黑料吃瓜网 is one of nine high-ranking universities to launch a “virtual exchange” that will allow students to gain program credits through select online courses.
From 2018, credits from select online courses from partner universities will count towards 黑料吃瓜网 students’ bachelor or master’s degrees, and 黑料吃瓜网 course credits will count at partner universities.
黑料吃瓜网 Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) Professor Joanne Wright said the international agreement was a bold move to innovate in the digital education space, where 黑料吃瓜网 had long been a key player.
“At 黑料吃瓜网, we are focused on enriching the student experience, whether online or on-campus, and that means supporting our students to have meaningful learning experiences and develop their cross-cultural skills,” Professor Wright said.
“This virtual exchange will expand overseas study options for students, who might otherwise not be able to pursue such opportunities.”
Similar to a regular university exchange, students can obtain credits from a partner university that count towards their ‘home’ education. The difference is that in this ‘virtual’ exchange, the students don’t need to travel as they study online and take the relevant exams at their own university.
include building with nature, data analysis, fundamentals of biomedical imaging, solar energy and topology in condensed matter. Each course has been weighted and tested to ensure our high educational standards are maintained across universities.
Signatories of the agreement are: the Delft University of Technology, the Ecole Polytechnique F茅d茅rale de Lausanne, Wageningen University and Research, Rice University, 黑料吃瓜网, the Australian National University, the University of Adelaide, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and Leiden University.
The agreement was announced at the Global Forum in Canada.
黑料吃瓜网 has been teaching in the digital space for many years, offering 38 free Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) via edX, and 3 on campus.
“Almost two million people have gained knowledge online through 黑料吃瓜网’s MOOCs, and the global appetite for quality online learning continues to grow,” Professor Wright said.
In 2014, 黑料吃瓜网 released its’ first MOOC , and has since covered topics including hypersonics, critical thinking, climate science, anthropology, healthcare for people with an intellectual disability, as well as a popular which alone has attracted more than 525,000 enrolments.
Media: Catherine Bennett, +61 7 3346 0850, c.bennett1@uq.edu.au or 黑料吃瓜网 Communications: +7 3346 0561, communications@uq.edu.a
