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Tsinghua eyes global diversity with hybrid courses By ZOU SHUO | China Daily | Updated: 2021-03-04 09:46 Share Tsinghua University [Photo/Xinhua]
Tsinghua University recently launched a Global Hybrid Classroom project, offering online courses for its students and others overseas.
Tsinghua is hosting the courses, and several international universities are participating. Students from those universities can obtain credits, Tsinghua said.
The project aims to provide students with a more international, diverse and high-quality learning experience and help them have a hand in shaping the global perspective, said Chen Wenguang, a professor in Tsinghua s Department of Computer Science and Technology.
Seventeen of the classes are open to the founding members of the Global MOOC (massive open online courses) Alliance, which include St Petersburg State University in Russia, Singapore s Nanyang Technological University and the Polytechn
2021-03-04 15:35:09 GMT2021-03-04 23:35:09(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) China s prestigious Tsinghua University has provided a select group of foreign universities with access to 17 educational courses using platforms for massive open online course (MOOC) technology.
Starting in the spring semester, the online courses are accessible to St. Petersburg University, Singapore s Nanyang Technological University and the Polytechnic University of Milan, all of which are founding members of the Global MOOC Alliance, which was launched last year.
Students in these institutions abroad will be able to study alongside their China-based counterparts at Tsinghua, with classes available in a wide range of fields, including computer science, economics, humanities, architecture, civil engineering, electronic engineering and languages.
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