Program Overview
Based in Qingdao City with a global perspective, this program is designed to cultivate high-quality professionals for today’s world trade. We use an immersive educational model that integrates industry with education. Graduates will master international trade theories, English communication, practical foreign trade operations, and computer skills. You will be prepared for frontline roles in foreign trade and logistics, such as document operation control and international market expansion.
Why Choose International Economics and Trade?
- Focus on Digital Trade: Digital trade is the central focus of future national development. Our curriculum incorporates modules on digital trade, blockchain, and big data market analysis.
- High-Demand Skills: The "Dual Circulation" strategy and RCEP are creating an urgent need for talents proficient in regional trade rules, international compliance, and digital practices.
- Internationalized Curriculum: You will acquire practical skills in cross-border communication, trade documentation, data analysis, and enterprise management.
- High-Caliber Faculty: Our high-quality faculty includes members with over 60% having international study backgrounds.
- First-Class Facilities: We are equipped with specialized training labs and professional software for courses like foreign trade business processes and simulation games.
- Strategic Location: We leverage Qingdao's unique advantages as a maritime hub, a bridgehead for trade with Japan and South Korea, and a free trade zone, translating these into specialized courses and employment opportunities.
Basic Information
- School School of Management
- Study Mode Full-time
- Program Length 3 years
Knowledge & Skills
Graduates of this program will acquire the following competencies:
- Global Trade Knowledge: Gain a comprehensive and current understanding of international trade theory and global business practices and international trade rules,.
- Data & Tech Proficiency: Develop a foundational capabilities in data mining, processing, and analysis and master modern information technology tools and international trade business processes.
- Self-Directed Learning & Adaptability:
- Cross-Cultural Communication: Acquire outstanding cross-cultural communication and international negotiation skills.
- Build a strong ability to self-learn, adapt to new changes and apply digital technology to solve complex practical problems.
- Research & Analysis: Master scientific research methods and gain acute problem-identification and analytical skills.
- Innovation & Entrepreneurship: Develop a strong sense of innovation and creative thinking to promote the development of international trade operations.
- Bilingual Communication & Leadership: Gain fluency in Chinese and English for business communication, along with excellent organizational, management, and teamwork capabilities
Message from the Head of the Program
"The digital economy has ushered in the era of digital trade, making the knowledge and skills imparted by the International Economics and Trade program more relevant than ever. I hope our students can live up to the expectations of this era and become high-caliber talents with patriotic dedication, a global perspective, a strong sense of social responsibility, an innovative spirit, and professional expertise. The world is vast, and you are all encouraged to go out and explore it; there are countless dreams, and let us work together to achieve them."
He Mingjun
Curriculum Overview
- First Academic Year
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- General Education Courses
- Calculus II
- Fundamentals of Economics
- Computer Application Foundation
- Fundamentals of Management
- Introduction to International Trade
- Practices of International Trade
- Applied Writing for Economics
- Foundations of Accounting
- Application of Business Office Software
- Second Academic Year
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- International Settlement
- Cross-cultural Communication
- Introduction to Marketing
- Cross-border E-commerce
- Custom Declaration Practice
- Cargo Transportation and Insurance
- Documents Practice in International Trade
- Statistics
- Overseas Market Promotion
- Foreign trade Documentary Practice
- Practical English for International business
- Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- ERP Simulation Game
- Socio-economic Surveys
- Third Academic Year
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- Foreign trade business processes
- International Commercial Legal Environment
- International Business Negotiation
- International business
- Practice of Innovation and Entrepreneurship for International Trade
- Cross-border E-commerce Platform Skills Training
- Simulation Practice of Business Negotiation
- Graduation Field Work
- Graduation Study
Graduates Development
Future Career
This program fosters innovation and entrepreneurship, producing "entrepreneurial stars" who start their own businesses.
Graduates are primarily employed in:
·Government institutions (e.g., customs, state taxation)
·Large state-owned enterprises
·Multinational corporations
·Financial institutions and banks
·International trade and logistics companies
Further Study: Graduates may choose to pursue further education, with many admitted to renowned undergraduate institutions such as Shandong Youth University of Political Science, Shandong Women's University, and Linyi University.