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Articulation Programs
Articulation programs are a common form of cooperation between Chinese and foreign education providers. They are not treated as a form of Sino-Foreign Cooperation in Running Schools, and do not require approval from the Chinese education authorities.
Articulation programs take the form of Chinese students combining study in China and study overseas, with students receiving credit for this study based on credit transfer and articulation arrangements agreed between the partner institutions. These arrangements vary depending on the participating institutions’ own training methods and teaching plans.
Typical articulation programs might be based on “2+2” or “3+2” models, i.e. where a student spends two years in China and then two years in the partner institution, or three years in China and two year in the partner institution respectively.
- Upon the completion of the whole course duration, students get a joint degree from both universities or as agreed by both universities
Under these articulation programs, the Chinese provider and the foreign provider may work together to develop some form of common curriculum, but the joint educational programs do not involve any systematic introduction of foreign courses and educational resources, and it does not involve an change in tuition for students (students pay tuition to their Chinese institution during their time in China, and to their foreign partner during their overseas study).