Chinesisch-Deutsche Hochschulkolleg

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Chinesisch-Deutsche Hochschulkolleg, or CDHK, is the Chinese German College for Postgraduate Studies.

1 History
2 Objectives
3 Course of studies
- 3.1 Double Masters Program
4 Perspectives
5 External links

[edit] 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 Shanghai "Chinesisch-Deutsches Hochschulkolleg" or CDHK, as the college for postgraduate studies is called for short, was finally opened in February 1998. On October 7, 2002 the college moved into new modern building in Chifeng Lu.

[edit] Objectives

As an institute at Tongji University, the CDHK today offers bilingual master studies in the following fields:

electro technics (automation, information technology)
mechanical engineering (production engineering, automotive engineering)
economics (marketing, financial management, economic law, actuarial science)

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.

[edit] Course of studies

The postgraduate studies at CDHK take three years and start with intensive German language training in the first semester. From the second to the fourth semester students proceed their language studies in addition to their respective field studies and will attend a language test.

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 two weeks to hold German language lectures in their respective fields.

[edit] Double Masters Program

In the fifth semester students have the chance to go to Germany for an internship in a company and/or study at one of its partner universities. In electro technics there even is the chance to prepare for an international final degree at the Technical University in Munich, the so called "double master" program. Several graduates already work on their PhD either in Germany or China.

[edit] 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.

Therefore CDHK will be proud to host new bilateral projects in the future in order to satisfy the ever rising demand of qualified professionals in China.