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If you were heading to college today, what would you study?
Computer science, finance, engineering?
Now, imagine choosing between things like agricultural robotics, low-altitude economy management, or even brain-computer technology.
These aren't niche experiments.
They are legit majors here in China
and are part of a larger shift in how universities
are preparing students for a rapidly changing world.
For today's show, I'm joined by Fei Fei and Xing Yu.
Now pull up a chair and join the conversation.
Around the world, there's a growing pressure on education systems to answer a difficult question:
How do you prepare students for jobs that don't fully exist yet?
China's latest move, launching 38 new majors, tried to directly answer that question and tie to strategic industries.
That offers a possible answer: align education not just with knowledge,
but with national priorities, technological frontiers, and future demand.
So what will these cutting-edge degrees mean for the global workforce over the next decade?
And if you were heading to campus today, which of these pioneering new paths would you choose?