'University of Southampton launches art and design programme in China'
英国南安普顿大学温切斯特艺术学院（简称WSA）与中国大连工业大学（简称DPU）携手开设了中国首个艺术与设计合作课程。中国学生将可以在中国大连开展英国南安普顿大学的平面设计或时尚设计这两个课程的学习并获得南安普顿大学的学位。
英国南安普顿大学温切斯特校区校长及温切斯特艺术学院院长Bashir Makhoul 教授指出：“大连吸引了众多高科技企业以及数量持续增长的创意产业企业驻足于此，这样的环境为学生的学习和技能发展都提供了校园与‘现实’产业结合的理想的条件。”
这一新学位课程的开设是建立在前往温切斯特艺术学院学习的中国学生数量持续增长以及英国南安普顿大学的温切斯特艺术学院与大连工业大学与长期合作的基础上的。与此同时，在温切斯特艺术学院就读的学生也将有机会选择中国游学作为他们学位课程的一部分。
今年，196名本科学生将在以艺术和设计专业著称的大连工业大学新装修的教学楼里学习这一新的学位课程。学校会为所有学生提供与在英国南安普顿大学的温切斯特艺术学院一样的高质量教学、优良的设备以及与业界精英一同工作的机会。
英国南安普顿大学的校长Don Nutbeam教授将在2011年10月21日前往大连参加这一新学位课程的开幕仪式并与学生见面。
Nutbeam教授称：“英国南安普顿大学非常重视这一合作伙伴关系。它将让优秀的学生在中国体验英国南安普顿大学温切斯特艺术学院世界级一流的教学。
英国驻中国大使Sebastian Wood CMG指出：“我非常高兴看到，世界排名前75名的英国南安普顿大学与大连工业大学展开了合作并开设了这个新的艺术与设计学位课程。这将会是英国优秀大学与中国大学开展长期合作的良好典范。”
这次中英高校间的合作也得到了中国教育管理部门的鼎力支持。大连工业大学校长邹积岩教授称，“这次合作将为学生提供难得的、体验中英两国丰富文化传统和最优秀教育的机会。同时，我相信此次合作更将激发出令人振奋的、富有挑战性的想法及设计作品。”
这一设置在大连工业大学的学位课程是经英国南安普顿大学教务理事会审核并批准通过而建立的，与英国大学的所有其他课程一样有着非常严格的质量保证。该学位课程为期4年，以中英双语教学，其重点专业课程将由来自英国南安普顿大学的温切斯特艺术学院的英国导师直接授课。另外，参与学习的学生们也将学习艺术与设计相关的专业英语。
The University of Southampton’s Winchester School of Art (WSA) and Dalian Polytechnic University (DPU) in China are launching the country’s first collaborative art and design programme. Chinese students will study for a University of Southampton degree in either Graphic Design or Fashion Design, based in the city of Dalian in the north east of China.
“Dalian is home to a large number of hi-tech enterprises and a growing number of creative industries, making it an ideal place for students to learn and develop their skills – both on campus and in ‘real world’ environments,” comments Rector of Winchester Campus and Head of Winchester School of Art, Professor Bashir Makhoul.
The new degree programme is the culmination of a long-term partnership between WSA and DPU which has seen a steady increase in students from China attending WSA. Students at Winchester also have the opportunity to undertake study-tours to China as a part of their degree.
This year, 196 undergraduates are undertaking studies at DPU, one of the most prestigious institutions for Art and Design in China, in an extensively refurbished building. Students will be provided with the same level of high quality teaching, excellent facilities and the opportunity to work with industry experts as their counterparts in Winchester.
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Southampton, Professor Don Nutbeam, will tour the Dalian site, meet students and attend the official opening on Friday 21 October 2011.
Professor Nutbeam says, “This is an important partnership for the University of Southampton. It brings the experience of a world-class education from the University of Southampton’s Winchester School of Art to talented Chinese students, offering a unique educational experience in China.”
British Ambassador to China, Sebastian Wood CMG, comments, “I am delighted that the University of Southampton – one of the world’s top 75 universities – has agreed this new art and design degree programme with Dalian Polytechnic University. This is a great example of the long term commitment of the UK’s leading universities to work in collaboration with their Chinese counterparts.”
The collaboration has the support of the Chinese regional and national education authorities. Professor Jiyan Zou, President of Dalian Polytechnic University, says, “This collaboration will give students the chance to draw experience from two culturally rich and established heritages, offering the best of both worlds, and I’m sure will lead to exciting and challenging ideas and design work.”
The programme delivered at Dalian has been reviewed and approved by the Academic Senate of the University of Southampton and will be subjected to the same rigorous quality assurance as all the other courses taught by the University. It will last four years and be taught in both English and Mandarin, with key specialist modules delivered in English by UK tutors from the School of Art. Students will also learn specialist English for Art and Design.
