As a world-renowned university, the University of Maryland has established cooperative relations with universities in China and Peking University. In addition, the Confucius Institute at the University of Maryland is the first Confucius Institute in North America, and signed an agreement on June 165438+ 10/7, 2004. The University of Maryland and Tianjin Nankai University cooperated. Both sides have a Council, which is jointly managed by the President of the United States and China president. On March 8, 2005, the official enrollment began. At present, Hanban has five teachers and two volunteers, who play an important role in Confucius Institute and Confucius Classroom. As of September, 20 10, there were about 460 registered students in Confucius Institute and its affiliated Confucius Classroom, and there were more than 30 schools that promoted Chinese, involving thousands of students. More than 70 classes of Chinese language teaching were held, more than one student took the Chinese proficiency test in 20 10, and nearly 90 cultural activities were held, with 20,000 participants. Thanks to its own advantages in Chinese teaching and the colorful Chinese teaching and cultural activities carried out by its headquarters, the Confucius Institute has become an important platform for students and local residents in the Greater Washington area to learn Chinese, understand China and conduct cultural exchanges. It is also a symbol of the spread of China's local culture, which has attracted attention and praise from all walks of life. Every year, dignitaries and celebrities visit, inspect and communicate. According to relevant statistics, the Confucius Institute at the University of Maryland is one of the Confucius Institutes reported most by Chinese and foreign media.

In addition, the Smith School of Business of the University of Maryland has established undergraduate exchange programs with top universities in China such as Peking University. In addition, in 2002, the EMBA (Advanced MBA Program) that Smith Business School cooperated with university of international business and economics was approved by the Ministry of Education of China and the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council. This project was officially launched in Beijing in 2003, which is an exciting milestone and marks the entry of Smith College into the China market. The success of the Beijing project is the driving force for the further development of Smith Business School in China. In June 2005, Smith EMBA Shanghai Project was officially launched.

Smith College's EMBA program in China emphasizes the cultural diversity of management. This is also the key element of enterprise management in the process of China rapidly becoming the driving force of the world economy. Smith College is one of the few foreign business schools approved by the Ministry of Education of China to offer EMBA programs in China. All courses are taught monthly by professors from China headquarters of Smith Business School. Smith's China students will have the opportunity to carry out projects and participate in simulation operations with students from Smith Business School and other branches around the world in Beijing and Shanghai. Smith Business School specially designed personalized EMBA courses to meet the needs of multinational companies in China and China. For example, Otis Elevator (China), one of the fastest growing multinational companies in China, is one of the enterprises participating in our specially designed personalized EMBA project.

Smith Business School's partner in China is China Saiwei Communication Company. This e-learning company has established a nationwide distance learning network in cooperation with many universities in China. This cooperation enables the College's courses to cover the whole of China via satellite. These projects mainly focus on supply chain management, bank management and other fields.