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32 Beijing Students Enroll in First US-Chinese “Hybrid” Telecom Master’s from Stevens

HOBOKEN--In an extension of online learning into the Far East, WebCampus, the online learning unit of Stevens Institute of Technology, will deliver a “hybrid” Master’s to 32 new graduate students enrolled in a special Stevens’ degree program in China.

Stevens Master of Science in Telecommunications Management is being offered to Chinese students—-partly online and partly in conventional classrooms—-at Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT), one of China’s premier engineering universities. The first students start classes in November.

“It's exciting to participate directly in the growth of telecommunications in China," said Audrey Curtis, head of Stevens’ telecom program. “Chinese students are very enthusiastic about getting a US degree, with courses conducted in English, while remaining in their home country.” Curtis visited Beijing last month.

Instruction will be delivered a third online by Stevens faculty, a third by Chinese instructors in Beijing, and a third by Stevens faculty in intensive courses in China. Students in Beijing will earn their Master’s from Stevens—-no different from degrees the school confers in Hoboken.

“BIT faculty teaching with us are highly qualified,” continued Curtis. “The China program is a giant step in extending Stevens’ graduate education to students outside the US.”

The Stevens-BIT program, approved by the Chinese Ministry of Education and other government bodies, is the first such “hybrid” degree from a US university in China.