Cal State Long Beach is getting a new international roommate. The campus will host an on-site arm of Taiwan's Ming Chuan University and roll out two dual master's programs that let students graduate with degrees from both schools. The joint tracks include an MBA paired with Ming Chuan's international business and trade credential, and an Asian studies master's paired with a certificate in teaching Chinese. Both programs are slated to launch in fall 2027. University leaders say the deal includes a permanent Ming Chuan office at CSULB and short-term faculty exchanges, with visiting professors flying in to teach portions of the programs.
As reported by the Long Beach Post, the rollout will start small, with cohorts of roughly 15 to 20 students and plans to scale up over time. Pei-Fang Hung, CSULB's vice provost for academic programs, pitched the concept as "One tuition, two degrees," the Post noted. The university says the shared design is meant to blend classroom learning with international immersion experiences baked into the degrees.
How the programs will operate
CSULB officials have been discussing faculty exchanges, shared curricula and study-trip options as core pieces of the partnership, according to university announcements about talks with Ming Chuan. The plan calls for Ming Chuan instructors to spend parts of the academic year teaching on the Long Beach campus, while CSULB faculty engage on the Taiwan side. Advisors at both universities are expected to coordinate the program rules so students can move between campuses and complete both credentials within the agreed timeline.
Why Long Beach?
Ming Chuan already has a United States presence, with its Michigan location opening in the 2010s, and highlights its international accreditation history on its website. The university points to Long Beach's role as a gateway to Asia and the region's sizable Taiwanese and broader Asian American communities as practical reasons to plant a flag here, a move local reporting notes could simplify travel and recruitment. In its English-language materials, Ming Chuan also promotes its long record of international partnerships and identifies its Taoyuan campus as a primary home base in Taiwan.
Internships and industry ties
The dual-degree setup includes an internship requirement and local-industry connections that CSULB officials say they expect will benefit students, according to the Long Beach Post. Business students in the program will be able to connect classroom work to the region's ports, logistics operations and trade sector. Both campuses have also signaled interest in collaborating on semiconductor and artificial intelligence research, pointing to Taiwan's manufacturing role and California's tech hubs. Organizers say these hands-on pieces are meant to be built into each cohort's curriculum and career pipeline.
Opening event and timeline
Ming Chuan is marking the partnership with an on-campus office opening and brief ceremony. Local reporting lists a ribbon-cutting and open house scheduled for July 31 in CSULB's Foundation Building, room 100. The universities intend to welcome their first dual-degree students in fall 2027, with more detailed program information and application timelines still to come from both sides. University statements and news coverage say the early cohorts will be intentionally small while administrative details and credit-transfer systems are worked out.
CSULB leaders are framing the collaboration as a way to expand global study options without leaving Long Beach, while tightening research ties across the Pacific. For local students and employers, university materials and local coverage suggest the partnership could offer more direct paths to language immersion, internships and international networks linked to one of the busiest trade regions in the world.
