Global Reach
Summer 2012 · Comment ·
UT Arlington is joining forces with Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications to help talented Chinese students earn graduate degrees. Beginning in fall 2013, the two universities will offer a joint master鈥檚 degree in with a focus on software engineering. Administrators anticipate that the program will bring 15鈥�20 Chinese students a year to UT Arlington. 鈥淭his is a wonderful opportunity for us to build partnerships not only with these students but with Beijing University and China in general,鈥� says Fillia Makedon, chair of the Computer Science and Engineering Department. 鈥淪oftware engineering is a global field that impacts everything and drives innovation.鈥�