The joint degree reputation reversal

联合学位声誉逆转

Round Table China

2026-07-09

24 分钟
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For years, Chinese-foreign cooperative programs were seen as backup options for students who missed their top choice universities. Inflated tuition fees only fueled the perception that families were buying degrees from easy schools. But attitudes are changing. These programs are raising their game with cutting-edge majors and better quality. So are they finally shedding that reputation, and is the dual degree now worth the price? On the show: Fei Fei, Steve & Yushun
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  • I'm Fei Fei, together with Steve Heatherly and Yu Shen.

  • Coming up, what if you could earn a degree from a top 50 global university without ever leaving China?

  • That is the promise driving 1,700 Chinese foreign cooperative programs today.

  • Their game is changing with AI bringing computer interfaces and renewable energy, replacing the old business degrees.

  • So what's driving this change?

  • And is that fancy dual degree worth the price?

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  • For years, earning an international degree usually meant packing your bags and moving overseas.

  • But what if you could graduate with a degree from a British or American university without ever leaving China or even...

  • Earn two university degrees at the same time.

  • That's exactly what a growing number of students are doing through Chinese foreign cooperative education programs.

  • But 20 years ago, many people saw these kind of programs as an expensive alternative for students

  • who couldn't get into their first choice university.

  • Actually, that's me still today.