KTH, Tsinghua Launch Virtual Learning Collaboration

Reception and service at central level for international students after arrival at KTH. For Master's students For Exchange students At the KTH Symposium, the director of the U.S. National Science Foundation explains how scientific co-operation with Sweden benefits American research. AIMday Image is a forum for knowledge exchange between academic and industrial scientists in the field of image analysis Welcome to KTH on March 7! The Royal Institute of Technology and Tsinghua University have jointly committed to building a novel online learning environment for students and researchers in Sweden and China. At ceremonies in Beijing on Sept 12, officials described the ambitious collaboration - known as C-Campus - as a substantial expansion of the two universities' nearly 10-year-old relationship. Noting that the Internet and cloud computing are already having enormous impacts for individuals and economies all over the world - with rapid developments in communication services and new devices such as smart phones and tablets - KTH Vice President for International Affairs Ramon Wyss welcomed the new "C-Campus@Tsinghua-KTH" project together with Vice President Si Yuan of Tsinghua. "This agreement marks a new phase in an important strategic partnership," Professor Wyss said. "Our two universities are today setting out to design powerful new technology platforms that will bring the best education to students in both China and Sweden." C-Campus envisions a toolbox of virtual instruments and physical assets that will open up new possibilities for distance learning and collaboration among researchers while helping to bridge cultural barriers.