London South Bank University - Hopes pinned on Sino-British link

London South Bank University (LSBU) has become the first institution outside China to offer an acupuncture course that receives funding from the Chinese Government. The new undergraduate integrated masters programme in Chinese medicine is a four-year course designed through the Confucius Institute partnership between LSBU, Harbin Normal University and Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine. It is subject to accreditation by the British Acupuncture Accreditation Board.