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Introduction to the Sino-French Cooperation in Automation Major

The Sino-French Cooperation in Automation Major is a collaborative undergraduate education project between Qingdao University of Science and Technology and the University of Le Havre Normandy in France. This project has been approved by the Chinese Ministry of Education and has been in operation since 2014, with over 450 graduates, 70 of whom have gone on to further their studies in France, and nearly 90 have entered renowned universities in China and abroad to pursue their master's degrees.

Internationalized Cultivation Characteristics

(1) Sino-French Integrated Curriculum System

• French Core Courses: Taught by a team of French teachers with doctoral degrees and senior titles from the University of Le Havre Normandy, covering cutting-edge technologies in the field of automation, using a bilingual teaching model in English and French to ensure students master international professional knowledge.
• French Language Enhancement:
  • Systematic curriculum: From basic French to professional French, with a hierarchical course setting (8-10 classes per week) to comprehensively improve students' language application abilities.
  • Small-class teaching: Each class is equipped with a full-time French teacher, using "situation simulation + project practice" teaching methods to strengthen students' language practical application abilities.
  • Examination support: Providing students with French level examination guidance to help them obtain internationally recognized French language level certificates.

(2) International Exchange and Research Learning Plan

• Exchange Student Program: Students in their second or third year who meet the selection requirements can apply for an exchange program at a French university for one semester or one year, enjoying mutual recognition of credits and deeply experiencing an internationalized education environment.
• Research Learning Plan: Each year, excellent students are selected to participate in themed research learning projects jointly organized by China and France, visiting renowned university laboratories and industrial research and development centers in Europe, broadening their international vision.

(3) French Enterprise Internship Resources

• School-Enterprise Cooperation: Cooperating with renowned French enterprises to provide students with international internship platforms, accumulating practical engineering experience.
• Domestic Practice: Sharing the training bases of Qingdao University of Science and Technology with enterprises such as Haier, Hisense, and SAIL Group, providing domestic French-funded enterprise internship opportunities.

Professional Settings and Cultivation Mode

• Major Name: Automation (Sino-French)
• Length of Study: 4+0 mode (all completed at Qingdao University of Science and Technology), with excellent students having the opportunity to participate in international exchange and research learning projects.
• Cultivation Objective: To cultivate compound engineers who master international forefront technologies in the field of automation, possess Sino-French bilingual abilities, and have cross-cultural communication capabilities.

Enrollment Plan and Fees

• Enrollment Number: Planning to enroll 100 students in 2025 (within the provincial undergraduate batch in Shandong Province).
• Tuition Fees: 58,000 yuan per year (approved by the Shandong Province Price Bureau).
• Application Conditions: Meeting the 2025 high school enrollment registration conditions, with priority given to those with excellent mathematics and English scores.

Advantages in Further Studies and Employment

• Further Studies: Over 30% of graduates have entered renowned universities in China and abroad for master's studies, including top French engineering colleges and global top 100 universities; each year, there are places for recommended postgraduate studies (in domestic well-known 985, 211 universities).
• Employment: Over 90% employment rate, mainly serving internationalized enterprises, research institutes, and high-tech industries, such as Renault, Schneider, Soft Control, Haier, etc.

Student Support and Services

(1) Academic Development Support System

• Discipline Competition Guidance: Equipped with a professional tutor team, organizing students to participate in national and provincial discipline competitions, and providing pre-competition special training.
• Scientific Research Ability Cultivation: Opening key laboratory resources, encouraging students to participate in teachers' scientific research projects, and supporting the publication of academic papers and patent applications.
• Learning Assistance Mechanism: Establishing a senior excellent student tutor system, regularly holding professional course Q&A and learning experience sharing sessions.

(2) Career Development Services

• Career Planning Guidance: Inviting industry experts to give career development lectures, providing one-to-one career consulting services.
• Employment Ability Training: Regularly holding workshops on resume writing, interview skills, and other job skills.
• School-Enterprise Connection Platform: Organizing enterprise visits, internship fairs, and other activities to build a bridge for student-enterprise communication.

(3) International Cultural Exchange

• Language Enhancement Plan: In addition to regular French courses, opening special activities such as French film salons and French speech contests.
• Cultural Experience Activities: Regularly holding French food festivals, art exhibitions, and other cultural activities to deeply experience French life aesthetics.
• International Vision Expansion: Inviting French experts and scholars to give special lectures, sharing the development trends of international forefront technologies.

(4) Personalized Growth Support

• Psychological Health Services: Equipped with professional psychological counselors, providing adaptive counseling and pressure management guidance.
• Leadership Cultivation: Through student unions, associations, and other platforms, cultivating students' organizational coordination abilities.
• Innovation and Entrepreneurship Support: Providing entrepreneurial mentor guidance and incubation space, supporting students' innovation and entrepreneurship projects.

Through a perfect support service system, we ensure that every student can achieve comprehensive enhancement in professional knowledge, language abilities, international vision, and comprehensive quality, laying a solid foundation for future career development.