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Otago Polytechnic offers Engineering degree in China
Otago Polytechnic offers Engineering degree in China
Otago Polytechnic is launching a Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Mechanical Engineering) in China, which will eventually bring up to 120 Chinese students to Dunedin each year.
The initiative has been approved by the Chinese government, and the qualification will be delivered in partnership with Dalian Ocean University in China’s Lianing Province.
Three years of the four-year degree will be completed in China, with Otago Polytechnic lecturers traveling there for up to six weeks at a time to deliver some of this part of the programme. The students will then travel to Dunedin to complete their final year on campus at Otago Polytechnic.
The Chinese government has approved an annual intake of 120 students, with the first 60 students starting in September.
“This is a significant development which reflects our increasing focus on cultivating lasting international partnerships,” says Otago Polytechnic’s Director: Internationalisation, Marc Doesburg.
Mayor of Dunedin, Dave Cull, will attend the launch of the degree when he travels to China next month. The launch will take place on Wednesday 8 June.
"The Otago Polytechnic's partnership with Dalian Ocean University is yet another exciting development in Dunedin's strong and mutually beneficial educational links with China," says Mr Cull.
"Dunedin is regarded in China as a highly valued international education partner and study destination for international students. Dunedin had over 4,000 international secondary and tertiary students last year – about a quarter of them from China. That brought obvious economic and cultural benefits to the city and this latest partnership builds on that."
Dalian Ocean University is in China’s Lianing Province, which has a strong marine science and technology industry. As such, the Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Mechanical Engineering) will be tailored to the needs of the local marine industry and associated mechanical and automaton manufacturing.
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