This document discusses opportunities for cooperation between China and Latin America in higher education. It provides background on Beihang University, a top Chinese university, including its areas of research excellence, international partnerships, and programs. The document suggests that China and Latin America, as emerging powers in the 21st century, should work together to enhance educational quality, promote cooperation in strategic areas, and foster cultural understanding. Specific recommendations include establishing a dialogue platform for universities, launching initiatives to increase student and faculty mobility, and setting up a cooperative network.

1. China & Latin America
Higher Education
Cooperation
Prof. TANG Xiaoqing
Needs and
Priorities President of Beihang University
Vice
http://www.buaa.edu.cn
June 19, 2012

2. Outline
 China and Latin America – Needs for
Cooperation
 International Cooperation – Beihang’s
Practice
 Suggestions
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3. China and Latin America
– Needs for Cooperation
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4. China and Latin America – Needs for cooperation
 Giants of the 21st Century
“People often say that the 21st century will be
a Pacific Century… but I think it may also be a
Latin American Century”
------ DENG Xiaoping
(People’s Daily, May 16, 1988)
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5. China and Latin America – Needs for cooperation
 Education is essential to the development of
today's knowledge society and economy.
 We face the same challenges with education:
access, quality, efficiency, etc.
 Countries need to work together to share best
practice and jointly develop policies and systems
to promote education cooperation.
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6. China and Latin America – Needs for cooperation
 What are those needs? – Common objectives
– Enhance educational quality and effectiveness
through promoting staff and student mobility
– Promote cooperation in strategic areas of mutual
interest, such as Aerospace, Bioenergy, Natural
resources and environmental technology, Ocean
technology
– Enhance creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship
– Foster understanding of one another’s culture and
heritage and learning of other languages
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7. International Cooperation
– Beihang’s Practice
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8. International Cooperation – Beihang’s Practice
First, about us..
 History
– 1952
 Beijing Institute of Aeronautics(BIA)
 First aerospace university in China
 Founded with merging the aeronautical
departments of 8 top Chinese universities
 One of the first 16 key universities
established in China
– 1988
 Beijing University of Aeronautics
and Astronautics (BUAA)
– 2002
 Beihang University (BUAA)
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9. International Cooperation – Beihang’s Practice
 Today
 A top research university keeping in
power in engineering
 A member of the 985 Program
(Excellence University Program in
Chinese High Education)
 Vision
 Becoming a multi-disciplines
university well-known by the world
in research and education
achievement
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10. International Cooperation – Beihang’s Practice
 Ranking - 11 disciplines ranked top 10 nationwide
Disciplines Ranking
Aeronautics and astronautics 1/13
Mechanics 2/41
Computer Science and Technology 3/856
Instrument Science and Technology 3/237
Transportation Science and Engineering 4/23
Control Science and Engineering 5/393
Management Science and Engineering 6/52
Mechanical Engineering 7/70
Information and Communication Engineering 8/402
Materials Science 9/69
Engineering Thermophysics 9/31
Evaluation 2007-2009 by Chinese Ministry of Education
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11. International Cooperation – Beihang’s Practice
 Schools 26
 Degree Programs
 Undergraduate Programs 57
 Master's Programs 144
 Doctoral Programs 63
 Faculty & Staff 3815
 Faculty 2033
− 17 Academicians of CAS & CAE
− 503 Full Professors
− 794 Associate professors
 Staff 1782
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12. International Cooperation – Beihang’s Practice
 Schools
– Materials Science and Engineering
– Electronics and Information Engineering
– Automation Science and Electrical Engineering
– Jet Propulsion and Energy Engineering
– Aeronautical Science and Engineering
– Computer Science and Engineering
– Mechanical Engineering and Automation
– Economics and Management
– Transportation Science and Engineering
– Systems Engineering
– Astronautics Science and Engineering
– Instrument Science & Optoelectronics
Engineering
– Software Engineering
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13. International Cooperation – Beihang’s Practice
 Schools
– Mathematics and System Sciences
– Physics &Nuclear Energy Engineering
– Chemistry and Environment
– Biological Science and Medical Engineering
– Humanities and Social Sciences
– Foreign Languages
– Law
– New Media Art and Design
– Political Science
– School of Advanced Engineering
– Sino-French Engineer School
– Flying College (Pilot training)
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14. International Cooperation – Beihang’s Practice
 Students 26385
Undergraduates 13939
Graduate students 12446
• Master students 8484
• Ph.D candidates 3956
International students 1185
(from 84 countries)
 Alumni 110,000
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15. International Cooperation – Beihang’s Practice
 Research Funds
> 50% funding from industry
Research Fund: in billion RMB 1.93
1.73
2.00
1.50 1.20 1.20
1.00
1.00 0.71
0.53 0.50 0.57 0.58
0.50
0.00
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
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16. International Cooperation – Beihang’s Practice
 Research - Innovation
National Science & Technology 1st Prize: 3
Progress Awards
(2004-2010)
National Technological 1st Prize: 4
Innovation Awards (Total 10 awards nation-wide)
(2004-2010)
National or Ministerial Awards 1100
in Total (1952-)
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17. International Cooperation – Beihang’s Practice
 Research - Facilities
National Laboratory 1
 National Laboratory for Aeronautics and
Astronautics
National Key Laboratories 7
 Software Development Environment
 Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
 Aero-thermodynamics of Aero-engines
 Flight Vehicle Incorporation Technology
 Reliability and Environmental Engineering
 Visual Reality Technology and Systems
 Communications, Navigation and
Surveillance Systems for Air Traffic
Management
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18. International Cooperation – Beihang’s Practice
 “UPS” Strategy in International Cooperation
 University – University
• Foster bilateral and multilateral partnerships
• Establish joint research and education institutions/centers
 Professor – Professor
• Exchange faculty and staff
• Joint research projects
• Jointly supervising graduate students
 Student – Student
• Study abroad – a variety of options: degree programs,
exchange, internships, summer/winter schools etc.
• International education: attracting students from all around
the world to study at Beihang University
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19. International Cooperation – Beihang’s Practice
 International Partners: 185
Europe (41.0%), Asia (30.5 %), North America (21.0 %),
Oceania (5.0 %), Africa (1.5 %), Latin America (1 %).
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20. International Cooperation – Beihang’s Practice
 Joint Schools
– Sino-French Engineer School
– Confucius Institute at Kogakuin University
(Tokyo, Japan)
 Global Consortia Membership
– TANDEM Alliance - Erasmus Mundus
External Cooperation Window
– Asia-Link Programme (KTH, UPV, Beihang)
– Sino-Spanish University Consortium (16
members)
– Sino-Russian University Consortium (30
members)
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21. International Cooperation – Beihang’s Practice
 Joint/Double degree programs: 11
– Double Master Degree program with Arts et Métiers ParisTech
– Double Bachelor Degree Program with Politecnico di Torino
– Double Master Degree Program with Politecnico di Torino
– Double Master Degree program with Institut Supérieur de
l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace, ISAE
– Double Master Degree with Ecole Nationale de l'Aviation Civile, ENAC
– Double Master Degree with Ecole supérieure d'électricité, Supélec
– Double Master Degree Program with the University of Edinburgh
– Double Master Degree Program with Nottingham University
– Double Master Degree Program with Cranfield University
– Ph.D Joint Program with the University of Sydney
– Ph.D Joint Program with the University of Edinburgh
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22. International Cooperation – Beihang’s Practice
 Student exchange programs: 44
– Credit transfer and recognition
– Tuition fee exemption by host university
– 6 months to 1 year exchange
– Levels: bachelor, master and PhD
– 10 programs fully supported by the CSC
Top Undergraduate Mobility Program
• A highly competitive mobility program launched
by the CSC in 2012 to support top 10% Chinese
undergraduates to do exchange study overseas
• Selection of applications from 177 universities
nationwide
• Less than 1000 scholarships granted in total
• 44 granted to Beihang (every year)
• More programs expected to funded in the future
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23. International Cooperation – Beihang’s Practice
 10 exchange programs supported
by CSC (China Scholarship Council):
– University of Toronto, Canada
– Virginia Tech university, USA
– Technical University Munich, Germany
– Groupe des Écoles Centrales, France
– ESTACA, France
– Joseph Fourrier University, France
– Ecole Nationale de l'Aviation Civile, France
– Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
– Czech Technical University, Czech
– Kyushu University, Japan
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24. International Cooperation – Beihang’s Practice
 Joint School
Beihang Sino-French Engineer School
(Ecole Centrale de Pékin (ECPk))
 Partners: The Group of Ecoles Centrales
 Eestablished in 2005
 Recruits excellent students based on
The National Entry Exam
 Unique 6.5-year program to train the
talent engineers through combining
exellent engineering training and practice
of both partners
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25. International Cooperation – Beihang’s Practice
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26. International Cooperation – Beihang’s Practice
 Joint School - ECPk
Degrees and Certification
− Degrees of Bachelor and MSc offered by Beihang University
− The French Diplôme d’ingénieur
Graduation Ceremony of the first class of 73 students in January, 2012
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27. International Cooperation – Beihang’s Practice
 Joint Research Centers and Laboratories
• Beihang, NLAA, Ecoles Centrales, CNRS
International Joint Lab in Engineering (France)
• Beihang, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (UK)
Sino-UK Space Science and Technology Lab • China Space Agency, UK Space Agency
• Beihang, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Germany)
Sino-German Joint Software Institute • Ministries of S&T of China and Germany
International Research Centre for Complex • Beihangy, Russian Academy of Sciences
Systems and Scientific-Engineering Computing
Beihang-Purdue Joint Lab on Energy Systems • Beihang, Purdue University
Beihang-Purdue Joint Lab • Beihang, Purdue University
on Low Emissions Combustion
SMC Beihang Research Centre • Beihang, SMC (Japan)
Beihang-Honeywell ATM Joint Research Centre • Beihang, Honeywell International Company
27
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28. International Cooperation – Beihang’s Practice
 International Education
 1185 International students from
84 countries
(16 from Latin America)
 The destination university for
international students in
engineering studies in China
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29. International Cooperation – Beihang’s Practice
 International Education
 All postgraduates degree
programs available in English
 5 undergraduate programs
offered in English
– Aircraft Design & Engineering
– Electrical Engineering & Automation
– Electronic Information Engineering
– International Economics & Trade
– Mechanical Engineering & Automation
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30. International Cooperation – Beihang’s Practice
 International Education – Programs
• Bachelor (CHN)
• Bachelor (ENG)
– 4 years
• Chinese Training
Master’s Degree International
• Professional Training
– 2-3 years Education
• Summer Session
Doctoral Degree
– 3-4 Years
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31. International Cooperation – Beihang’s Practice
 International Education – Student Enrollment
1200
1000
502
352
800
410
600 401 Non-Degree
466
352 Degree
400
347 660 683
329 249 288
535
302
200 400
262 306
123 170 162 167
80
0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
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32. International Cooperation – Beihang’s Practice
 International Education – Student v Programs
Ph.D
Non-Degree 15%
35% Ph.D
Master
20% Master
Bachelor Bachelor
30%
Non-Degree
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33. International Cooperation – Beihang’s Practice
 International Education – Scholarship
 Chinese government scholarship (CSC)
 Beijing municipal scholarship
 Scholarship from industries and organizations
 Beihang scholarship for foreign students
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34. Suggestions for Cooperation
between China & Latin America
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35. Suggestions for Cooperation
 Establishing a dialog mechanism for multilateral
and bilateral cooperation
– A platform for higher education institutions
 Launching initiatives to promote mobility
– Learning from the European experience –( Erasmus
Mundus has achieved within and beyond Europe)
– Creating a funding scheme to support the student and
faculty exchange between Chinese and Latin
American universities
 Setting up a network, an alliance or a consortia
membership between Chinese and Latin
American universities
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36. Welcome to Beihang University
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37. Thank You
CONTACT:
Prof. TANG Xiaoqing
Vice president for international relations
Beihang University (BUAA)
37 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District
Beijing 100191, P. R. China
Email: tangxq@buaa.edu.cn
http://www.buaa.edu.cn