China Partnership | School of Electronic Engineering
Associate Dean of the International College, Dr Xiaojun Wang, pictured with HDU Professors You Bin and Qiangqiang Xie at the Shaoxing Campus, Hangzhou.
HDU-DCU International College of Electronics and Information Engineering (ICEIE)
The International College of Electronics & Information Engineering (ICEIE) is a joint education initiative between Dublin City University (DCU) and Hangzhou Dianzi University (HDU) in Hangzhou, China. This jointly-operated college has been established to strengthen educational collaboration between China and Ireland. Its mission is to develop graduates with an international outlook, strong innovative capabilities, and the skills to succeed in diverse cultural and professional environments. By building on the recognised strengths of both institutions in the field of information technology, the partnership adopts a collaborative model to deliver high-quality international education and prepare graduates for the global workforce.
September 2026 marked the arrival of the College’s first cohort of undergraduate students. With postgraduate and doctoral programmes set to commence in Autumn 2027, students will pursue studies in cutting-edge fields including Artificial Intelligence, Electronic Information Engineering and Integrated Circuit Design.
The partnership between DCU and HDU demonstrates DCU’s ongoing commitment to internationalisation, global academic collaboration, and the development of strong educational partnerships.
Students from Wuhan University check into DCU accommodation
Other Chinese Partnerships
Dublin City University has very active research collaboration links with a number of prestigious Chinese universities particularly in the Information and Communications Technology area.
The School of Electronic Engineering in DCU and the International School of Software in Wuhan University have jointly established a successful collaborative Masters program in 2006. The School has also research collaboration with Tsinghua University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) and Hangzhzou Dianzi University (HDU). The School has hosted visiting academic staff from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT) and China Three Gorges University (CTGU) for between six months and one year.