In the past ten years, 60% of graduates continue their studies
Wenzhou, Zhejiang, June 17, 2021 / PRNewswire / -- What is it like to study at a U.S.-China partner university? Wenzhou-Kean university graduates can give answers. Recently, the school held the graduation ceremony of the class of 2021 undergraduates, and most of the 520 graduates who have decided to go to famous universities around the world to continue their studies, including the University of Chicago, the National University of Singapore, Cornell University, Columbia University, Duke University, London School of Economics and Political Science and other world famous universities. This fall, Wenzhou-Kean University will also enroll 1,010 students in 21 provinces and autonomous regions across the country.
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There are 1,010 undergraduate students enrolled in the fall
In recent years, WKU has continuously accelerated the process of high-level and international construction. Established the Expert Advisory Committee of Wenzhou-Kean University, gathered 15 experts and scholars including 8 academicians at home and abroad, built a science and engineering laboratory, approved the Experimental Center for Bioinformatics and Technology Research Platforms, and funded a number of scientific research projects from the National Natural Science Foundation of China...
The school currently has about 2800 students, with four colleges: The School of Business and Public Administration, the School of Architecture and Design, the School of Humanities and the School of Science and Engineering, with a total of 20 undergraduate majors, including finance, accounting, computer, English, psychology, biology, etc.
WKU plans to enroll 1,010 students this year in 21 provinces/autonomous regions across the country, including Zhejiang, Henan, Shandong, Anhui, Hubei, Hebei, Liaoning, Sichuan, Chongqing, Guizhou, Jiangsu, Heilongjiang, Shanghai, Guangdong, Hunan, Shaanxi, Yunnan, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Shanxi and Fujian.
In addition, this year, a total of 6 majors are enrolling master's and doctoral students, namely educational leadership (Doctor of Education), Biotechnology Science (Master of Science), International English Teaching (Master of Arts), International Business Administration (Master of Business Administration), Computer Information Systems (Master of Science) and Architecture (Master of Architecture). Recruitment adopts the internationally accepted application system, all courses of the major are taught in English, completely adopt the curriculum system and training program of Kean University in the United States, the teaching arrangement is flexible, and graduates will be awarded a master's or doctoral degree certificate from Kean University, which can be certified by the Chinese Ministry of Education.
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The wonderful stories of the graduates continue
American classroom, english teaching, innovation and inclusiveness, diversified development, international vision... As a Sino-US cooperative university, WKU has always been committed to cultivating global citizens with international vision, cross-cultural communication skills and innovative capabilities, and the professionalism and academic ability of graduates have been widely recognized by all sectors of society.
This year, WKU welcomed its sixth class of graduates, and their stories are still full of excitement. Senior finance graduate Wan Kefang not only won the national scholarship, provincial government scholarship and other major awards, active in scientific research and competition fields, and finally listened to the heart to give up the "olive branch" of Cambridge University, chose to enter Columbia University for further study; English major Li Yue always had a "journalistic dream" in her heart, as the founder of the WKU Student Media and Design Center, she was finally admitted to the Medil School of Journalism of Northwestern University, which ranked first in the United States Yuan Zhengqing, a marketing major, and more than 500 young leaders from different countries served as the "peace ambassador" of the first New Leaders Peace Summit, and used four years of persistence to collect the acceptance letters of Northwestern University and the London School of Economics and Political Science...
Of course, in Sino-foreign cooperative universities, the writing of "good stories" does not mean that we are focused on outwards. Zhang Xiao, an architectural design major, spent three years studying an urban village around the WKUM campus, and eventually the results of her proposed village transformation were adopted by Ken Town.
60% of students went abroad for further study
Internationalization is the biggest feature of WKU. More than 90% of WKU's faculty are foreign, more than 50% of the faculty are Americans, more than 140 full-time teachers come from 35 countries and regions in the world; 90% of WKU's courses are taught in English; the campus has a strong international atmosphere, and WKU has established scientific research partnerships with world-class universities such as Oxford University, Cambridge University, Yale University, University of California, Davis, and Hong Kong Polytechnic University, ensuring that every student has the opportunity to experience internationally.
Adhering to the core educational philosophy of general education and liberal arts education, "finding different development directions for different students" has always been the educational philosophy and goal of Wenzhou-Kean University.
According to the data, as of the class of 2020, WKU has produced more than 1,600 graduates, with an average initial employment rate of 91%. The quality of graduate advancement remains at a high level, with more than 60% of graduates choosing to continue their studies. Among the five graduating students, 126 entered the University of Sydney, which is ranked 40th in the QS world, 35 at University College London, which is ranked 10th in the QS world, and 24 at Columbia University, an Ivy League school in the United States... Some graduates choose to work directly, and they are employed in the world's top 500, China's fortune 500, well-known enterprises at home and abroad, government institutions, financial institutions and other enterprises.