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*****Business School (

简称

1) in China, and *** State University (

简称

2) in the USA plan to

develop a cooperative mode, based on a global study program at *****Business School and ***

State University. The mode is formed through bilateral discussions and is in accordance with

the principles of cooperation, development, equality and risk-sharing. Details of the mode are

provided below:

1.

Cooperative Parties:

Article 1

This agreement is between

Party A:

*****Business School at

Address:

************************,

Fuzhou

City,

Fujian

Province,

China 350108

And

Party B:

*** State University

Address: **********************, USA

Authorized Representative: Dr. *********, Provost

Authorized Representative: Dr. *****, Vice Dean

2.

Cooperation Principles and Objectives:

Article 2

Cooperation Principles:

To implement Party A

’s education strategic developmental

guidelines, in which the cooperation will introduce the latest curricula, education resources and

teaching

methods

from

the

United

States

of

America,

and

will

promote

thus

exchange

and

cooperation in the field of education between China and the U.S.A.

Article 3

Project Objectives:

This program intends to promote and prepare Chinese students

who

are

willing

to

study

in

reputed

universities

abroad

to

continue

their

studies

in

undergraduate and/or

graduate

courses

in either

nations, notably

at

Party B’s

campus

in the

USA.

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Article 4

Program Accreditation:

This program will be governed by the regulations, standards

and educational procedures of party A, the Ministry of Education of China, Party B, and Higher

Learning

Commission

of

the

United

States

of

America.

Failure

to

abide

by

and

meet

any

of

these standards shall constitute a breach of this agreement.

3.

Program Content and Duration:

Article 5

The Program:

International Cooperation Programs between Party A and Party B.

Article 6

Term of Program:

Four years

Article 7

Intake Number of Students:

A minimum of 15 and a maximum of 100 students for

every

cohort

per

Academic

Year.

An

“Academic

Year”

is

two

consecutive

semesters

starting

from the fall semester.

Article 8

Enrollment

and

Matriculation:

The

program

will

be

officially

presented

and

promoted

in

the

websites

of

1

and

2.

The

students

who

successfully

complete

the

courses

specified for the first year of the curriculum map (Exhibit A) and pass examinations at 1 will be

directly admitted to 2 as students of the second year. The English language requirement at

2

will be waived for those students.

Article 9

Party

A

and

Party

B

will

jointly

develop

and

implement

the

teaching

plan

for

the

program in accordance with Exhibit A.

Article 10 Degrees:

Under this program, students shall be enrolled at Party A for the first year

and at Party B for the remaining three years. The students who successfully obtain the required

credits specified in the program teaching plan and fulfill the requirements for the degree will be

awarded a Bachelor’s degree from

***** State University.

Article 11 Program Management:

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A Joint Program Management Committee will be set up to coordinate the implementation of

the

program,

and

will

negotiate

on

the

issues

raised

and

seek

solutions.

The

committee

is

composed of representatives from both parties, among which four representatives from Party

A are and four from Party B. The co-chairs, appointed by each party, will be responsible for

setting

the

agenda,

conducting

the

meeting

and

providing

direction

and

guidance

to

the

Committee. A quorum for the meetings of the Committee will require at least four members

being

made

up

of

at

least

two

members

of

Party

A

and

at

least

two

members

of

Party

B.

Meetings

will

be

called

via

on- site

or

video-conferencing

with

at

least

15

working

days

pre-

notice. All decisions of the Committee will require a majority agreement of the participating

members. Only members participating at the meeting will be entitled to vote.

Article 12 Duration of Cooperation:

The Program shall be effective when it is permitted by 1 and 2 is assured of compliance with all

relevant

accrediting

bodies.

There

will

be

three

intakes

in

total

and

the

program

will

be

effective for six years. In the third year prior to the expiration date of the effective period, both

parties

can

apply

to

renew

the

program.

This

agreement

may

be

terminated

prior

to

the

expiration

date

on

the

conditions

that

there

is

force

majeure;

such

termination

is

agreed

in

writing by both parties.

4.

Responsibilities of Both Parties

Article 13

Responsibilities of Party A

Party A will be responsible for:

(1)

Obtaining

all

approvals

which

are

necessary

to

implement

the

Cooperation

Program

from the related administrative departments in China;

(2)

(3)

Promoting the program and recruiting students at its own charges and expenses;

Providing

all

necessary

teaching

and

supervising

students

in

the

first

year

of

the

program;

(4)

Daily management over students’ affairs at Party A’s campus;

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