Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade (SIFT)
Students complete 30 credits of English and then complete an additional 136 program courses in both Chinese and English. Students can earn the Douglas College Diploma in Financial Services, the SIFT Bachelor of Economics and Management, and the Douglas College Bachelor of Business Administration.
This is a joint teaching program. Douglas College has sent 25 professors to teach courses at SIFT. In addition 31 SIFT professors have undergone a professional development program at Douglas College. SIFT professors study Canadian approaches to instructional design, critical thinking, as well as reviewing specific course content with Douglas College faculty.
To date, this collaborative program has produced 780 graduates. There are over 600 full time students currently in the program. Virtually 100% of graduates have secured employment in their field within 6 months of graduation. Graduates have found employment with leading firms such as Price Water House Cooper, KPMG, Deltoid, Ernest Young, Morgan Stanley, Mercer Consulting Co., GM, GE, Citi Bank, the Bank of China, Standard Charter, HSBC, and the China Merchant Bank. Other graduates have opted for further graduate studies at universities such as the London School of Economics, Columbia University, the University of Michigan, the University of British Columbia, the University of Western Ontario, the University of Sydney, Hongkong University, Beijing University, Fudan University, and Jiao Tong University.
This Dual Degree program recently won second prize for the best international program from the Shanghai Education Commission and the Outstanding Program in International Education Award from the Canadian Bureau for International Education.
Graduates will have studied International and Chinese financial systems and business practices. In addition, the Canadian contribution emphasizes critical thinking, team projects and student case presentations. Graduates report that that these unique factors of the Dual Degree program provide them with an important competitive advantage in the labor market.