Students in Beijing celebrate new Stevens graduate program
BEIJING, CHINA - Stevens Institute of Technology officials joined Stevens' newest students in Beijing, China, in mid-November to celebrate a Stevens graduate degree program being offered for the first time there.
Stevens Master's of Science in Telecommunications Management is being offered to the Chinese students - partly online and partly in conventional classrooms - at Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT), one of China's premier engineering universities. The first started classes in November.
Instruction is delivered one-third online by Stevens' faculty, one-third by Chinese instructors in Beijing, and one-third by Stevens faculty in intensive courses in China. Students in Beijing will earn their master's degrees from Stevens.
On hand for the opening ceremonies were Stevens officials Maureen Weatherall, Vice President for University Enrollment and Academic Services, and Robert Ubell, dean for Online Learning and Corporate Development, as well as Stevens Physics Professor Hong-Liang Cui.
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Founded in 1870 and celebrating 140 Years of Innovation, Stevens Institute of Technology, The Innovation University TM , lives at the intersection of industry, academics and research. The University's students, faculty and partners leverage their collective real-world experience and culture of innovation, research and entrepreneurship to confront global challenges in engineering, science, systems and technology management.
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