University of Nottingham Ningbo China

The University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) is a Sino-foreign cooperative university in Ningbo, Zhejiang, China. It was established in 2004 by a partnership between the University of Nottingham and Zhejiang Wanli University.

The university is recognized by the Ministry of Education of China as an independent legal entity. The University of Nottingham considers UNNC as a campus of the University of Nottingham.

History

The University of Nottingham partnered with the Wanli Education Group, which managed Zhejiang Wanli University and operated in the Ningbo Higher Educational Zone. An agreement to establish the campus was signed in October 2003, followed by a joint venture agreement in March 2004. The Chinese Ministry of Education gave official approval shortly after, making UNNC the first joint-venture university to obtain legal status as an independent campus in China.

UNNC began operations in September 2004 with its first cohort of 254 students from Zhejiang province, initially operating from temporary premises within Zhejiang Wanli University. Construction on a purpose-built 144-acre campus began in April 2004 and was completed in time for the second intake of students in September 2005. The campus was formally opened on 23 February 2006 by British Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott, in the presence of Chinese education minister Zhou Ji and State Counsellor Chen Zhili.

At the end of 2012, the British Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) went to the University of Nottingham Ningbo China for a quality assessment. In May 2013, QAA released the Quality Assessment report on the university and concluded that the academic level of University of Nottingham Ningbo China and the quality of students were consistent with the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom. UNNC taught in English, and the degrees awarded to students are University of Nottingham degrees.

In June 2024, UNNC signed an agreement with the Zhejiang international communication center.

Controversies

In the December 2007, founding Provost Ian Gow OBE published an article in a discussion paper titled ‘British Universities in China: The Reality Beyond the Rhetoric’. The article, drawing on his experience as founding Provost of UNNC, cautioned British universities that they must acquire a more thorough understanding of Chinese higher education policy if they were to succeed in building successful strategic alliances over the long-term, especially in light of China's growing presence as a major educational hub and research and development power.

A statement was issued by Vice-Chancellor Colin Campbell distancing the university from Professor Gow’s position, criticising an article by The Guardian for a misleading assessment of Professor Gow’s article. Another response was subsequently published in The Guardian.

In 2018, Stephen Morgan, who served as Nottingham Ningbo's associate provost since 2016, was removed from its management board for criticizing the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and being a critic of broader Chinese Communist Party-backed initiatives in the university, but remained on the faculty.

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v t e Alliance of Asian Liberal Arts Universities (AALAU)
China (Mainland)	Duke Kunshan East China Normal Northeast Normal NYU Shanghai Nottingham Ningbo Peking
Hong Kong	Lingnan
India	Ahmedabad Symbiosis International
Japan	International Christian Kyushu Rikkyo Sophia UTokyo Waseda Yamanashi Gakuin
South Korea	Dongguk Ewha Kyung Hee Seoul National Seoul Yeungnam Yonsei
Taiwan	Fu Jen Catholic National Chengchi Tunghai
Thailand	Chiang Mai Mahidol Thammasat

v t e Sino-foreign cooperative universities
Guangdong	Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen Guangdong Technion – Israel Institute of Technology Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) Shenzhen MSU–BIT University United International College
Jiangsu	Duke Kunshan University Xi'an Jiaotong–Liverpool University
Shanghai	New York University Shanghai
Zhejiang	University of Nottingham Ningbo China Wenzhou–Kean University

v t e Higher Education Institutions in Zhejiang
List of universities and colleges in China • Department of Education of Zhejiang Province
Military	People’s Armed Police: China Coast Guard Academy_Ningbo • Non-commissioned Officer School_Hangzhou
National	Ministry of Education: Zhejiang University Ministry of State Security: University of International Relations, Hangzhou Campus
Hangzhou	Zhejiang University China Academy of Art University of International Relations, Hangzhou Campus Zhejiang University of Technology Zhejiang Gongshang University Hangzhou Dianzi University Zhejiang Chinese Medical University Zhejiang A&F University Zhejiang Sci-Tech University Hangzhou Normal University Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics China Jiliang University Communication University of Zhejiang Zhejiang Conservatory of Music Hangzhou Medical College Zhejiang Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Zhejiang University of Science and Technology Zhejiang Police College Zhejiang International Studies University Hangzhou City University Westlake University Zhongfa Aviation University Zhejiang Shuren University Hangzhou Dianzi University Information Engineering School Hangzhou Normal University Qianjiang College Zhejiang Chinese Medical University Binjiang Institute Zhejiang Gongshang University Hangzhou College of Commerce Zhejiang Institute of Economics and Trade Zhejiang Police Vocational Academy Tourism College of Zhejiang Zhejiang Institute of Communications Zhejiang Financial College Zhejiang Vocational College of Commerce Zhejiang Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Zhejiang College of Construction Zhejiang Technical Institute of Economics Zhejiang Vocational Academy of Art Hangzhou Vocational and Technical College Professional and Technological College of Zhejiang Electric Power Zhejiang College of Sports Zhejiang Tongji Vocational College of Science and Technology Hangzhou Polytechnic Zhejiang Vocational College of Special Education Zhejiang Yuying College of Vocational and Technology Zhejiang Changzheng Vocational and Technical College Hangzhou Wanxiang Polytechnic Zhejiang Open University Hangzhou Workers Part-time University Zhejiang Provincial Level Organ Staff Part-time University Zhejiang Staff University of Economics and Management
Ningbo	Zhejiang University (Ningbo Campus) Ningbo University Zhejiang Wanli University Ningbo University of Technology NingboTech University Zhejiang Pharmaceutical University Ningbo University of Finance and Economics University of Nottingham Ningbo China College of Science and Technology, Ningbo University Zhejiang Business Technology Institute Ningbo Polytechnic Zhejiang Fashion Institute of Technology Ningbo Childhood Education College Ningbo City College of Vocational Technology Ningbo College of Health Sciences Ningbo Open University
Wenzhou	Wenzhou Medical University Wenzhou University Wenzhou Institute of Technology Wenzhou Business College Wenzhou-Kean University Wenzhou Medical University Renii College Zhejiang Industry and Trade Polytechnic Zhejiang College of Security Technology Wenzhou Vocational and Technical College Wenzhou Vocational College of Science & Technology Zhejiang Dongfang Polytechnic City University of Wenzhou (Wenzhou Open University, Wenzhou Workers Spare-time College)
Jiaxing	Zhejiang University (Haining International Campus) Jiaxing University Jiaxing Nanhu University Tongji Zhejiang College Oriental Institute of Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics Jiaxing Vocational and Technical College Jiaxing Nanyang Polytechnic Institute Jiaxing Education College
Huzhou	Huzhou University Huzhou College Huzhou Vocational and Technical College Zhejiang Yuxiang Vocational and Technical College
Shaoxing	Shaoxing University Zhejiang Yuexiu University Zhijiang College of Zhejiang University of Technology College of Technology and Art of Zhejiang Sci-tech University Shaoxing University Yuanpei College Jiyang College of Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University Zhejiang Agricultural Business College Zhejiang Industry Polytechnic College Zhejiang Post and Telecommunication College Shaoxing Vocational and Technical College
Jinhua	Zhejiang Normal University Zhejiang Guangsha Vocational and Technical University of Construction Zhejiang Normal University Xingzhi College Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Zhejiang College China Jiliang University College of Modern Science and Technology Jinhua Polytechnic Yiwu Industrial and Commercial College Zhejiang Hengdian College of Film & Television Zhejiang Jinhua Technology and Trade Polytechnic Jinhua Education College
Quzhou	Quzhou University Quzhou Vocational and Technical College
Zhoushan	Zhejiang University (Zhoushan Campus) Zhejiang Ocean University Zhejiang International Maritime College Zhoushan Tourism and Health College
Taizhou	Taizhou University Taizhou Vocational and Technical College Taizhou Vocational College of Science and Technology Zhejiang Automotive Vocational and Technical College
Lishui	Lishui University Lishui Vocational Technical College
Unless otherwise stated, all the universities and colleges listed are provincial or municipal public universities and colleges. DBC : Double First-Class Construction; 985 : Project 985; 211 : Project 211; Key : National Key Universities; P+M : provincial and ministerial co-founded universities. : institutions offering degree education; : institutions offering professional training and certificates. : institutions offering vocational training and diploma. : privately founded. : Sino-foreign cooperative joint universities; : Independent college affiliated to a university; : Continuing education institutions; : Privately founded As of April 2018, there were 108 higher education institutions in Zhejiang, among which 36 were private, and 9 Continuing education institutions.

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