This year, the Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) and the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) are celebrating 20 years of successful collaboration (合作) in their joint (联合的) undergraduate degree course in electronic engineering (电子工程). BIT is a top-rated science, engineering and technology university, and is also one of China’s “Double First-Class” universities. Meanwhile, UCLan is one of the UK’s largest universities, with a 190-year history of delivering world-class education. Its engineering course featured (位列) in the top 10 of the Guardian’s 2018 University Guide.