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Yiwu Industrial & Commercial College (YWICC) Overview
Yiwu Industrial & Commercial College is a public higher vocational college located in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, China, a city renowned as the “World’s Small Commodity Capital.”
Founded in 1993 (growing out of the Yiwu campus of Hangzhou University), YWICC has an enrollment of over 12,000 students. The college operates nine main departments and is structured to align with Yiwu’s market characteristics, emphasizing entrepreneurship, creativity, and international trade.
The college has been consistently recognized for its performance, ranking among the Top 50 higher vocational colleges in China in terms of educational effectiveness, service contributions, and international influence. It is a designated high-level and high-quality vocational college in Zhejiang Province.
International Faculty and Staff
YWICC places importance on the construction of an internationalized teaching team to enhance its educational quality and global perspective.
- Recruitment Focus: The college actively recruits foreign teachers to support various programs, including specialized language instruction (such as Arabic and Spanish) and core curriculum for international programs.
- Dual-Qualified Faculty: The college maintains a strong faculty structure with a high proportion of dual-qualified teachers—those possessing both teaching certification and practical industry experience—which is crucial for vocational education with an international trade focus.
- Program-Specific Teams: For its Chinese-foreign cooperative education programs, YWICC utilizes an internationalized team of teachers to introduce and implement high-quality teaching resources from its partner institutions.
International Exchange and Cooperation
YWICC has established a robust framework for international engagement, which is reflected in its student body and established exchange programs.
Enrollment and Global Reach
- International Student Enrollment: The college has been recruiting international students since 2007. As of recent data, it enrolls over 1,100 international students annually, a volume that has been ranked first among similar colleges in Zhejiang Province.
- Global Footprint: The college has educated over 10,000 international students from more than 100 countries since the inception of its international program. Approximately 80% of its international student body originates from countries and regions along the Belt and Road Initiative.
- Language Offerings: YWICC is noted for offering a high number of language courses among vocational colleges in the province, including Arabic and Spanish, supporting the diverse needs of its international and domestic students who engage in global trade.
Cooperative Education and Partnerships
- Chinese-Foreign Joint Programs: YWICC manages official Chinese-foreign cooperative education programs approved by the Ministry of Education. For example, it runs a joint program in International Business with Northtec in New Zealand (approved in 2016) and a program in Product Art Design with LABA in Italy (registered in 2021). These programs aim to train versatile professionals with an international outlook.
- International Outreach: The college actively engages in “going out” initiatives, exemplified by the establishment of the China-Europe (Spain) Cross-Border E-Commerce Training Academy and a related training base in Spain, directly linking its core expertise to international markets.
- Global Ranking: The college’s consistent efforts in internationalization have resulted in it being ranked 2nd in the overall internationalization level among Zhejiang higher vocational colleges for three consecutive years (based on a 2025 announcement).
