Classes have begun at Bryant Zhuhai in China

The first classes for 160 Chinese students at Bryant Zhuhai, located in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, China are underway, Bryant University announced Friday.
Students started classes Sept. 11. A formal convocation is scheduled there for Sept. 29.
In February, Bryant, based in Smithfield, and the Beijing Institute of Technology at Zhuhai launched a partnership to educate one another’s students at their respective campuses in Smithfield and Zhuhai, China.
The four-year undergraduate program prepares Bryant students with the global perspective needed in the contemporary international business world, said Bryant President Ronald K. Machtley. Global engagement is key to Bryant’s strategic plan, “Vision 20/20: Expanding the World of Opportunity,” he added.
“China has been a cornerstone of our international strategy,” he said.
Bryant is the first and only American university with a presence in Zhuhai, the first university to establish a partnership with a private institution in China and the only U.S.-China joint four-year undergraduate business degree program in China.
Bryant expects U.S. students to enter the program as early as next semester, the university said.
Classroom facilities are located on the campus of the Beijing Institute, with the full campus in development over the next three years. A first phase of the new campus is scheduled to open in May.
David Lux, formerly dean at Bryant’s Smithfield campus, has been appointed academic dean for Bryant Zhuhai. Lux oversees mostly United States faculty, as well as several Chinese faculty members. The school will also allow Chinese students the opportunity to study at Bryant in Smithfield.
The academic program in Zhuhai mirrors Bryant’s curriculum, which will be taught in English, and will produce graduates with a Bryant degree.
Since 2005, under the leadership of Vice President for International Affairs Hong Yang, Bryant’s U.S.-China Institute and the Confucius Institute has led in the development of education and cultural programs between China and the United States, Machtley said.
At the convocation, Machtley and Yang will be joined by Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, who is discussing the possibility of forging an agreement with the city of Zhuhai that may make it a sister city to Providence.

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