The Kansas International School (KIS) is a Sino-foreign cooperative academic school that cooperates with Fort Hays State University (FHSU), Kansas, U.S.A., with the approval of the Ministry of Education. Founded in 1902, Fort Hays State University is a public university located in Hays, Kansas. It is one of the first foreign universities recognized by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China to grant Bachelor's degrees at a university in China.

The Kansas International School at Sias University is responsible for the implementation of the cooperative Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Bachelor of Arts (BA), and Bachelor of Science (BS) degrees, including Finance, International Economy & Trade, English, Information Management and Information Systems, and Nursing. The Kansas International School has more than 4,600 students and 230 faculty members, that include more than 40 foreign teachers. Teachers with Doctoral and Masters degrees form the backbone of the faculty and have laid a solid foundation for academic course creation at the school.

In terms of teaching management, the Kansas International School integrates the teaching resources of Sias University and Fort Hays State University to combine the reality of China's social and economic development, create teaching content, and refine the teaching management, according to international standards and practices. One-third of the course are taught in English by American teachers employed by Fort Hays State University, and the remaining two-thirds are taught by teachers from Sias University. The school is equipped with modern teaching hardware facilities, and has set up a campus internship base which helps students combine their theory with practice.

Leadership

Dean - Matthew Schenk

Party Secretary - Song Hongsheng

Executive Vice President - Chu Jinjin

Departments

FHSU Project Office

Department of English Teaching

Department of Professional Courses

Research Institutes

Sino-Foreign Cooperative School-Running Research Center