Mayor unveils Fudan visual arts school at new campus
22/9/2005 16:09
Shanghai Daily news
Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng joined more than 300 students at Fudan University's
Shanghai Institute of Visual Arts yesterday who began their study at the new
campus in suburban Songjiang University Town. Jointly sponsored by Fudan and
several local media and business groups, the institute includes five subordinate
colleges - communication design, media and films, spatial and industrial design,
fashion design as well as a school of fine art. Undergraduates will take a
one-year course in basic public arts study, such as painting and design. A
"professor-studio" system, in which students follow their mentors to work on
cases or design projects, will be the major teaching method. The institute
has invited more than 20 renowned designers and artists to deliver regular
lectures. For instance, John McKenzie, founding governor of the London
Institute, is the local institute's vice president and will deliver lectures at
least four times a year. "Establishment of the institute, which can train
large numbers of high-quality arts professionals, is an important step in the
city's development toward a modern service center," said Gong Xueping, director
of the Shanghai People's Congress and the institute's honorary president. The
institute expects an enrollment of 3,000. Meanwhile, the Shanghai American
School has opened a new high school building at its Pudong campus. It can
accommodate 90 students; only grades 9 and 10 are offered now. Next year it will
provide grade 11, a full high school program, including grade 12 in the 2007 to
2008 academic year.
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