NYU Shanghai showcases programme for Indian students

NEW DELHI, JULY 5: NYU Shanghai showcased its graduate and undergraduate degree programs for Indian students to raise awareness about various opportunities for them as well as students rest of Asia.

Founded in 2012 through a unique partnership between New York University and East China Normal University, NYU Shanghai exemplifies the highest ideals of contemporary higher education. At the undergraduate and postgraduate level, NYU Shanghai’s programs prepare graduates to be creative and culturally adept leaders with global vision and a capacity to make tangible contributions in the multicultural world we all live in.

“We are pioneering innovative curricula and stimulating a culture of creativity, at the forefront of a new breed of global institutions of higher education. Our undergraduate student body pursues studies in 19 different majors in the arts and sciences, business and finance, engineering and computer science,” said Thomas Bruce, senior counselor at NYU Shanghai.

Speaking at the occasion, Professor Tansen Sen, director of Center for Global Asia at NYU Shanghai (CGA), said: “It is an intellectual cross-cultural idea that embodies NYU and China’s commitment to engage with the rest of the world, including India. NYU Shanghai offers Indian students a unique opportunity to receive an education at one of the world’s finest universities while becoming immersed in the culture of modern China in a world-class city like Shanghai.”

Also on hand to introduce NYU Shanghai’s various postgraduate offerings, Eric Mao, assistant dean of Graduate and Advanced Education, talked about the university’s vision for graduate education and highlighted two new master’s programs which launched over the Spring. Mao said: “A dynamic community of graduate students at the master's and PhD levels thrives at NYU Shanghai. Our new joint programs with the NYU Stern School of Business continue our tradition of offering graduate programs that attract a globally diverse student body, are well-tailored to meet societal needs, and deliver rigorous and unique cross-continental experiences.”