.