The programme is suitable for all students on the Master's degree course in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering and Management and Chemical Engineering at Paderborn University with an additional strong interest in gaining practical experience and market knowledge in China, currently one of the most dynamic economic areas in the world.

Prerequisite for participation is enrolment in the Master's study programme Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or Chemical Engineering at Paderborn University. Details can be found in the respective study guides on pages 21ff, pages 17ff or pages 16ff:

• Mechanical Engineering
• WING
• CIW

Chinese language skills are not expected, they are acquired during the course of the programme.

Please send your written application for the start of the programme in September of each year in electronic form as early as possible, at the latest by the end of April, to:

Ms Xiaoyu Zhang, M.Sc.
Paderborn University, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering,
e-mail: xiaoyu.zhang@upb.de, Tel. 05251/60-2299, who you are welcome to contact if you have any further questions.

A complete application includes a letter of motivation, a CV and a current list of grades. The admission requirements for the Master's degree programme in Mechanical Engineering at Paderborn University must be fulfilled at the beginning of the study programme.

According to the standard period of study, the Master's programme comprises 4 semesters, i.e. 2 academic years; of which at least one 4-week summer school and one semester abroad in China are spent; an additional semester is added if the Master's thesis is written in a German company in China.

The aim is to obtain a Master of Science degree from Paderborn University. Successful graduates of the mb-cn programme also receive a Diploma Supplement from the Chinese-German Faculty of Technology in Qingdao, in which the China-related classes and study elements are listed and confirmed.

There are no tuition fees in either Paderborn or Qingdao. In addition to the standard cost of living, students on the mb-cn programme also bear the cost of the two flights to China (approx. €800-1,200 per return flight). The cost of living in China is significantly lower than in Germany. Read more under the heading "Scholarships".

Students participating in the mb-cn programme can apply for a scholarship. Scholarship providers include the participating German companies Benteler and Claas (among others). The DAAD also provides scholarships through various programmes. Participation in the mb-cn programme can also be funded with BAföG abroad.

All courses taken at the CDTF were examined by junior professors and professors from Paderborn and Qingdao. The course achievements are therefore recognised in Paderborn. No study time is lost due to the time spent in China.

A passport that is valid for at least 6 months after the summer school and an additional passport photo are required.

We will support you in applying for a visa and in obtaining a special invitation from the partner faculty CDTF.

Please consult your family doctor in good time about your immunisation for China, e.g. against hepatitis.

DAAD office in China:
http://www.daad.org.cn/

German Embassy in Beijing:
http://www.peking.diplo.de/Vertretung/peking/de/06__Kultur/Studium/Studium__Seite.html

German-language page of the CDTF:
http://cdtf.uni-paderborn.de/

Chinese-language page of the CDTF:
http://cdtf.qust.edu.cn/

The mb-cn programme is part of the standard programme in the Master's degree programme in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or Chemical Engineering. These study elements are compulsory:

• Preliminary summer course in September before the start of the programme in Paderborn in October,
• "Intercultural Competence" and Chinese language courses (courses I to III) as well as the compulsory elective module "Culture and Technology in China". These courses are supplemented by
• Language partnerships ("language tandems") with Chinese students in the first and second semesters in Paderborn.
• a semester abroad with coursework, a tutorial for Chinese students and Chinese language lessons at the CDTF in the third semester and
• a master's thesis in a German company in China in the fourth semester.

No, supervision in the partner faculty is in German. Exception: own lessons to learn the basics of the Chinese language. You can write your coursework and master's thesis in German or English.

At the end of each of the three language courses (Chinese I, II, III), a written or oral examination is taken. In addition, the Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK - Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi) can be taken after the semester abroad (3rd semester) in Qingdao, for example. This standardised test for Chinese as a foreign language certifies language proficiency. The HSK certificate, which is recognised worldwide, is issued for language levels at six different levels. We assume that the basic level can be achieved.