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The Sino-British College (SBC) is a British university college in Shanghai, China, jointly established by the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (USST), and nine British universities: The University of Bradford, The University of Huddersfield, The University of Leeds, Leeds Metropolitan University, Liverpool John Moores University, Manchester Metropolitan University, The University of Salford, The University of Sheffield, and Sheffield Hallam University. Courses in Shanghai are identical to courses taught at the universities in the UK and the Bachelors Degree takes three years to complete, except where a Foundation year is required. Degree certificates are awarded by one of the UK partner universities. Students can split their studies between China and the UK or complete them entirely in Shanghai. All courses are taught in English but Chinese language classes are also available. License SBC became a fully licensed university college on 1 September 2006. It is the only Shanghai-based higher education institution to be awarded a license by the Chinese Ministry of Education to offer full degree programmes to multiple overseas universities (the so-called "1 to N Model"). Academic Leadership The Principal at SBC is Professor Ian Gow OBE from Scotland. Professor Gow joined SBC in 2009. NCUK (the Northern Consortium of UK Universities) provides academic support from the UK Manchester headquarters. SBC's nine UK partner universities provide quality assurance. Teaching Staff As of September 2013 about 80 academic staff mainly from UK.

Student Population As of September 2013 there are about 1,800 full-time undergraduate students and about 10% international students from over 40 countries. Campus in Shanghai SBC is based in a historic campus on Fuxing Road (M) in Shanghai city centre. The campus is provided by the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology and is located beside Shanghai Culture Square close to Fuxing Park, the Shanghai Library and Xintiandi, and metro lines 1, 10 and 12. Academic Programmes British Degree programmes are taught in the English language. There are two schools: (a) Business and Communications and (b) Engineering. School of Business & Communications There are two Divisions in the School of Business: Business Management and Events Management. Students can decide their specialisation during 2nd year. Business Management Programme •	BA (Hons) Business Management (3 Years in Shanghai & 1 Year in the UK – including foundation year) The BA Business Management is awarded by the University of Sheffield. This degree can be studied with 3 years in Shanghai and only 1 in Sheffield during the 3rd Year. Other specialisations from the Business Management programme include: •	BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance (2 Years in Shanghai & 2 Years in the UK – including foundation year) •	BA (Hons) International Business (2 Years in Shanghai & 2 Years in the UK – including foundation year) •	BA (Hons) Marketing (2 Years in Shanghai & 2 Years in the UK – including foundation year) •	BA (Hons) Economics (2 Years in Shanghai & 2 Years in the UK – including foundation year) Events Management Programme •	BA (Hons) Events Management (4 Years in Shanghai & 0 Years in the UK – including foundation year) BA Events Management awarded by the University of Huddersfield. This degree can be studied for three years in Shanghai followed by one year in the UK, or entirely in Shanghai (4 Years). Other specialisations from the Events Management programme include: •	BA (Hons) Hospitality Management (2 Years in Shanghai & 2 Years in the UK – including foundation year) •	BA (Hons) Tourism Management (2 Years in Shanghai & 2 Years in the UK – including foundation year)

School of Engineering There are 2 Divisions in the School of Engineering: Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering. Students decide their specialisation in the 2nd year. Mechanical Engineering Programme The Mechanical Engineering programme includes design, manufacture and maintenance of machines and products. •	BEng (Hons) Manufacturing Systems Engineering (4 Years in Shanghai & 0 Years in the UK - including foundation year) BEng Manufacturing Systems Engineering can be delivered entirely in Shanghai (4 Years), with the final certificate coming from Liverpool John Moores University. Other specialisations from the Mechanical Engineering programme include: •	BEng (Hons) Automotive Engineering (2 Years in Shanghai & 2 Years in the UK including foundation year) •	BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering (2 Years in Shanghai & 2 Years in the UK - including foundation year) •	BEng (Hons) Energy Engineering (2 Years in Shanghai & 2 Years in the UK - including foundation year) Electrical Engineering Programme The Electrical Engineering programme includes design of electrical processes and software programmes. •	BEng (Hons) Industrial Electronics and Control Engineering (4 Years in Shanghai & 0 Years in the UK - including foundation year) BEng Industrial Electronics and Control Engineering can be delivered entirely in Shanghai (4 Years), with the final certificate coming from Liverpool John Moores University. Other specialisations from the Mechanical Engineering programme include: •	BEng (Hons) Electrical Engineering (2 Years in Shanghai & 2 Years in the UK - including foundation year) •	BEng (Hons) Mechatronics and Robotics (2 Years in Shanghai & 2 Years in the UK - including foundation year) •	BSc (Hons) Computer Technology (2 Years in Shanghai & 2 Years in the UK - including foundation year)

External links •	[1] [2] March 2013: “Review of Transnational Education in mainland China 2012: Audit of Overseas Provision, China 2012 Case studies: Setting and maintaining academic standards: Case-Study No. 3: The Northern Consortium UK and the Sino-British College". Published By: The UK Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA). •	[3] September 1st 2006: “Chinese Cooperation in Running Schools”: The official Chinese Ministry of Education’s Chinese Foreign Cooperation website lists the university joint venture license and details. •	[4] October 30th 2013: “CUCAS Website”: The Chinese University and College Admissions System is the Chinese equivalent of the British UCAS. This Chinese government affiliated website is the leading source of information and the leading source of applications to Chinese universities. •	[www.hud.ac.uk/news/allstories/theshanghaiconnection.php] October 30th 2013: “University of Huddersfield Website”: The University of Huddersfield is a British University ranked among the top 50 universities in the UK. •	[5] [6] [7] [8] October 30th 2013: “Liverpool John Moores University Website”. •	[9] [10] October 30th 2013: “NCUK Webpage”: The webpage of NCUK (The Northern Consortium of UK Universities). •	[11] [12] October 30th 2013: “NCUK (Northern Consortium)”: The Wikipedia webpage dedicated to NCUK (The Northern Consortium of UK Universities). •	[13] October 30th 2013: “University of Science and Technology”: The Wikipedia webpage dedicated to the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology. •	[14] [15] [16] [17] October 30th 2013: “University of Science and Technology Webpage”: The webpage of the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology and its International Affairs Department sub-domains.