Shandong University (SDU) in China became CNEEC's long-term cooperating partner in 2001. Under this cooperation, the General Study Program (GSP) was established, and subsequently approved by the Education Committee of Shandong Province of China. Currently, more than 116 students, after completing their two years of study in the GSP of Shandong University in 2003 and 2004, have transferred to over ten Canadian universities, including, University of British Columbia,  University of Alberta, University of Victoria, and York University. 

At present, more than 150 students are studying in the GSP at Shandong University. 

Under the backdrop of China's accession into the WTO, the Chinese Government is committed to developing education cooperation with other countries and is looking for more efficient  ways to import higher education. The GSP project under the cooperation of CNEEC and SDU presents a successful example with its standardization and systematization, high social appraisal in China, and positive feedback from relative institutes in Canada.

New prospective projects are being developed under the cooperation of CNEEC and SDU in Canada, China and other countries. Upon the trust of SDU, CNEEC was authorized as the Branch Office of the International Office of Shandong University,  with the goal of promoting  international cooperation and projects in Canada.