US schools go East with campuses
Many universities and colleges around the world have developed partnerships with schools in other countries to not only burnish their image as truly global educational institutions, but also to attract outstanding faculty and increase their student enrollments.
With its emergence as a global power, China has become a prime location for US colleges and universities to open standalone campuses or create partnerships with Chinese schools.
Thus far seven US institutions have received approval from China’s Ministry of Education to operate a local branch campus: Carnegie Mellon University, Kean University, Duke University, the University of Michigan, New York University, the University of Pittsburgh, and the Julliard School (see next article).
Other US schools operating degree-granting programs include Fort Hays State University and Savannah College of Art Design. Each school has a domestic partner in China, and classes at all the schools are taught entirely in English. Most of the schools offer opportunities to study in China and the US and grant two degrees at graduation, one from the American institution and one from the Chinese partner.
Source: China Daily
