Deepening Collaboration for a Shared Future: Chongqing Technology and Business University Visits Cogdel Education Group

To explore in-depth pathways for cultivating internationalized accounting and finance talents, on the morning of January 19th, a delegation headed by Dean Zhong Tingyong, Vice Dean Mei Bo, Director Jiang Hong of the Accounting Department, Director Song Xinbei of the International Education Center, Director Chen Li of the Curriculum-based Ideological and Political Education Center, and Teacher Zhang Minruo of the International Education Center from the School of Accounting, Chongqing Technology and Business University, paid a visit to Cogdel Education Group. Mr. Shi Min, Director/Executive President of the Group, Mr. Liu Hua, General Manager of the Vocational Education Division/Group Marketing Director, Ms. Guo Yang, Director of Human Resources/Deputy General Manager of KaiBo Education, and Ms. Kang Shasha, Deputy General Manager of the Higher Education Division, extended a warm and respectful reception to the guests, and in-depth exchanges and discussions were held between the two parties.

This visit is not only a solid review of the previous school-running work of the ACCA/CIMA International Programs, but also an important strategic dialogue based on the current situation to seek common development for the future.

Seventeen Years of In-Depth Collaboration

From a Fertile Ground for Talent Nurturing to a Thriving Forest of Achievements

Time is the best witness. Since joining hands to establish the ACCA-oriented classes in 2009, Chongqing Technology and Business University and Cogdel Education Group have walked side by side for seventeen years. This is not a simple accumulation of years, but a solid journey from scratch to scale and then to prosperity. The fertile ground for internationalized accounting and finance talent nurturing jointly developed by both parties is now bearing abundant fruits:

Talent Achievements: A total of more than 2,000 professionals with international perspectives have been cultivated, and graduates are now employed across the Big Four accounting firms, well-known enterprises and financial institutions worldwide.

Teaching Achievements: Students have achieved excellent academic performance and high comprehensive quality. The global examination pass rate of ACCA/CIMA has consistently exceeded the global average, with numerous honorary awards secured.

Brand Achievements: The ACCA/CIMA-oriented classes have not only become a featured major of Chongqing Technology and Business University, but also a distinctive benchmark for internationalized accounting and finance education in Southwest China.

Seventeen years is long enough for a sapling to grow into a towering tree. The cooperation between the two parties has also evolved from the initial curriculum introduction to deeply rooting in every link of the teaching system, faculty development and student growth, finally growing into a vibrant "forest of achievements". In this regard, Dean Zhong from the School of Accounting, Chongqing Technology and Business University, stated: To enhance the effectiveness of talent nurturing, the school will continuously optimize the curricula of international programs to keep pace with the cutting-edge development of the industry; in terms of professional layout, it will further reduce the scale of traditional accounting majors, focus on developing the directions of "integration of business and engineering", innovative top-tier talent training and internationalization, and expand the pool of high-quality students; it will strengthen the whole-process quality monitoring and personalized guidance for cultivation to improve students' comprehensive quality; ultimately, it will comprehensively enhance the brand reputation of the programs and the employment quality of students, forming distinctive characteristics and extensive influence.

Upgrading the Strong Alliance

Building a Benchmark Brand for International Education

Standing at the height of previous achievements, both parties are looking forward to a more distant future. The core consensus reached during this exchange is: taking accounting, a national first-class major, as the "fulcrum", and leveraging Cogdel's comprehensive international resources and platforms as the "lever", to jointly drive another leap forward of Chongqing Technology and Business University's international education brand.

Mr. Shi Min, Director/Executive President of Cogdel Education Group, said: Relying on Cogdel Education Group's international platform resources and 29 years of experience in international school-running, we will fully support the optimization and upgrading of the construction of featured majors in Chongqing Technology and Business University, jointly promote the quality improvement and innovation of the talent training system, deepen the reform of international education models, and actively explore more flexible and diversified cooperation paths, helping the university build high-level disciplines and talent hubs with international competitiveness.

01 Focus on the Advantageous Discipline of Accounting to Co-Build an International Education Brand

Based on Chongqing Technology and Business University's disciplinary advantages and teaching accumulation in accounting, combined with Cogdel Education Group's professional support in international curriculum systems, faculty development and global resources, the two parties will further optimize the talent training mechanism and brand connotation of the ACCA/CIMA Programs. In the future, the university and the enterprise will continue to take the accounting discipline as the guide, strengthen curriculum integration and teaching innovation, jointly build a highland for cultivating internationalized accounting and finance talents with regional leadership and national influence, and further enhance the brand recognition and brand influence of innovative top-tier international characteristic accounting education.

02 Consolidate the Talent Base to Build a High-Level International Faculty Team

Teachers are the key to education. Giving full play to Cogdel Education Group's advantages as an international education platform in resource integration, we will launch systematic international empowerment for the faculty team of Chongqing Technology and Business University. Through a series of continuous empowerment measures such as customized training on international curriculum teaching capabilities, overseas teaching and research exchanges, and collaborative lesson preparation by double-qualified teachers, we will build a high-level faculty team that is deeply familiar with the reality of Chinese accounting education and equipped with international perspectives and teaching competence. This will provide solid support for the international construction of the accounting discipline and the improvement of talent training quality in Chongqing Technology and Business University.

03 "Bringing In and Going Global" to Develop a New Paradigm for International Education

Genuine internationalization lies in two-way flow. Cogdel Education Group and Chongqing Technology and Business University will, on the basis of consolidating existing cooperation, jointly explore a more open international education model. On one hand, we will actively "bring in": against the backdrop of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), we will jointly design and promote characteristic accounting and finance courses and programs for international students coming to China, attracting overseas students to study and exchange in the university. On the other hand, we will support "going global": through overseas internships, international academic workshops, cross-border university-enterprise cooperation and other forms, we will help students expand their international horizons and practical platforms. In this way, we will build a new two-way interactive and culturally integrated international education ecosystem, serving the global layout of talent cultivation and disciplinary construction.

In addition, the university and the enterprise also conducted in-depth exchanges and discussions on specific matters such as overseas study tour cooperation, international certification of business disciplines in the school, application for professional doctoral programs, application for National Awards for Educational Achievements, and sharing of overseas resources. The thorough communication has pointed out the direction for the development and construction of international programs in the future, and provided practical paths for the refined cultivation of long-term international talents.

The true power of education is that it not only lights up the road ahead, but also reshapes possibilities. This dialogue between Chongqing Technology and Business University and Cogdel Education Group is exactly a practice of "reshaping" — we are not only optimizing curricula, but also defining the profile of future accounting and finance talents; we are not only adjusting the scale of majors, but also building a new ecosystem where business education resonates with the times; we are not only improving employment rates, but also forging Chinese business youths who can step onto the global stage. The road ahead is related to the future of every student and the development of China's international education. We are deeply aware of the heavy responsibility on our shoulders and are also full of confidence. We will continue to move forward steadily, keep pace with the times and resonate with the world.

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