Dear Freshmen,

 

Welcome to Chongqing University - University of Cincinnati Joint Co-op Institute (CQU-UC JCI)!

 

First of all, congratulations to you on finally making a landing on university after over ten years of studying.

We warmly welcome you to join CQU-UC JCI and become a member of JCI family!

 

“The world is so big that you should go and have a look”. JCI aims at cultivating high-level internationalized talents with broad international horizon, solid theory knowledge base and abundant engineering experience. Join us, the door of academic innovation will be open to you, and the way of cultivating compound talents will guide you to a brighter future.

 

You might ask, what kind of future would it be?

 

Here in JCI, we have specialized courses delivered completely in English, internationalized faculties, a teaching mode where theory-learning and engineering practice alternate, paid and challenging internship opportunities distributed across major cities nationwide, assiduous and caring management staff, as well as senior students who are at life’s full flowering. In classes, you will team with peers to jointly finish assignments, communicate with teachers and teaching assistants in English; after classes, there are various and colorful society activities and Office Hour waiting for you to explore. Some courses may not have final exams, but they will require you to write long English reports...

 

Here in JCI, we do not have endless books and questions for you to read or solve like in high school, instead, we have numerous opportunities and challenges prepared for you. If you let things drift, you will accomplish nothing; if you treasure every opportunity and make arduous effort, you will win yourself a splendid platform!

 

So far, JCI has harvested two cohorts of graduate, and more than 80% of them are pursuing further study in foreign and domestic prestigious universities, among which, Columbia, Carnegie Mellon, Cornell and Tsinghua are particularly impressive. I hope that, you will inherit the fine traditions of your seniors and reach a new height.

 

Your arrival at JCI at this very moment has made us look forward to an even brighter future.

 

Wish you, talents coming from the whole country, succeed through persistence and become pillar of the country and society! This is the future we want to give you. I am convinced that it is also the future you are hoping for.

 

Today, pack your luggage and start your journey with hope and ambition!

 

We are here waiting for you!

 

 

Dean of Chongqing University - University of Cincinnati Joint Co-op Institute