College Introduction

International College of Guangzhou College of Commerce (GCC) currently provides 11 undergraduate-level programs, including Finance, Accounting, International Business, Logistics Management, Financial Management, Software Engineering, Business English, Internet Finance, Intelligent Science and Technology, E-commerce, Marketing, and 7 junior college programs, including Big data & Accounting, International Business, International Finance, Business English, Visual Communication Design, Marketing, and E-commerce. International College of GCC now has students of 3,140. We have established cooperative relationships with a total of 96 well-known universities in 15 countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Hong Kong and Macao region, jointly carrying out multimodal international collaborative programs, forming an internationalized educational layout combining associate degree students, undergraduates and postgraduates. We are one of the undergraduate universities in Guangdong with the highest level of international education. International College has a highly qualified faculty. 100% of the teachers have obtained master's or above degrees, and 90% of them have overseas study experiences. Supported by a team of young doctoral teachers and a sino-foreign collaborative teaching team, the faculty has advanced teaching concepts, rich teaching experience, and solid teaching skills. The teaching team has won the provincial-level project approval for the language teaching team of sino-foreign cooperative education, and has led students to participate in multiple national and provincial competitions with fruitful results.

Our Faculty

International College has a highly qualified faculty. 100% of the teachers have obtained master's or above degrees, and 90% of them have overseas study experiences. Supported by a team of young doctoral teachers and a sino-foreign collaborative teaching team, the faculty has advanced teaching concepts, rich teaching experience, and solid teaching skills. The teaching team has won the provincial-level project approval for the language teaching team of sino-foreign cooperative education, and has led students to participate in multiple national and provincial competitions with fruitful results.

International College Teaching Competition

Provincial first-class course "Communication and Presentation Skills" Speech Forum

Teaching Facilities

With high-quality educational resources of GCC, International College has built a dedicated modern teaching building with nearly 50 air conditioned multimedia classrooms, multiple lecture theaters and experimental training rooms. The classroom is equipped with movable tables and chairs to support teachers in carrying out diverse teaching activities, and intelligent teaching facilities allow students to receive premium education and to experience a teaching environment connected to that of foreign universities. Various types of practice rooms and experimental training software meet the practical teaching requirements of multiple majors. The coffee shops and beverage shops built in the teaching building create an elegant environment and a relaxed learning atmosphere for students, enriching their extracurricular life.

International Business Comprehensive Practice Room of International College

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International College Teaching Building

 

College Characteristics

After years of effort and refinement, our college's international educational characteristics have gradually become prominent, forming three distinct characteristics of international education: "experienced", "comprehensive", and "excellent".

 

The first characteristic is “experienced”. In 2002, approved by the Chinese Ministry of Education, GCC signed an agreement with the University of Southern Queensland, Australia, to jointly organize the undergraduate Sino-foreign cooperative education program of International Accounting, which is the first undergraduate level Sino-foreign cooperative education programs in Guangdong Province.

 

The second is “comprehensive”. Our school has signed cooperation agreements with more than 96 well-known universities in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan and other countries, to jointly carry out various forms of international education programs, such as “Sino-Foreign Cooperative Education Program”, “Double Degree Program”, “Chinese-English Bilingual Innovation Class”, “Junior College - Undergraduate Program” and so on. Therefore, it has formed an internationalized educational layout combining associate degree students, undergraduates and postgraduates.

 

The third is “excellent”. GCC implements refined management and provides personalized services. Our school has a strong IELTS team, which can provide customized services for students who are going to studying abroad. Equipped with professional consultants, we can provide one-on-one visa services and guidance for students, with a visa approval rate of 99%.

Achievements and Honors

In the past 20 years of internationalization, GCC has cultivated graduates of 17 international programs. Over 40% of graduates in the past three years were to obtain master’s degree overseas, while 54.8% of graduates upgrading to master’s degrees have been admitted to top 100 universities of QS World University Rankings. It has been particularly prominent in 2019 and 2020. In 2019, 67.3% of graduates upgrading to master's degrees were admitted to top 100 universities of QS World University Rankings, and in 2020, 91.7% of graduates from the sino-foreign cooperative education program pursuing master's degrees were enrolled in top 100 universities of QS World University Rankings. With development of more than 20 years, the internationalization of GCC has made remarkable achievements. GCC was selected as “Sino-Foreign Partner College with National Brand Competitiveness” in 2017 and “Vice-Chair Member Organization of Branch for Chinese-Foreign Cooperation in Running Schools, Guangdong Association of Higher Education” in 2021.

 

In recent years, the International College teachers have made fruitful achievements in teaching and research. In November 2020, the Guangdong Provincial Quality Engineering Project - Sino-foreign Cooperative Education Language Teaching Team Project was completed; In September 2020, the provincial specialty major Accounting was established in cooperation with the College of Accounting; Over 30 core journals were published; More than 20 provincial and municipal level research projects were approved; 2 members from our faculty was awarded the honorary title of "Excellent Teacher in Southern Guangdong"; 7 translated works has been published; More than 310 awards in disciplinary competitions, 49 provincial awards and 22 national awards were obtained; 1 key project of the "Climbing Plan", and 4 general projects were approved.

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Junior College Programs

 

2023 Junior College Programs
Major	Program Type	Enrollment code	Major Advantages	Cooperative Universities
Big data & Accounting	Junior College - Undergraduate Program	13667	1. Junior college diploma recognized by the Ministry of Education in China; 2. Mutual recognition of Chinese and foreign credits, compound courses with Chinese and western styles, and multi-mode linkage of domestic and foreign universities; 3. Better international educational mode with bilingual interactive teaching; 4. A stronger team of Chinese and foreign teachers; 5. Reliable and convenient overseas study service.	Autonomous University of Barcelona University of Huddersfield, UK University of Hull, UK University of Plymouth, UK University of the West of England, UK New York Institute of Technology, US Western Sydney University, Australia University of Tasmania, Australia Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology, Canada Raffles Design Institute
International Business
International Finance
Business English
Visual Communication Design