Welcome to the China Competence Center!
China is one of Clausthal University of Technology's most important partner countries. A broad network with Chinese partners already exists. In recent decades, China has developed more dynamically economically than any other country in the world. According to the German Foreign Office, more than 5,000 German companies are currently represented in China, and as many as 900 Chinese companies in Germany. There is a demand in the economy for young professionals who are familiar with the culture and everyday life of the People's Republic in addition to engineering. Against this backdrop, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is pursuing the goal of "expanding and consolidating German-Chinese cooperation in education and research", according to former Federal Minister Johanna Wanka (February 2013 to March 2018). It is therefore necessary to develop broader China expertise at Clausthal University of Technology.