Chinese for Intercultural Business Communication

The programme trains highly qualified specialists with in-depth knowledge of the Chinese language and Chinese cultural peculiarities, intercultural and business communication, and who are able to effectively apply this knowledge in the spheres of education, business and management.

The main focus of the programme is on improving language skills, mastering modern approaches to interacting with foreign partners, intercultural corporate communication and international project management.  

The programme is aimed at students seeking to build a career in organising and supporting international projects related to China.

A portfolio of relevant competences of students, combined with digital skills and individual educational trajectory allows graduates to progress in the fields of international business and trade, management, finance, consulting and analytics, education and science, marketing and PR, tourism and other areas.

The partners of the educational program are the leading universities of the People's Republic of China.

The programme is based on the courses of leading Russian and foreign specialists in linguistics and intercultural communication.

The courses are taught by respectable experts-practitioners and scholars with PhD degrees.

The distinctive features of the programme are:

- relevant professional development trajectory and interdisciplinary nature of the programme;

- study of the Chinese business language, best practices of intercultural communication, tools for effective promotion of international cultural and business projects;

- opportunities for internships and experience exchange with partner universities in China;

- interaction with representatives of Russian-Chinese business;

- online format.

Students will gain knowledge of educational, cultural and networking interactions between Russia and China, learn to develop and implement relevant products and projects, as well as organise and coordinate international initiatives.

In the process of learning the students will master:

- Chinese business language at a high professional level;

- intercultural communication skills in education and business, considering the specifics of Chinese society and traditions, modern social and cultural practices of China, strategies of professional and academic communication in a multicultural environment;

- Russian-Chinese project management and negotiation skills;

- digital skills;

- competitive skills in related fields by takibg university-wide elective courses;

- practical skills (while working on projects, in work internship and research internship).

The programme considers all the challenges of the modern labour market and prepares specialists who are able to work effectively in international academic and business environments, interact with native Chinese speakers and culture in various professional spheres, and solve a wide range of tasks.

Graduates of the programme acquire intercultural, linguistic, socio-cultural, communicative, research, digital competences and can perform the following types of activities: 

- scientific and pedagogical;

- translation;

- research;

- expert-analytical;

- organisational and managerial;

- editorial and publishing.

Competitive skills allow graduates to successfully build a career in the fields of international business and trade, management, finance, consulting and analytics, education and science, marketing and PR, tourism and other spheres.

Graduates of the programme can continue their academic career at the postgraduate programme ‘Foreign Languages’ in the field of study 45.06.01 ‘Linguistics and Literature Studies’.

The programme is aimed at students with a Chinese language level of not less than HSK 3+.

Information for applicants to the Master's programme is available via this link.

If you have any questions related to the programme, you can contact the Academic supervisor of the Master's programme ‘Chinese Language in Intercultural Business Communication’, an associate professor of the School of Foreign Languages of HSE Maria Dubinina (e-mail: mdubinina@hse.ru).