Institute of Creativity and Innovation (ICI)

About ICI

The Institute for Creativity and Innovation (ICI), a fully integrated campus of Xiamen University, and is a dual-degree institute founded by Xiamen University (XMU) and the University for the Creative Arts (UCA). ICI offers a variety of undergraduate and graduate programmes that adhere to the high standards of the UK higher education system and apply UCA’s leading pedagogical approaches to creative education. The ICI ethos places a high value on creativity and emphasizes practical creative problem solving based on industry-related projects.

ICI graduates will leave university with an internationally recognised dual degree from UCA and Xiamen University, ready for the job market or for entry to postgraduate programmes.

You will be based at Xiamen University’s Zhangzhou campus, which boasts a park-like environment, with mountains to the west, Amoy Bay to the north, and the South China Sea to the east. 

About UCA

At the University for the Creative Arts (UCA), we believe that creativity makes global communities more vibrant, more innovative, more human. 

We want to inspire people to use their creativity to drive change, overcome challenges and improve the lives of others.

Which is why, for 160 years, our university has been a passionate advocate for creative education and research.

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The Guardian has ranked us the second specialist creative university in the UK for 2023.

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The Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023 has ranked us the third placed specialist creative university in the UK.

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UCA was the UK's top specialist art and design University for world-leading research outputs in the most recent Research Excellence Framework results. 

About XMU

Xiamen University (XMU) is a highly prestigious university in China, their research is internationally recognised for its quality and impact, notably in the fields of Chemistry and Economics.

Xiamen University is based in the Fujian province of China and was founded by the Singaporean leader, entrepreneur and industrialist Tan Kah Kee in 1921. At present, its three campuses cover over 600 hectares.