Scholarship Information

• Scholarship Coverage：part of tuition
• Estimate Scholarship Amount (RMB): 0-88,000
• Success Rate：80%
• Deadline for payment: May 31, 2024
• Deadline for document:May 31, 2024
• Scholarship Service Fee:$500

You Need Pay After Got Scholarship (RMB)

Tuition: 88,000 0-88,000

Accommodation: 48-78RMB per day

Living Expense: around 1,500 RMB/ month

Scholarship Detail

1. Early bird discount: All applicants who submit an online application and accept their conditional or unconditional offer by May 1st, 2024 will automatically qualify for a 8,000 RMB early bird discount.
2. Entry Scholarship for Undergraduate and Masters applicants: From 10% to 50% off tuition fee
3. Industry-leadership scholarship for Taicang campus programs: 30% discount off tuition fee
4. 10% discount off the tuition fees from the University of Liverpool for undergraduate students who choose “2+2” pathway (Year 1&2 at XJTLU, Year 3&4 at the University of Liverpool, UK)
5. Academic Merit Scholarship: Top 25% students can carry the entry scholarship percentage onto year 2, year 3, and year 4.

Eligibility

1. Academic requirement:
-Entry into Year One:
high school performance with a minimum “B” average in all subjects.
-Entry into Year Two:
A-Level: BBB
IB: 30 points
Advanced Placement Tests/Subject SATS--High school diploma with a GPA of 3.0/4.0 or above, plus: 3 SAT II Subject Test 600+ or 3 AP exams 4+ or either SAT I Test at 1280+ or ACT Composite Score at 27, and 2 AP exams 4+ or 2 SAT II Subject Test 600+

2. English language requirements:
If you are a non-native English speaker, or if you have not previously studied in English, you must have satisfactory English language skills to study at XJTLU. Various English qualifications are accepted:
-Entry into Year One
IELTS 5.0 (min 4.5 in all sections) / TOEFL 62 (iBT)
-Entry into Year Two
IELTS 6.5 (min 5.5 in all sections) / TOEFL 90 (iBT) (min 21 in any skill)

Documents You Need to Provide

Certificates of education qualifications and transcripts, translated into English

Certificates of English language qualifications such as IELTS, TOEFL or other acceptable English qualifications (as required for non-native speakers of English)

SAT, ACT or other entrance aptitude test scores (if available)

Personal Statement

International students: Photocopy of your passport

Hongkong, Macau, Taiwan students: Passport, Mainland travel permit, and ID.

Portfolio (only for BEng Architecture, BA Filmmaking, BA TV Production and BA Digital Media Arts)

Taiwan GSAT Result Check Form (only for GSAT students)

1. Academic requirement:
-Entry into Year One:
high school performance with a minimum “B” average in all subjects.
-Entry into Year Two:
A-Level: BBB
IB: 30 points
Advanced Placement Tests/Subject SATS--High school diploma with a GPA of 3.0/4.0 or above, plus: 3 SAT II Subject Test 600+ or 3 AP exams 4+ or either SAT I Test at 1280+ or ACT Composite Score at 27, and 2 AP exams 4+ or 2 SAT II Subject Test 600+

2. English language requirements:
If you are a non-native English speaker, or if you have not previously studied in English, you must have satisfactory English language skills to study at XJTLU. Various English qualifications are accepted:
-Entry into Year One
IELTS 5.0 (min 4.5 in all sections) / TOEFL 62 (iBT)
-Entry into Year Two
IELTS 6.5 (min 5.5 in all sections) / TOEFL 90 (iBT) (min 21 in any skill)

All academic staff have extensive international experience in teaching, research and collaboration with industry. They are actively engaged in world-class research with a large number of research publications every year and have a successful record of attracting funding from various funding bodies and industry. By studying in the department, our students receive a unique education experience and benefit from:

• teaching by international academic staff who are highly skilled subject experts
• well-designed curriculum adopted from the University of Liverpool, which is updated regularly to reflect the latest developments and evolving needs of employers.
• being challenged through a range of learning activities to gain strong problem solving skills and derive innovative solutions
• opportunities and encouragement to carry out real-life work and research to gain inspiration, creativity and hands-on experience

OVERVIEW

The BA Business Administration programme offers you a comprehensive introduction to business. You will be introduced to real-world business problems and analyse how these may be solved.

By the end of your degree, you will have the knowledge, skills, and commercial awareness to pursue a successful career in a wide variety of public, private, and not-for-profit organisations.

WHY SHOULD I STUDY BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AT XJTLU?

• Business administration enables students to develop comprehensive knowledge and skills related to business and management. You will learn about every functional role of companies and how these functions are connected
• The programme offers many shared modules and elective modules, which enables you to develop broad-based business knowledge, including in marketing, human resource management, accounting, finance, and operations management
• Interactive learning methods, including case studies, group projects and student presentations are widely used in business administration modules
• The programme emphasizes practice and business engagement. Guest lecturers from industry are invited to share with students their real-business insights and experience
• You will have the opportunity to go on field trips and company visits to get first hand business knowledge.
• Earn two degrees: an XJTLU degree from the Chinese Ministry of Education and a globally recognised degree from the University of Liverpool, a member of the Russell Group of leading UK universities

ACCREDITATION

International Business School Suzhou (IBSS) is one of an elite group of institutions worldwide to be accredited by the AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) and EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System）in 2016 and 2018 respectively. AACSB accreditation is a globally recognised standard for the highest quality in business education. Only five per cent of business schools worldwide have been awarded the accreditation. The EQUIS accreditation is a quality certification system for business schools set up by the EFMD (European Foundation for Management Development). It has become the most global authoritative and select business school certification body in the world with its comprehensive and rigorous review process. IBSS becomes the youngest business school in the world to have received both EQUIS and AACSB accreditation. There are only less than 100 business schools that have received both AACSB and EQUIS accreditation. This is an important milestone in becoming a world class business school and highlights the strength and significant influence of IBSS at the international level.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

By the time you graduate, you will be able to:

• understand the different ways in which businesses can be organised
• reflect critically and holistically on the organisation and operation of businesses
• apply a range of quantitative and qualitative research methods to solve business problems
• understand the social, cultural, and economic contexts in which businesses operate

MODULES

Year One
UK degrees are three years long whereas in China they are four, therefore we do accept students with certain qualifications directly into Year Two, which is the start of the main academic programme. Most students, however, enter into Year One, which provides you with a range of interesting modules, language classes and core skills for your degree.

Year Two
Year Two will provide you with a firm foundation in business administration. You will study the following core modules:

• Introduction to organisation and management
• Quantitative methods
• Fundamentals of marketing
• Introduction to financial accounting and accountability
• Foundations of Finance
• Economic principles for business and markets
• Introduction to human resource management
• Principles of operations

Year Three
Core modules:

• Qualitative Methods
• Theory of the firm
• Corporate social responsibility
• International Management
• Business and employment law
• Market research

You will also choose two from the following optional modules:

• Services marketing
• International Development
• Entrepreneurship
• Project Management

Year Four
Core modules:

• Final year project
• Strategic management and business policy
• Psychological approaches to decision-making
• Managing people
• Corporate communication

You will also choose two from the following optional modules:

• Marketing strategy
• E-business models and strategies
• International economic relations

CAREERS

The BA Business Administration programme provides a broad introduction to the business world, so you will be equipped to work in a wide variety of roles within public, private, and not-for-profit organisations. Your knowledge of business practices in Eastern and Western countries will enable you to work with confidence in international organisations. The knowledge you gain on this programme will also give you a strong foundation for further study.

FEES

International students
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RMB 88,000 per academic year

Early bird discount
Early bird discount of RMB 8,000 (approx. GBP 860) available (accept the conditional or unconditional offer before 1st May)

Join a free Chinese language course
We now offer a free summer Chinese language course for all undergraduate and postgraduate students starting their degree before program start.