1. Please introduce the basic situation of the College of International Exchange of Shandong Agricultural University.

A: The College of International Exchange of Shandong Agricultural University (CIEA) is the first batch of Chinese-foreign cooperative undergraduate educational institutions officially approved by the People's Government of Shandong Province and the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China (MOE) in 2003.

Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Essen, the University of Economics, Management and Applied Sciences of Essen (FOM University) is one of the largest universities of economics and management in Germany, with majors covering the fields of economics, management, law, science, engineering and other disciplines, and with 10 accredited research institutes and 11 research centers, and with strong faculty members, which highlights the university's applied research-oriented characteristics.

The college has three undergraduate majors, namely, International Economics and Trade, Business Administration and Accounting. It introduces the German degree course system, integrates the professional advantages of both China and Germany, and selects and dispatches the excellent teachers from both sides to cultivate bilingual composite professionals. The annual enrollment plan is 250 students, with no limitation on the subjects to be chosen, and a four-year course of study. Passing the course of study will lead to the awarding of a bachelor's degree certified by the Ministry of Education of both China and Germany.

2. Please introduce the basic situation of Essen University of Economics and Management?

A: The University of Economics, Management and Applied Sciences Essen (FOM University) is located in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was founded in 1993 and is jointly organized by the Entrepreneurs' Association of Essen, the Association of the Retail Trade, the Federation of the Wholesale and Foreign Trade Industry, and the Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Essen-Mühlheim-Oberhausen, and so on. These organizations represent Germany's energy supply, energy industry, and the private sector. These organizations represent key players in the German energy supply, retail and services, chemical and glass manufacturing and metal and power industries, ranging from local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to large multinational conglomerates. At present, headquartered in Essen (Essen) FOM University has developed into one of Germany's largest economic and management universities, specializing in economic, management, law, science, engineering and other disciplines, with 10 accredited research institutes and 11 research centers, highlighting the school's applied research-oriented features. The university has established branches in 29 cities in Germany, including Berlin, Bochum, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Köln, Munich and Vienna, Austria.

The diplomas awarded by FOM University are officially recognized by the German government and also by the Chinese Ministry of Education. 2004, FOM University was accredited by the Wissenschaftsrat, the highest academic accreditation body in Germany, and in 2006 its Bachelor's Degree and Master's Degree in Business Administration were recognized by one of the highest degree-accreditation bodies in Germany, the FIBAA Foundation for International Business Administration Program Assessment (FIBAA); in 2012, the first batch passed FIBAA's Education Quality System Assessment, and all majors were accredited by FIBAA, and in December 2018 passed the review and reassessment.

International exchange students staying in Germany study and live in Essen, the sixth largest city in Germany.

3.What are the characteristics of Chinese-German education in the School of International Exchange?

  ★Localized Study Abroad

  All the courses can be completed in China, the German side selects teachers to teach in the school, and students can also voluntarily study in Germany for one year in the fourth academic year. Students can also study in Germany for one year in the fourth academic year on a voluntary basis. The courses taken by students in China and Germany are mutually recognized, so that they can obtain high-quality foreign educational resources without leaving the country.

  Dual Degree Certification

Upon completion of the courses and passing the examination, students can obtain the undergraduate degree (degree) recognized by the Chinese and German governments: the undergraduate diploma and bachelor's degree issued by Shandong Agricultural University and the bachelor's degree issued by the University of Economics, Management and Applied Sciences in Essen, Germany, which can be certified on the website of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China.

  Internationalized Curriculum

From the teaching method to the examination management, we have introduced the complete system of relevant professional degree programs of German universities, and the process management is strict. The integration of Chinese and Western cultures and the construction of Chinese and foreign knowledge systems help to consolidate students' professional foundation, improve their comprehensive ability and broaden their development path.

  Cultivation of German+Professional Talents

In the first academic year, students learn German intensively in small classes with about 25 students in each class; in the second to fourth academic years, students learn German professional courses with the teaching mode of professor-led lectures + tutoring by teaching assistants, teaching according to the professional modules, and learning in German context. The German+Professional mode of talent cultivation is conducive to the growth of bilingual and complex professionals.

  Further Study at Home and Abroad

We recommend outstanding graduates to be exempted from studying for a master's degree at the undergraduate level. At the same time, the internationalized curriculum + localized study abroad overcomes the difficulties of language barrier, unfamiliar environment, psychological pressure and difficult to adapt to the life of the students directly abroad, so that the students can first build up a good foundation of language and professional courses in China in a solid and gradual manner, and then choose to go abroad for further study after graduation when their foreign language proficiency and self-care ability have reached maturity. Students can choose to go abroad for further study after graduation when their foreign language proficiency and self-care ability have matured.

  Comparative Employment Advantages

With the deepening of economic and trade exchanges and cultural exchanges between China and Europe, especially between China and Germany, Specialization + German will surely increase students' employment bargaining chips, meet the new requirements of the economic and social development of talents, and enhance the core competitiveness of employment.

   High quality of training

  By the year 2022, there will be 16 classes of nearly 4,000 graduates. German teaching achievements and talent training quality are among the best in similar programs in China. Teachers of the German Teaching Department, on behalf of the university, won the second place in the national finals of the Teaching Star Competition of the Foreign Research Institute for Multilingualism, and students won the first prize in the Interpretation Competition of Shandong Province Universities and Students participated in the Confucian Classics Inter-Language Recitation Contest. Students won the title of Top Ten Bilingual Reciters in the Confucian Classics Interlanguage Recitation Conference, and the rate of graduates pursuing further studies in the past four years has reached more than 65%. Graduate students have been accepted by Tongji University, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Shandong University, Lanzhou University, Ocean University of China and other domestic universities. Successful cross-language and cross-specialty applications for graduate studies in Germany, England, Australia, Canada, France, Switzerland, Korea, Japan, New Zealand, the United States and other countries, were accepted by world-renowned universities, such as the University of Hamburg, the University of Tübingen, the University of Freiburg, the RWTH Aachen University of Germany, the University of Manchester and the University of Bristol of the United Kingdom, the Lyon Business School of France, the University of Sydney of Australia, and the National University of Singapore, and so on. 20%-30% of the graduates work in governmental organizations, institutions, foreign-funded enterprises, etc. 2%-5% start their own business, and their workplaces radiate to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Berlin, New York and other cities at home and abroad.

4. Is German difficult to learn? What is the percentage of students going abroad? What is the percentage of students who get degrees from both Chinese and German schools?

A: Realistically speaking, German is the foundation and guarantee for the successful completion of four years of university study. Although German is a difficult language to master, it is of the same language family as English, so there are similarities in learning. German is a difficult language to master, but it is the same language as English, so there is a similarity in learning. The difficulty and the essence of German are in the grammar, which is the strength of Chinese students. As long as students are diligent, work hard, pay attention to learning methods and skills, and apply them flexibly in their daily life, mastering this language is not a difficult task at all. The pass rate for the first year German language examination is over 90%.

Among the sixteen graduates, about 80% of them have gone abroad; about 75% of the graduates have obtained a bachelor's degree from both China and Germany.

5. Can I take English courses?

A: Due to the time constraints and heavy academic workload of the Sino-German Program at the School of International Exchange, English courses are not offered for the time being. However, some students still take time out of their spare time to study English, and about 70% of the students have passed the fourth level of university English by the time they graduate. Every year, some students successfully apply for master's degree programs in English-speaking countries (e.g. UK, Canada, Australia, etc.).

6. Please introduce the employment situation of the graduates?

A: Up to now, the College has had sixteen sessions and 3683 students have successfully graduated. Among them, 65% of the graduates are studying for postgraduate programs in famous universities at home and abroad (University of Mannheim, Germany; University of Bayreuth, Germany; University of Hamburg, Germany; University of Cologne, Germany; University of Jena, Germany; University of Leeds, UK; University of Sheffield, UK; University of Sydney, Australia, etc., as well as in China's Tongji University, Shandong University, Ocean University of China, University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Shanghai International Studies University, etc.), and 20% of them are working in Volkswagen, Volkswagen, and Shanghai Foreign Language University. ), 20% of them work in Volkswagen, Siemens and other foreign enterprises, banking and financial systems, petrochemical companies, etc., about 10% of them are admitted to the national, provincial and municipal civil servants or institutions, and about 5% of them choose to start their own business, and their workplaces radiate to Germany, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Jinan, Qingdao and other places.

Graduates with proficient German language ability, solid professional skills and broad international vision can be engaged in translation, foreign affairs, economic and management work in government departments, enterprises and institutions, especially favored by German enterprises.

7. Please introduce the basic enrollment situation of this year?

A: This year, we plan to enroll 250 students, with no restriction on elective subjects. In accordance with the relevant policies of the Shandong Provincial Admission and Examination Commission, the enrollment of students for Shandong, please visit the Shandong Agricultural University admissions website for details.

8. enrollment of professional changes this year?

A: This year, the admission of enrollment by specialty, the quota were 60 international economics and trade, 50 business administration, accounting 140. In the second year of college, eligible students can make a second choice within the college's three majors. three majors are not limited to elective subjects.

International Economics and Trade majors cultivate students who practice socialist core values, have good ideological qualities and moral cultivation, master the basic knowledge, basic theories and methods of economics and trade majors, are familiar with internationally accepted economic and trade rules, recognize and grasp the operation mechanism and development law of domestic and foreign economy and trade, are skilled in the use of the German language and modern information technology, and have good communication and coordination skills and innovative and entrepreneurial spirit, and are capable of adapting to the needs of China's modernization and construction. To become German+International Economy and Trade applied, complex and innovative talents who are able to adapt to the needs of China's modernization, have a global vision, international economic rules, international trade and marketing, import and export management, and engage in the management and practice of foreign trade or teaching and scientific research in various enterprises, public institutions and administrative departments in China and foreign countries. The program is designed to provide students with the opportunity to learn German and international economics and trade in an applied, complex, and innovative manner.

Main Courses: Fundamentals of Management, Purchasing-Production and Marketing, Academic Writing, Costing and Basic Accounting, Accounting and Taxation, Academic German Writing, Digital Transformation, Strategic Management, Investment Banking, Professional German, Human Resource Management and Project Management, Economic and Private Law, Reconstruction Management, Thesis Structure and Style, German for Business Practice, International Economics, Correspondence and Communication in English for Foreign Trade, Business Marketing, Business Etiquette, International Sales Management, International Economy and Trade, International Business Management, International Business Management, International Economy and Trade, International Economy and Trade, International Economics and Trade, Business Etiquette, International Sales Management, Purchasing Management, Sustainable Development and Climate Protection.

Employment Direction: Graduates pursue postgraduate studies in famous colleges and universities at home and abroad, most of them work in foreign-funded enterprises such as Volkswagen, Siemens, banking and financial systems, petrochemical enterprises, etc., and they have been admitted to national, provincial and municipal civil servants or public institutions, and graduates' independent entrepreneurship radiates from Germany, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Jinan, Qingdao and other places.

Business administration majors are trained to practice socialist core values, have good ideological quality and moral cultivation, master German and modern economic management theory, management methods, with systematic business and enterprise management, economics, finance and taxation, law and other knowledge and ability, with an international outlook, modern enterprise management, business management, project management and other systematic thinking and skills, and to engage in management practice, management, management, and management of all kinds of enterprises and institutions in China and abroad and in the administrative departments. They can be engaged in management practice, management consulting, development planning, teaching and research work in various enterprises, institutions and administrative departments in China and abroad.

Main Courses: Fundamentals of Management, Purchasing, Production and Markets, Academic Writing, Cost Accounting and Basic Accounting, Accounting and Taxation, Academic German Writing, Digital Transformation, Strategic Management, Investment Banking, Professional German, Human Resource Management and Project Management, Economic and Private Law, Reconstruction Management, Thesis Structure and Examples, German for Business Practice, Fundamentals of Industrial Engineering, Financial Management, Entrepreneurship, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Marketing Management, Business Practice, German for Business, German for Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Business Consulting, Business Development Planning, Business Research. Supply Chain Management, Marketing Management, Business Organization and Personnel Management, Sustainable Development and Demographic Management.

Career direction: Most of the graduates work in Volkswagen, Siemens and other foreign-funded enterprises, banking and financial systems, etc., and they have taken a number of national, provincial and municipal civil servants or public institutions, and they have started their own business in Germany, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Jinan, Qingdao and other places.

Accounting profession cultivates the practice of socialist core values, with good ideological quality and moral cultivation, with management, economics, law, accounting and information technology and other theoretical knowledge and ability, with an international perspective and accounting, auditing, financial management and other specialized knowledge and skills, practical hands-on ability, high comprehensive quality, can be engaged in accounting, auditing, financial management in enterprises, institutions, administrative units, or teaching, research and development work, and the ability to work in the field of accounting, auditing, financial management. German+Accounting is an applied, complex and innovative talent who can be engaged in accounting, auditing, financial management in enterprises, institutions and administrative units, or in teaching and scientific research.

Main Courses: Fundamentals of Management, Purchasing, Production and Markets, Academic Writing, Cost Accounting and Basic Accounting, Accounting and Taxation, Academic German Writing, Digital Transformation, Strategic Management, Investment Banking, German for Professional Purposes, Human Resource Management and Project Management, Economic and Private Law, Reconstruction Management, Dissertation Structures and Examples, German for Business Practice, Cost Accounting, Business Ethics and Accounting Ethics, Big Financial Analysis of Data, International Accounting, Year-end Accounting, Asset Appraisal, Auditing, etc.

Career Orientation: Graduates can pursue postgraduate studies in famous universities at home and abroad, most of them work in Volkswagen, Bosch and other foreign-funded enterprises, banking and financial enterprises, etc., and get civil servants or establishments in the state, province and city, and those who start their own business work in Germany, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Qingdao and other places.

9. Are there any special requirements for candidates?

A: In view of the program's special mode of operation and learning characteristics, as well as the specifications and requirements for talent cultivation, candidates should have a certain degree of foreign language learning ability and interest, and be able to withstand heavy study tasks.

10. What is the general arrangement of the four-year university teaching?

A: According to the teaching plan, in the first academic year, the college provides students with intensive German language training, with an average of no less than 30 German class hours per week and about 1,200 German teaching hours, and offers Chinese public foundation courses such as moral education and physical education. According to the characteristics and requirements of language training, the college adopts small class teaching method to fully guarantee the quality and progress of German learning.

In the second and third academic years, students will complete the basic courses of their majors, and the German courses will be taught in German by German teachers, adopting the teaching mode of professor lecturing + teaching assistant tutoring, the original German textbooks and the teaching and examination modes in Germany.

In the fourth academic year, students who meet the requirements can voluntarily go to Germany to study for one year, and the specialized courses they have learned will be taught in specialized modules, and they will complete the thesis writing and graduation defense.

11. What are the main courses offered by the German side?

A: The courses offered by FOM are characterized by comprehensiveness, practicality, flexibility and specialization, and some of the courses are composed of several related courses.

(1) German for Economics, Introduction to Business Economics, Introduction to Mathematics, Microeconomics & New Institutional Economics

Wirtschaftsdeutsch Grundlagen, Einführung Allgemeine Betriebswirtschaftslehre, Einführung Mathematik, Mikroökonomik & Neue Institutionenö konomik.

(2) Human Resource Management

Human Resource Management

(3) Core Competencies

Schlüsselqualifikationen

(4) Cost Accounting & Basic Accounting

Kostenrechnung & Buchführung

(5) International Value Creation Management

Internationales Wertschöpfungsmanagement

(6) Academic Writing

Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten

(7) Accounting and Taxation

Bilanzen & Steuern

(8) Academic Methods - Quantitative Data Analysis

Wissenschaftliche Methoden - quantitative Datenanalyse

(9) Investment Banking

Finanzierung & Investition

(10) International Economic Relations & Macroeconomics II

Internationale Wirtschaftsbeziehungen & Makroökonomik

(11) Major Module I: Financial Management, International Accounting, Trade Marketing

Aufbaumodul Ⅰ:Finanzmanagement, Internationale Rechnungslegung, Handelsmarketing

(12) Practical Courses Ⅰ: Management, Business Accounting, International Trade

Praxistransfer: Management I, Unternehmensrechnung I, International Trade I

(13) Project Management & Fundamentals of Informatics

Projektmanagement & IT-Grundlagen

(14) Economic and Private Law

Wirtschafts- und Privatrecht

(15) Major Module II: Marketing Management, Strategic Management Accounting, International Sales Management

Aufbaumodul II: Marketingmanagement, Strategisches Controlling, Internationales Vertriebsmanagement

(16) Practical Courses II: Management II, Business Accounting II, International Trade II

Praxistransfer: Management II, Unternehmensrechnung II, International Trade II

(17) Internationales Management

Internationales Management

(18) Major Module III: Corporate Structure/Leadership, Consolidated Financial Statements, Personnel Management in Trade

Aufbaumodul III: Unternehmensorganisation/Personalführung, Konzernabschluss, Personalführung im Handel

(19) Major Module IV: Market Trend Research & Innovation, Business Valuation

Aufbaumodul IV: Trendforschung & Innovation, Unternehmensbewertung

(20) Turnaround Management

Turnaround Management

(21) Language Module: Applied German

Sprachmodul: Deutsch in der betrieblichen Praxis

(22) Seminar on Academic Methods

Seminar: Wissenschaftliche Methoden

(23) Thesis / Graduation Defense

Thesis/Kolloquium

12. What conditions should be met for the fourth year of study abroad?

A: (1) You must provide the relevant personal documents notarized by a notary public in China (at or above prefecture or city level) according to the requirements of the FOM University in Germany; (2) Pass the German language proficiency examination required by the FOM University in Germany in the first year; (3) Pass the examinations of all courses of the Chinese side and the German side stipulated in the teaching plan of the first and second academic years; (4) Pass the examination by the Audit Department of Studying Abroad of the Embassy of Germany in China (APS).

13. How much is the tuition fee? How is it collected?

A: The tuition fee is 50,000 RMB per academic year per student and is paid annually.

14. In addition to the tuition fee to be paid every year, what are the other aspects of the relevant fees?

A: (1) Fees during the three years of study in China: mainly accommodation fees, course material fees, living expenses, etc. (2) Fees for applying abroad: fees for notarized personal documents, fees for applying for a personal account at Deutsche Bank, the guarantee deposit required for a visa, visa fees, and airfare to Germany. The specific amount of fees is subject to the prices announced by the relevant government departments. The guarantee deposit will be deposited into the Deutsche Bank account to pay for the living expenses during the study period in Germany. (3) Expenses during the study period in Germany: generally about 800 euros per month for food and accommodation, which can be paid out of the visa sponsorship, and it is up to you to decide how much you want to spend, and you can bring back the remaining funds when you return to your home country.

15) Is it possible to work in Germany?

A: According to German law, officially registered foreign students can legally work during holidays. Generally speaking, foreign students are allowed to work for 8 hours per week or for no more than 3 months in a year. You need to apply for a work permit at the local labor office 2 months in advance. As the study period in Germany is quite intense, it is recommended that students do not neglect their studies by working part-time.

16. Can students continue to study in German universities after graduation?

A: After graduating with a bachelor's degree, students can voluntarily apply for a master's degree at a German university and submit relevant application materials to the applicant school. The main purpose of the application is to prove to the applicant school that he/she has the preliminary research ability based on his/her own academic results and German language ability (usually DSH or Test Daf), and the final decision of whether or not to be admitted to the university is also made by the applicant school. The duration of a German master's degree varies from one and a half to two years, and the fees charged depend on the German government and the university applied for.

17. After graduation, can the German degree be certified? How is it certified?

A: In 2002, the Chinese government and the German government signed the Agreement between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on the Mutual Recognition of the Equivalence of Higher Education Qualifications, and Germany became the first developed western country to recognize the qualifications in China. Graduates can have their German degrees certified if necessary. In order to do so, they must provide the relevant information and materials according to the requirements of the Service Center for Scholarly Exchange of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. Currently, graduates of all grades have their degrees certified.

18. What is the telephone number and contact information for enrollment counseling?

Shandong Agricultural University: 0538-8242206

International Exchange College Admission Consulting Phone: 0538-8248282/8246190

Address: No. 61, Daizong Street, Tai'an City, Shandong Province (North Campus of Shandong Agricultural University)

Postal Code: 271018