Glasgow College UESTC

Glasgow College UESTC

The University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC) is renowned as the birthplace of the national electronics industry in China and is one of the institutions chosen by the Chinese Government to be developed as one of the country's top 100 universities.

TNE and priority partner

UESTC is our one of our priority partners. As a TNE partner, UESTC has a mission to deliver undergraduate degree programmes in China at a standard equivalent with the highest quality education available internationally, providing students with skills that will equip them for lifetime careers in industry and academia. 

The University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), and the University of Glasgow (UoG), established a Joint Educational Programme (JEP) in 2013, followed by a Joint Educational Institute (JEI) in 2016: the Glasgow College, UESTC in Chengdu. Both models are approved by the Chinese Ministry of Education. Since then we have had exceptional success spanning a decade, delivering joint Engineering degree programmes. In April 2022, Glasgow College Hainan, UESTC, a Joint Educational Institute (JEI) was launched, to build upon the partnership’s award-winning and accredited collaboration with UESTC. 

Programme partner 

The vision of Glasgow College UESTC and Glasgow College Hainan, UESTC is to combine the strengths of two world-class university systems to provide our students with the benefit of a truly global educational experience, while pursuing exciting and innovative collaborations in learning & teaching, research, and the sharing of knowledge. Find out more about our joint educational partnership with UESTC.

There are also opportunities for to Glasgow College, UESTC students to come to Glasgow for a summer school experience. Joint PhDs are also available. 

Incoming mobility partner

We welcome students from UESTC to the University of Glasgow's Study Abroad and Exchange Programme. This is an incoming-only opportunity to the University of Glasgow.

Available Subject Areas

Please ensure that you research the courses available to you as an exchange student, and check with your subject coordinator(s) that these courses are suitable for your Glasgow degree programme. Please note that partner course offerings may change on a yearly basis.

Please research course level; content and assessment structures; partner academic pre-requisites for exchange students; whether enough courses / credits are available in your degree subject(s) to meet your Glasgow degree credit requirements; language of teaching and for Joint Honours students, whether the partner has any restrictions on taking courses from different Schools/Faculties.

  • Electronics/Electrical Engineering

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