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Thrive | Summer 2019/2020
Celebrating 20 years in China For the past 20 years, Charles Sturt University has partnered with four Chinese universities to deliver business education to more than 9000 Chinese students. In June, Vice-Chancellor Professor Andrew Vann travelled to China with other Charles Sturt dignitaries to celebrate the milestone with students and staff from Jilin University of Finance and Economics, Tianjin University of Commerce, Yangzhou University and Yunnan University of Finance and Economics. Executive Dean, Faculty of Business, Justice and Behavioural Sciences, Professor Tracey Green, said the Joint Cooperation Program was designed to bring an international perspective to Chinese business students without them having to leave China. “We basically teach the final year of a four-year degree face-to-face, giving students a dual award – one from their home university and an Australian qualification from Charles Sturt. “Given the size of the population, the jobs market is incredibly competitive in China, so having an international qualification gives these students an edge in terms of their careers. It’s a point of distinction. It’s not only about having an Australian qualification. It’s also about developing an understanding of international business – to have currency in the way things are done in other parts of the world, particularly in Western business.” Professor Andy Vann (Vice Chancellor, Charles Sturt University) and Professor JIAO Xin’an (President, Yangzhou University).
To mark the 20th anniversary, graduates of the program and teaching staff were presented with
