1. Goal and Mission

Established in 2013, the School of International Education and Studies (SIES) is mainly responsible for international student enrollment and administration. It aims to give full play to the characteristics of our university’s financial discipline and cultivate high-quality international economics and management talents who have a deep understanding of Chinese culture. In 2018, the Research Institute for Kazakhstan Economic and Social Studies was established to serve the national “Belt and Road” Initiative.

2. Management and Development

The School of International Education and Studies implements a vertically integrated student administration system, and strives to build a training and administration system that links the School of International Education and Studies with functional departments and secondary schools, and continuously improves the level of convergence and characteristic management. A well-structured international student program system including three training levels for language students, undergraduates, and postgraduates has been formed.

As of October 2021, more than 1,600 international students have been enrolled, including 632 undergraduates, 214 masters and 792 language students. There are currently 449 international students in the university. Continuous improvement has been made in the number of majors which have been enrolled. There are 13 enrollment majors for undergraduate-level programs, accounting for about 30% of the total number of majors in the university, and 10 enrollment majors in the graduate program.

3. Features and Advantages

1) Creating an ideological education system that integrates "learning, thinking, practicing, and doing". The Wenhua Academy was established in 2020 to promote the exchange and education of Chinese culture. More than 40 cultural consultants and cultural tutors were appointed inside and outside the university, and a series of Chinese culture courses such as Chinese Culture, Chinese Painting and Calligraphy were offered. SIES continues to carry out Chinese cultural practice activities, guides students to understand Zhejiang and China, and organizes more than 100 various events. The school’s "International Cultural Festival" and the "Chinese Bridge" summer camp are held to allow students to experience the charm of Chinese culture and China's development, tell Chinese stories, and let the voice of China be heard.

2) Creating a characteristic education model integrating "professional + entrepreneurship + practice". A professional platform with distinctive financial characteristics has been created, and a strong professional group composed of 7 national first-class majors has been constructed. SIES emphasizes entrepreneurship education, focuses on general education of entrepreneurship, offers special entrepreneurship courses, and forms a team of more than 30 high-quality entrepreneurial mentors to guide international students to participate in innovation and entrepreneurship competitions such as "Internet +". Our students have won more than 20 awards in various innovation and entrepreneurship competitions, including 2 National-level “Internet+” Bronze Award, 1 Provincial-level "Internet +" Gold award and 4 Silver awards. A number of practical courses have been created, and more than 30 cultural practice bases and internship practice bases have been built, which can provide students with sufficient opportunities for practical exchanges and learning.