The Second Symposium on Academic Activities in Engineering : Exchange among International Affiliated Double-Degree Program Partner Institutions

Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT) was founded in 1955 by the former Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications. It is s a key national university distinguished itself by its academic excellence and research in the field of information technology. Since its foundation, international exchange and cooperation have always been an important part for the development of the university. In the past, for some years we paid more attention to establishing channels for sending our students out for degree study. One trend we have noticed in recent years is more and more Chinese students are involving in different international activities. With educational infrastructure improved rapidly, and families are becoming financially stronger, Chinese people are changing their attitude toward studying abroad. It is diversified. Degree study abroad. This is the traditional way of receiving international education for Chinese students. Non-degree study abroad. Chinese students have an increasing interest in short-term experiences abroad. International activities and programs at home. More international programs are initiated in China for different level of students. In recently years, BUPT has been endeavored to build an internationalized stage for performance of our students. Cross border movement and mutual recognition of credits between different universities are an important part of international exchange and cooperation. Some joint programs and activities have been set up, which allows students stay abroad for a while, through which they experience an alien culture and custom, learn from advanced teaching mode and research notion. More over, oversea universities are also invited to China to join our programs at Beijing, which enables students to enjoy international education at home. Internship at oversea universities and companies Short-term courses and research at oversea universities Organizing and attending international competitions and conferences Incoming and outgoing visiting programs Double degree programs with oversea universities (Bachelor degree program with Queen Mary College of the University of London, UK; Master and PhD level program with the University of Tokushima, Japan ) International Graduate Students at the University of Auckland J B Metson Department of Chemistry, University of Auckland, New Zealand Abstract The University of Auckland is a university of around 36,000 students, of whom 1690 are pursuing PhD studies. Around 1200 of these are New Zealanders citizens or permanent residents. The balance represents 56 ethnicities including 9 students from Japan. The University has a strategy to cap undergraduate student numbers at around current levels and increase the number of graduate students, consistent with strongly developing its research profile. The intention over the next few years is to move the balance of undergraduate numbers from around 82% of the student population to around 78%. A significant part of this graduate growth will be in foreign students. Thus the University is developing its programmes for the recruitment and support of foreign students. This talk will outline some of these developments.The University of Auckland is a university of around 36,000 students, of whom 1690 are pursuing PhD studies. Around 1200 of these are New Zealanders citizens or permanent residents. The balance represents 56 ethnicities including 9 students from Japan. The University has a strategy to cap undergraduate student numbers at around current levels and increase the number of graduate students, consistent with strongly developing its research profile. The intention over the next few years is to move the balance of undergraduate numbers from around 82% of the student population to around 78%. A significant part of this graduate growth will be in foreign students. Thus the University is developing its programmes for the recruitment and support of foreign students. This talk will outline some of these developments. English language support for engineering students and professors at The University of Tokushima Graduate School of Advanced Technology and Science Mihoko Teshigawara Graduate School of Advanced Technology and Science, the University of Tokushima, Japan mteshi@cicee.tokushima-u.ac. jp