Kean University-Wenzhou
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Kean University-Wenzhou is a planned 300-acre (1.2 km²) Kean University campus located in Wenzhou, in the Zhejiang Province of the People's Republic of China. It is scheduled to be opened in September of 2007 and fully operational by 2010, making it the first american University in the communist country[1]
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[edit] History
The City of Wenzhou, Wenzhou University and Zhejiang Province selected Kean University as its partner because of a longstanding relationship that started approximately five years ago. Two classes each of 25 Wenzhou officials traveled to Kean University over the past five years and spent 15 months here earning Master of Public Administration degrees. These same officials have risen in government positions in the province and reached out to Kean to establish the full University campus in Wenzhou.[1]
On May 8, 2006 Kean University President Dawood Farahi and a Chinese education department official signed the documents that would permit the construction of Kean University in China at a formal ceremony on Kean's Union Township campus. They were surrounded by high-ranking Communist Party officials from Zhejiang, the province where Kean University-Wenzhou will be located.[1]
[edit] What will Kean Wenzhou be Like?
All classes will be taught in English by American professors with all accreditation standards being held to those established by the Middle States Accreditation body, and students will earn degrees issued by Kean University. Kean will supply all academic personnel, programs and course materials. Furthermore, students in China will have access to the Kean University library system through the Internet while ensuring that there will be no censorship of available materials. All academic matters will mirror those used in the United States. Kean students will also have opportunities to study in China while paying only the in-state tuition and fees they would pay if residing in New Jersey.[1]
[edit] Finances
The construction project and all costs of operating the University will be paid for through tuition and financing provided by the municipal and provincial governments in China. There will be no cost to Kean University or the state of New Jersey.[1]
