Lancaster University Collegeat Beijing Jiaotong UniversityStudent HandbookPostgraduate202520261WelcomeMany congratulations on joining us at Lancaster University College at Beijing Jiaotong University!The University College campus opened in September 2016 for the delivery of undergraduate degree programmes,followed by the introduction of our postgraduate degree programmes in 2023.All our programmes are speciallydesigned to bring together the best features of Chinese and English university teaching and learning and will lead toa 'dual'award-which means that you will receive a degree from both Beijing Jiaotong University and LancasterUniversity.As a student at the University College,you will be joining a truly international community,led by academics fromacross the globe.Staff from both universities will be delivering the lectures,seminars,laboratory sessions andworkshops and will provide support for your studies either in person or online.Although you may find the ways inwhich you learn will be quite different from those you were used to in high school,we are confident that you willsoon adapt to our challenging and rewarding approaches to teaching,learning and assessment.We hope too,thatyou will seize every opportunity to engage in activities outside of your degree subject area;we will be offering arange of academic and non-academic opportunities from sports and students'societies to guest lectures andemployment-related events.We wish you every success at the University College;we're sure you will have a highly rewarding and enjoyableexperience.Professor Christine MortimerInterim Academic Dean LUC@BJTU-Weihai CampusDr John FowlerHead of English LUC@BJTU-Weihai Campus