University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) is the first Sino foreign university established in China, founded in 2004 through a partnership between the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom and Zhejiang Wanli Education Group, and it delivers a fully English medium curriculum identical in academic standards to its parent campus in the United Kingdom. Located in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, the university offers undergraduate, master, and doctoral programmes across disciplines such as business, economics, international studies, engineering, computer science, architecture, and the humanities, with all degrees awarded by the University of Nottingham and recognized globally. UNNC operates under approval of the Chinese Ministry of Education and integrates British higher education quality assurance frameworks with Chinese regulatory standards, ensuring international academic rigor. The campus features modern teaching facilities, advanced laboratories, comprehensive library resources, and a diverse international community of students and faculty representing numerous countries. As part of the University of Nottingham global network, which is consistently ranked among leading universities worldwide in major international rankings, UNNC provides students with a multicultural learning environment, strong research capacity, and global mobility opportunities including exchanges with campuses in the United Kingdom and Malaysia.
