Two Campuses of the University of Missouri Systems Preparing for A New Campus in China
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Two Campuses of the University of Missouri Systems Preparing for A New Campus in China

Date: September 22, 2011
By: Mengti Xu
State Capitol Bureau

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Chinese students are waiting for chance to study in a high quality educational environment created by the University of Missouri system.
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Wrap:The University of Missouri-St. Louis and the Missouri University of Science and Technology annouced Wednesday their preparing to build a new campus and offer a variety of courses in Sichuan Province in China. 

Director of Communications at Missouri S&T, Andrew Careaga says their campus will work with Tian Fu College in China to set up curriculum to assure its quality.

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Description: We are providing Chinese students the opportunity to attain the same quality of education based on our model.

 

Careaga also says the proposed new campus will be an English-language university and teachers need to meet certain requirements to teach at the new campus.

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Description: The faculty will hold their degree from US or Western European (universities).

The proposal is waiting for approval from the Chinese Ministry of Education later this fall.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Mengti Xu