Chinesisch-Deutsches Hochschulkolleg

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Chinesisch-Deutsches Hochschulkolleg
中德学院
Type
President
Pei Gang
Students320
Location,
AffiliationsTongji University
WebsiteCDHK Official website
Chinesisch-Deutsches Hochschulkolleg
Hanyu Pinyin
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Chinesisch-Deutsches Hochschulkolleg (中德学院) is the

Postgraduate Studies affiliated with Tongji University located in Shanghai, China
.

History

The idea to combine educational activities in a joint Chinese-German university college for postgraduate studies dates back to the visit of former German chancellor

Dr. Helmut Kohl in November 1993. Negotiations between China and Germany started in 1994, and in the following year the German Academic Exchange Service
(DAAD) was assigned the realization of this project.

The

Chifeng Lu
.

Objectives

As an institute at

in the following fields:

According to German educational standards, the curriculum is oriented towards broad knowledge and practical experience. Thus, the CDHK is able to train junior staff with both leadership qualities and experience in two cultures for the benefit of Chinese and German companies in China.

Course of studies

The postgraduate studies at CDHK take three years and start with intensive

semester. From the second to the third semester students proceed their language studies in addition to their respective field studies and will attend a language test. As an end of the German language training course, all the students are obliged to take a middle-level German test and received a German language
certificate issued by German College of Tongji University.

The students attend classes of Chinese professors who themselves have studied in Germany for a considerable time or finished their

PhD
at a German university. Moreover, each semester CDHK invites German tutors for one or two weeks to hold German language lectures in their respective fields. Basically all the courses are co-conducted by Chinese and German Professors.

Double Masters Program

In the fourth semester students have the chance to go to Germany for an

Ruhr-University Bochum This program is sponsored partially by DAAD
. Several graduates already work on their PhD either in Germany or China.

Perspectives

The Chinese-German College for Postgraduate Studies is sponsored by Tongji-University and the DAAD as well as by numerous companies that have among others donated eighteen chairs and support the project by presentation, visits and contacts. It is the first educational joint-venture of this dimension, enjoying the support of both governments, and has the advantage of the close cooperation with its entrepreneurial sponsors.

Partner Universities

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