International Project in Higher Education: Influence of Chinese Culture

  • Svetlana V. BEKAREVA Novosibirsk State University Russian Federation
  • Ekaterina N. MELTENISOVA Novosibirsk State University Institute of Economics and Industrial Engineering of the Russian Academy of Sciences Russian Federation
  • Zu XUEQING Sino-Russian Institute Heilongjiang University People’s Republic of China
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14505//jres.v9.11.02

Abstract

Development of universities striving to be successful on the international scene is closely connected with internationalization of higher education, which, in turn, requires taking into account the features of interacting cultures in the process of educating students on the one hand and high qualifications of the faculty on the other. The article describes the experience of Novosibirsk State University (NSU, Novosibirsk, Russia) and Heilongjiang University (Harbin, China) in organizing an international project in the field of higher education. We launched an academic program International Finance, which has proved a successful international project. We share our experience how theories of Intercultural Communication (ICC) and practical skills in the area can be used in promoting such projects.

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Published
2019-03-06
How to Cite
BEKAREVA, Svetlana V.; MELTENISOVA, Ekaterina N.; XUEQING, Zu. International Project in Higher Education: Influence of Chinese Culture. Journal of Research in Educational Sciences, [S.l.], v. 9, n. 11, p. 13-24, mar. 2019. ISSN 2068-8407. Available at: <https://journals.aserspublishing.eu/jres/article/view/2763>. Date accessed: 25 apr. 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.14505//jres.v9.11.02.
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