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Promoting Internationalization through Building Platform and Innovating Cooperation Pattern, Prof. Wang Shuguo,President of Harbin Institute of Technology

BAC1. Where are we?Harbin CampusC. Shenzhen Graduate SchoolWeihai Campus

3 HistoryFor more than 80 years, receiving preferential supports and investment from the Chinese governments

1954 6 1 of first 6 key universities of China1984 15 1 of 15 key universities in China 1996 211 Entrance into National Project 2111999 9 1 of top 9 universities in China2000 HIT and Harbin University of Architecture emerged into a new HIT

4 Facts/Academics Staff 2948/Academicians of CAS and CAE 22/Undergraduate Program 73/Masters Program 147/Doctoral Program 81/Full time students 42,555/Harbin Campus /Undergraduate Students15,223 /Graduate Students 14,291 /Overseas Students 1,210/Shenzhen Campus 1,750 /Weihai Campus 10,081

() The combination of general education and professional education Distinctive characteristics of scientific research and international cooperation The pattern of One University, Three Campuses() The disadvantage of the location makes HIT taking the international and opening way of running the university1 The education characteristic of HIT

Carry out the international and opening developing strategies with an inclusive heart Carry out the talent-oriented developing strategy Carry out elite talent training strategy Carry out discipline optimization strategy Carry out research innovation strategy Carry out reform deepen strategy2 Developing strategy of HIT

Explore modern university education concept and thinking Improve teachers international academic competitiveness and education level Broaden students international horizon, improve their international communication capacity Create an international campus environment 3 The goal of international cooperation

1. Based on disciplines, set up international cooperation platform9 9 National Key Primary Discipline linked with foreign reference institutes . Including refer to each other the textbooks, teaching method, scientific research and interdisciplinarity Stanford Univ., Cranfield Univ. Mechanical Engineering Stanford Univ. (US), Cranfield Univ. (UK), German Aerospace Centre CMU Computer ScienceCMU (US)University of Sydney Civil Engineering-- University of Sydney (Australia) ..4 Carrying out of international strategy

19 19 schools locked their reference institutesIncluding: discipline structure, school management pattern, public service system and experiment environment sharing, faculty and students exchange/School of AstronauticsUniversity of Michigan /School of MechatronicsCranfeild Univ. /School of ScienceUBC (University of Moscow) / Department of New Media and ArtsANU .4 Carrying out of international strategy

2. Set up Science and Technology Research Institute and Industrial Technology Research Institute. Break the border between school and department, adopting new personnel employment pattern and operation mechanism, promote international cooperation Science and Technology Research Institute Focus on fundamental science and application fundamental science research 7171115% 7 National Labs, 17 Ministry Key Labs, 11 international joint labs, 15% foreign faculty members - Sino-German (HIT-DLR) Joint Robotics Laboratory -INSA/ HIT-INSA Medical Imaging Research Center4 Carrying out of international strategy

Industrial Technology Research Institute , Focused on application research and new products development, conjunction with the update of national and regional key industries, promotes the universities innovation capacity and the research result transformation 22117 2 National Engineering Center, 21 Ministry level key industry labs, 17 international company joint labsIBM HIT-IBM China Research Laboratory HIT-HP Electronics Joint Laboratory 4 Carrying out of international strategy

III Internationalization of the faculty team 3. Establish Part-time Ph.D Supervisors Program and Contract Overseas Experts Program

66 Long Term Contract Overseas Experts 66 Having research achievements, having fixed cooperation projects, taking part in the teaching and research work. Sign working contracts, and at least one month working in HIT per year. 11

III Internationalization of the faculty team 121 Part-time Ph.D Supervisors 121 From world first class universities or institutes, famous in his/her research field. Sign working contract and at least working in HIT for one month per year. Can recruit and tutor joint Ph.D students with HIT professors. Giving courses, and taking part in scientific research and discipline construction.

4. : Establish International Fund, supporting faculty members and students in the following activities:20/ Holding international conferences, approx.20 times/y 500/ Inviting overseas long/short term professors, approx.500 times/y200/ Faculty member overseas training, approx. 200 times/y300/ Faculty member intending overseas international academic activities, approx. 300 times/y Students international communication activities 1200/361271 International student 1,200/y, degree-seeking 361, post-graduate 271 400/10%III Internationalization of the faculty team

IV Internationalization of the students 5. CSC 5000 Program2008154 154 successful applicants in 20088371 83 applicants for Ph.D degree, 71 for sandwich program 4 US 33(including Harvard Univ., Stanford Univ. ), EU74, Japan26, Australia7 Prepare for future faculty members, good overseas impression, international faculty cooperation Will send best students to attend the program in future 5 years (although apposed by some professors)

V HITs goal in next 5 years

20% All the teachers have fixed overseas partners, international cooperation become part of their work. Long and short term overseas experts take 20% of the faculty team.11

V HITs goal in next 5 years 60151500/ Send 600 students abroad per year, which makes 15% of the students have overseas experience. Receive 1,500 international students annually, which takes 5% of the students number. 30% of them are degree seeking students.

V HITs goal in next 5 years 4002000 Create international environment, giving 400 English taught courses, 2,000 lectures given by overseas professors. All the students master necessary international communication capacity and knowledge, respect and understand different culture tradition and custom. Internationalization become part of general education in HIT.

VI Future work

11 Student exchange and joint degree programs Education cooperation Research cooperation and new product development University resource sharing

Thank you!