CDUTCM-Keele Joint Health and Medical Sciences Institute is a collaboration between Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in China and Keele University in the UK, and teaching commenced in September 2023. Two dual-award degree programmes of study are offered: a BSc in Public Health Management and a BSc in Rehabilitation and Exercise Therapy.

Programmes offered at CDUTCM-Keele Joint Health and Medical Sciences Institute are officially approved and reviewed by the Chinese Ministry of Education. Students are recruited through the National College Entrance Examination system and are enrolled as full students at both the Chinese and the UK partner universities.

Module content often mirrors what is taught in the UK, with academic staff often using the same or very similar teaching resources. Teachers will also add their own take on the topic they are teaching to contextualise the content for our students in Chengdu.

Year 1

The majority of Year 1 is made up of Keele Language Centre modules, which students complete before continuing onto their subject of choice. Its aim is to prepare Chinese secondary school graduates for a British degree-level course. The programme helps students improve their English level to an IELTS 6.0, ability to work with data and conduct basic research, skills in using English for academic purposes and higher-level study and communication skills.

Year 2 - Year 3 - Year 4

CDUTCM-Keele Joint Health and Medical Sciences Institute offers students either a Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation and Exercise Therapy, or a Bachelor of Science in Public Health Management, with students able to complete their studies in Chengdu and obtain a degree from both Keele University and Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Our Joint Institute is located on the Wenjiang campus of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CDUTCM). It is a mid-sized Chinese campus university located in Wenjiang’s University City district, with Chengdu Metro line 4 linking it to the centre of the city. There are around 11,000 full time undergraduate students living on campus. The University is well regarded in the field of TCM, laying claim to six “firsts”, namely: The first doctor of Chinese Materia Medica, doctor of Opthalmology, doctor of ENT, Postdoc of Chinese Materia Medica, the first international doctor of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, and first international doctor of Formulaology.

Keele University

Keele University was ranked as Britain’s best university as ranked by the students, in the Student Crowd University Awards 2022. Keele University also won the title of Global Sustainability Institution of the Year in the 2021 Green Gown Awards, and generates up to 50% of their campus electricity from renewable sources. Keele was also awarded a rank of top 5 in England for Medicine in the Guardian University Guide in 2022, and the university has a long-standing reputation for employability.