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Bryant University to open campus in Zhuhai
Share Rhode Island’s Bryant University has been cultivating a relationship with China for 15 years through study-abroad and exchange programs, as well as the establishment on campus of the US-China Institute and a Confucius Institute Chinese language and culture program. ... Read More »
Carnegie Mellon joins popular trend of US, China universities partnering
Share By Debra Erdley It’s been three decades since Jimmy Zhu came to the United States as a student from China. Back then, Zhu was one of the few. Today, China leads the world in sending students to U.S. universities. ... Read More »
Pitt creates engineering institute with Chinese university
Share The University of Pittsburgh is the latest U.S. institution to join with a Chinese University in establishing a joint program. Pitt is teaming with Sichuan University to establish an engineering institute called the Sichuan University Pittsburgh Institute. Located in ... Read More »
NYU and other universities looking to shorten medical school to three years
Share The process of becoming a doctor typically takes four or more years for students to complete. But now some universities are looking into shortening the process by one year — in part to minimize the burden of student debt. ... Read More »
Penn hosts undergraduate research symposium
Share Over 100 students from eight Ivy-plus schools gathered on campus Michelle Len, a junior majoring in computer science at the University of California, Santa Barbara, has never ventured out of California or sat on an airplane her entire life. ... Read More »
US universities see future in Asia
Share The world’s most progressive universities are adopting a new approach to higher education that is akin to multinational companies’ global supply and distribution chains. “These universities want to execute their research and teaching all around the globe, leveraging new ... Read More »
US bill to hike visas for science grads; Indian students to gain
Share Senator John Cornyn, the senior Republican on a panel that oversees immigration, introduced a bill that would make an additional 55,000 visas available each year for foreign graduates with Master’s and doctoral degrees who have studied at US universities. ... Read More »
NYU Stern to offer analytics degree in China
Share New York University’s Stern School of Business is launching an MS in business analytics that will be offered in Shanghai and at its New York campus starting in May 2013. NYU hopes to contribute to the global growth story ... Read More »
IIT-B partners with five foreign universities to set up institute in New York
Share The Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) will set up a teaching and research institute in the city of New York from next year along with five other universities. The joint bid was put together by Carnegie Mellon University, New ... Read More »
American college students seek 4-year degrees overseas
Share Highly regarded American universities would have welcomed Nicoletta Knoble as a student next fall, but she has her sights set on King’s College at Cambridge University in England. The chance to study against a backdrop of elegant, Old World ... Read More »
