About BiUH

Campus Overview

Hainan Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences (BiUH) is an international innovative university with an independent legal personality, established by Hochschule Bielefeld – University of Applied Sciences and Arts from Germany (HBSI) with the approval of the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China and the strong support of Hainan Provincial and Danzhou Municipal Governments and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).

The BiUH is the first university to offer science, engineering, agriculture and medicine disciplines established by an overseas higher education institution in China at the Hainan Free Trade Port. It is also the first higher education institution run by a German public university in China.

The transitional campus of the university is located in Li’an International Education Innovation Pilot Zone, Lingshui, Hainan Province, while its permanent campus is located in Yangpu Economic Development Zone of Danzhou City, Hainan Province.

The university has introduced the “Work-integrated” University-Industry Collaborative Talent Training Model from HSBI to foster innovative, application-oriented and interdisciplinary talents that meet the needs of economic and social development. The university is a beacon project of the cooperation between China and Germany in high-level applied talents training. As a higher education institution built in priority in Hainan, it has received high attention from the governments of both countries and great support from the Ministry of Education of China and BMBF of Germany. The university’s construction and development has been funded by the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst of Germany, and received full support from the Hainan Provincial and Danzhou Municipal Governments in terms of policies, funds and land use.

School-running Philosophy and Mission

Rooted in China with a global perspective, Hainan Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences (BiUH) introduces the “Work-integrated” University-Industry Collaboration Talent Training Model of Hochschule Bielefeld – University of Applied Sciences and Arts from Germany (HSBI) and Germany’s advanced applied talent training educational philosophy and teaching methods to set up a bridge between students and enterprises based on China’s national conditions, culture and educational essence and starting from the perspectives of the Hainan Free Trade Port’s construction and development and the talent demands of Chinese and German enterprises.

Guided by application innovation and oriented around the employment of university graduates and regional economic, cultural and social development, the talent training programs of the BiUH aim to cultivate the students into high-level applied and interdisciplinary professionals with a solid foundation in scientific theory, a systematic mastery of professional knowledge, a global vision, an innovative spirit and the abilities in cross-cultural communication.

Vision

To build world-class engineering technology disciplines and research centers and grow into an innovative application-oriented international university with an international reputation, rooted in China with a global perspective and relying on the educational resources of China and Germany and the technological advantages of Hainan Free Trade Port.

The unique training model of university-industry collaborative education and the deep integration of industry, university, research and application is highly praised by students, enterprises and all quarters of society to make a prominent contribution in promoting the economic development of Hainan Free Trade Port and even the world’s economic development.

To explore a new model of education for senior application-oriented talents, set a new milestone for the cooperation between China and Germany in higher education and high-level talent training, lead the high-level applied talents training in China and the world, promote the friendship between the two peoples, and become an important platform for cultural exchanges and cooperation between the two countries.