German university in China: Partners dis • Table.Briefings

Classes at BiUH will initially be held on this campus in southern Hainan, where other international study projects are also located. The university’s own premises in the north of the island will not be ready until 2026.

Bielefeld University wants to break new ground by becoming China’s first independent foreign university. But its political sponsors are distancing themselves. Those behind the project are disappointed but also see their decision as in line with Germany’s new China strategy.

On 18 July, the German Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences (HSBI) made a big announcement: The founding of the first independent foreign university in China, located on the tropical island of Hainan. And the city of Bielefeld suddenly shifted into the focus of the debate on Sino-German academic relations.

German university in China: Partners distance themselves

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