Introduction  
   

Changzhou Textile Garment Institute is a regular, full-time, vocational school directly subordinate to the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education. The school is located in the center city of the Yangzi Delta, Changzhou, where the national higher vocational education teaching reform experimental area, Changzhou science park. The institute was founded in 1958, and is characterized by its own specialties and leadership. And now a new pattern for the coordinated multi-discipline development of humanities, sciences, technology, and art has emerged. It covers an area of 825 mu or 2,802,ooo square meters, which is a garden style, digital, ecotype, development modern green campus. At present, it has 8528 full-time students, 7578 of whom graduated from high school. The number of students is expected to reach 12,000 in the eleventh ¡°Five-Year Development¡± plan.

With the inspiring motto ¡°pursue morality, develop careers, study wholeheartedly, act wholesomely¡±, the institute maintains its uniqueness in its leadership, its majors with superior characteristics, and its skilled students. The institute consists of the following departments: Textile & Chemical Engineering, Art, Fashion, Business & Trade, Foreign Language, Mechanical & Electronic Engineering, Information Technology, General Education, and Continuing Education. Within these departments there are twenty-three majors, among which dyeing-finishing technology and fashion design are prioritized by the Ministry of Education of China.

The institute has 508 employees, 387 of whom are professional teachers. On the teaching staff there are more than 30 education experts, excellent teachers and national title of top ten fashion designers who share the State Department subsidy.124 senior titled teachers, and 197 ¡°double-typed¡± teachers with both academic and practical knowledge. In addition, the institute has also invited 40 visiting professors and 8foreign teachers.
The institute also boasts various kinds of advanced teaching equipments and instruments worth 43,000,000 yuan, including the advanced textile production design system and computer color matching system. The scientific research capacity is strong, especially in the mechanical and physical quality testing and experimentation of fabric fibers; testing and analyzing dyestuff and auxiliary agents, and is superior in developing new types of textile products, fashion design. As a result, the outstanding quality of teaching is reflected in the students' works and innovative achievements, which are frequently rewarded at municipal, provincial, and national competitions. Lots of students of fashion show win various national competitions every year. Graduates are spoken of highly by enterprises and the rate of employment upon graduation is 98% annually. Among the graduates are large amounts of outstanding talents, such as: Hu Jihua and Cao Yang, who are among the top ten national fashion designers; Yin Bolin, one of the ten excellent youth of Beijing city, (with over one million in income, called ¡°the fashion designer of national highest salary¡±, and the design director of Beijing ¡°Jessica¡± Garment Ltd. Corp.); Bian Jiawei and Xiang Wenjun, top ten fashion designers in Jiangsu Province; Wu Changmei, the national model of hard working; Tao Yongchun, doctor of Nanjing University; Zhang Qian, famous movie star (called ¡°the best temperament lady in Asia¡± by the Japanese media); and many others.

The institute has signed cooperation agreements with the French European-Asian Management College, I.I.S.S. D. Fioritto in Italy, and Singapore Raffles International College. Raffles Changzhou International College was established in 2003. The two parties have jointly invested and founded six specialties: Fashion Design, Interior Design, Graphic Design, Multimedia Design, Fashion Marketing, and Business Administration. The college has adopted bilingual classes and the credit hour system. Students will receive a diploma and certificate from both institutions.

The achievements of the institute over the years have been widely recognized by society. Consequently, it has won more than 100 glorious awards, such as the National Advanced Vocational Institute, Jiangsu Civilization Campus, and Changzhou Civilization Unit. Media such as China Education TV, Jiangsu Education TV, China Education Daily, and Xinhua Daily have acclaimed the institute's achievements and leadership.




Contract Terms  

Term of the Contract:
Form of Cooperation: Interscholastic Exchange, Joint School Running, and Other forms of cooperation Property of Foreign
Partner: Educational Institution

¢ñ. Interscholastic Exchange:
Countries/Areas of foreign partners:
USA, Britain, Canada, Australia, Singapore, and so on.

¢ò. For scholar and academic exchange¡­
Major: Textile Technique, Fashion Design, Art, Trade, Business English and so on.
Country: USA, Britain, Canada, Australia, Singapore, and so on.
Time: Summer/Winter Vocation
School: Junior or Undergraduate College
Major: Textile Technique, Fashion Design, Trade, Computer Technique, Business English and so on.

¢ó. Student Exchange
The Chinese party recruit Chinese students to go to study for the degrees of Bachelor, Master and Doctor in foreign party¡¯s school when their English level have met the requirements of the foreign party¡¯s school after intensive training.
Details is to be determined:
Country/Area: undetermined
Number of Students: undetermined

¢ô. Cooperation in School Running
Teaching materials provided by the foreign party. Chinese and foreign parties take
charge of the source of students and their completion of study; Chinese and foreign
parties provide the certification of school result; Chinese and foreign parties issue the diploma of graduation and the certificate of degree.
Details is to be determined:

¢õ. Joint Research and Cooperation
Suggestions and requirements given by the School: cooperation in textile, art, fashion, and other majors¡­



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