Course

The boutique courses design tailored training programs with global and strategic thinking according to the needs of different industries.

Relying on the strong faculty of many world-renowned universities such as Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial College London, London School of Economics, etc., we have cooperated with British government, business, culture, education and scientific research institutions for many years to develop consulting training courses. According to the needs of different industries, tailor-made unique training programs for the organisation. Ensure high-level dialogues and exchanges between visits to the UK for training and official exchanges and investigation groups with British counterparts, and in-depth discussions on cooperation opportunities.

Industry and IT

The United Kingdom is the cradle of the modern industrial revolution, and currently it is still leading in the field of advanced manufacturing technology. Among them, technology and innovation in Industry 4.0 ranked the 2nd in the world, and financing ranked the 1st. It has powerful R&D capacity and which brings high volume of R&D results. Ocean engineering, space and satellites, data analysis and cloud computing, artificial intelligence, composite materials and 3D printing are all areas of its strengths.

At the same time, the British telecommunications industry is well-known for being highly developed, free and open, and absorbing new technologies. It is the first country in the European Union to open the telecommunications market and privatizing its telecommunications industry. It is the first country to provide digital TV services through satellite, cable and terrestrial broadcasting, and is the most powerful and competitive telecommunications manufacturing and supply base in Europe. It is the first country to adopt wireless local area network, and the popularization of the Internet and e-commerce occupy a leading position in the world.

UCT Groups visiting organisations:

1. The Council for Science and Technology

2. Institute for Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering

3. Thames Water

Economy, Finance & Tax

The financial services industry is an important pillar industry of the British economy, accounting for 6.5% of its total output. The UK insurance industry ranks the 1st in Europe and the 3rd globally. Relying on wide trading connections, first-class professionals, high-quality supporting services, and advantages in language, time zone, laws and regulations, London stays as one of the world's three major financial centers, gathering more than 500 well-known banks and more than 180 securities trading centers.

London is the world's largest insurance market and one of the largest reinsurance markets.
London is the world's leading aviation and marine insurance market.
London is the world's major foreign exchange market, with a daily trading volume of more than 500 billion US dollars, accounting for 30% of global trading volume.
London is the world's largest OTC financial derivatives trading market.
London is the world's second largest futures and options trading market.
London is the world's largest fund management center.

UCT Groups visiting organisations:

1. Financial Conduct Authority

2. Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

3. Bank of England

4. Other British investment and clearing banks

Culture and Media

The United Kingdom is the originator of the media industry and also the country that first initiated the concept and industry of 'creative industries. As the first country aiming to develop cultural industries, Britain's centuries-old supports for cultural and creative industries has allowed it to grow into Britain's second largest industry after financial services, creating more than 7% of GDP each year, with an average annual growth rate of above 5%, much higher than other industries.

One of the world's three major advertising industry centers, one of the world's three busiest film production centers, and the international design capital... ,the 'Creative London' described by these titles is achieved by the top-level mechanism that prioritizes creativity in the UK and the perfect legal protection system, open & convenient business funding environment and creative & critical education support.

UCT Groups visiting organisations:

1. British Council

2. BBC

3. Edinburgh Military Tattoo

Education & Research

British education system has a long history and is well-established. Its rigorous learning atmosphere and level of education are world famous, especially the continuous innovation in teaching methods is indeed worth learning. The innovative use of "problem-oriented learning" teaching methods, advanced technologies applied to optimize the learning environment, clear career orientation, excellent teaching team and critical thinking capability training ensure that students can continue to develop and achieve in the learning process.

UCT Groups visiting organisations:

1. Department for Education

2. The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education

3. Ofsted

H&S and Emergency Management

Being the first country finishing industrialization, UK enacted regulations on work health& safety more than 150 years ago and is one of the countries with the best health & sefety records in the world. These data reflect the UK's stable and efficient health & safety supervision and management system, mature and stable production safety legal system, and the world's leading health &safety management and risk investigation & control mechanism.

Currently with the subdivision structure of work safety and emergency management has changed globally, UK has also made corresponding strategic adjustments. Firstly, UK improves the monitoring, evaluation and early warning system of various risks with the help of a new generation of information technology. Secondly it vigorously develops safety and emergency response products & services, and increase financial support to efficiently promote applicable new technologies & equipment. Thirdly UK tries to optimize the layout of the industrial chain and its industrial ecology in order to start the healthy expansion the industry. Fourthly is to establish a coordinated security mechanism for emergency supplies between military forces and local authorities. In the face of severe and catastrophic disasters, an information sharing mechanism has been implemented to further enhance the ability of military and civilian operations to cooperate.

As a well-established developed capitalist country in the world, the UK has accumulated plenty experience in work safety and emergency management over the past 300 years, which is worth learning from.

UCT Groups visiting organisations:

1. HSE

2. British Safety Council

3. Institute of Occupational Safety and Health

Public Health

The NHS has been rated as one of the best medical systems in the world for its fairness in seeking medical treatment regardless patients' social class, its leading diagnosis and treatment standards, and low organizational & management costs. The short access time for new drugs, the training of elite doctors, the humanistic care of patients, and the borderless medical R&D are the advantages of the British medical field.

At the same time, the United Kingdom is also leading the world's pharmaceutical industry, and is one of the world's three major drug development centers alongside the United States and Japan. The UK pharmaceutical industry has huge investment, diverse financing channels and extensive international cooperation. Leading the world in R&D and clinical diagnosis & treatment in the fields of genetics and molecular biology, heart, neurosurgery, paediatrics, and cancer treatment.

UCT Groups visiting organisations:

1. Department of Health and Social Care

2. King's College London

3. Field visits to various British hospitals

Technology and R&D

The United Kingdom is the originator of world management, from 'the father of personnel management'-Robert Owen, 'the father of classical economics'-Adam Smith, 'the pioneer of scientific management thought'-Charles Babbage and others who started the origin of management, to the 'Newtonian science', the foundation of scientific management proposed by Frederick Winslow Taylor, the father of modern scientific management, and to the post-modern concept of 'quantum management' jointly established the British world leading position in the sector of management.

The British Industrial Revolution 'is not a major technological transformation triggered by new science and new knowledge, but the use of human knowledge in production to make a sudden leap in production'. Thanks to the entrepreneurial spirit burst, Britain was able to initiate the industrial revolution. British unique national industrial spirit, that is, the spirit of 'reasonable profit', is the cultural environment that breeds the innovative spirit of British entrepreneurs.

UCT Groups visiting organisations:

1. Cambridge University Science Park

2. Warwick Manufacturing Group

3. Edinburgh Center for Carbon Innovation

Urban Planning

Britain is one of the first countries to legislate on urban planning and has a relatively complete urban planning system. Many modern theories in it have an important influence on other countries and regions in the world. The Urban and Rural Planning Law promulgated in 1947 established a planning system with land use as the core, which was followed by many countries in the world after World War II. The 'Planning and Compulsory Acquisition Act' was promulgated in 2004, and important changes have taken place in the urban and rural planning system in the UK. Urban and rural planning has moved from 'land planning' to 'spatial planning'. In recent years, urban planning theory has continuously evolved. On the basis of physical space planning, factors such as economic, social, ecological environment, and public interest have been gradually added to transform into comprehensive planning.

The review of the experience of planning reform in the United Kingdom can give more thoughts to spatial planning, and has important reference significance for the development of my country's territorial and spatial planning in the new era.

UCT Groups visiting organisations:

1. Royal Town Planning Institute

2. Town and Country Planning Association

3. Royal Institute of British Architects

Agriculture & Rural Affairs

The UK has a world-renowned agricultural research and innovation ecosystem. From planting to final retail and catering, the entire agri-food supply chain in the UK utilizes 71% of the country's available land resources. The scale of the agricultural industry is much larger than the domestic aerospace and automotive industries. Currently, it leads the world in animal and plant breeding, remote sensing technology, weather forecasting and data use, tunnel greenhouses, tabletop planting systems, and computerized fertilization/irrigation systems for the berry industry, creating a 'new golden age of agriculture'.

The above achievements are due to the fact that the UK has always attached great importance to the development of agricultural science and technology, vigorously supported agricultural technology research and development, promoted extensive cooperation between agricultural public scientific research institutions and agricultural enterprises, popularized the application of new technologies, new processes and new equipment, and realized agricultural development. Agricultural policies for sustainable development.

UCT Groups visiting organisations:

1. LEAF

2. Rothamsted Research

3. Field visits to the farms

Charity

As one of the birthplaces of early philanthropy in the world, the UK has a very long history of charity and charity culture. The folk atmosphere of charitable donations and voluntary activities of the British people is relatively strong, which has established the cornerstone of the long-term and sustainable development of British charity. After entering the 21st century, British philanthropy has been promoted by the modern entrepreneurial spirit. Charity innovations characterized by business model changes, social enterprises, social investment, venture philanthropy, group donations, donation circles, etc. have become the most representative of British soft power. In particular, the revision and promulgation of the Charity Act in 2011 led to the healthy development of charity in the form of modern laws. At the same time, the ideas and principles embodied in the clauses inherit and develop the advanced concepts of British charity.

UCT Groups visiting organisations:

1. Charity Commission

2. Scottish Charity Regulator

3. Oxfam and other charitable organisations