Robert Gordon University has strengthened its links with China after confirming a strategic partnership agreement with their Southwest University.
The institutions signed a Memorandum of Understanding which will allow students to split their studies between the two countries.
The agreement will cover a range of academic programmes including accounting and finance, international business management and media.
It is also hoped that the plans could be extended to include pharmacy and life sciences in the future.
Participants from the Chinese university will start their studies in September this year, with RGU students to head to China next year.
The university signed a similar agreement with Wuhan Polytechnic University in China last year.
RGU’s principal, professor Ferdinand von Prondzynski said: “Southwest University has a strong tradition of international engagement, enrolling its first overseas students in the 1950s and continuing to be recognised as an academic institution which encourages and supports students from around the world.
“Growing our international presence through the formation of educational alliances with other top performing universities is part of RGU’s continuing growth strategy. I am delighted we have signed this collaborative agreement with Southwest which will bring academic benefits for both universities and open up new opportunities for our students.”