Last year the Guizhou province experienced the highest growth in China, creating an increased demand for accountants. Now Chinese students who want to learn in the United States to be accountants can do that at Western Michigan University.
The Guizhou University of Finance and Economics and Western Michigan University's Haworth College of Business have a new agreement that enables students from the university in China to earn a degree in accountancy from WMU as part of a program that has students studying in both China and the United States.
"An education from a reputable U.S. university is highly valued in China," says Dr. Christina Stamper, associate dean of undergraduate programs for the college of business. "This new agreement is beneficial to the students because there is a lower cost associated with studying in the U.S., yet they are still able to earn a college degree from a well-respected university in the United States."
Students in the program will spend three years at GUFE studying accounting with both their local professors and with professors from WMU's college of business, culminating in dual degrees from WMU and GUFE.
WMU faculty will teach 10 business courses in China during the students' first three years, including business core courses such as finance, marketing, management and several accountancy courses. During the fourth year, students will come to the University's main campus in Kalamazoo to complete their studies.
Stamper says that the college anticipates between 55 and 65 students per year to arrive in Kalamazoo beginning in the 2018-19 academic year.
Source: Western Michigan University
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