On October 13, 2014, Teach-in of Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) for 2+2 Undergraduate Program was smoothly held at School of Economics and Management, attended by nearly 32 undergraduates of International Class of our school.
This activity was sponsored by International Exchange Center of School of Economics and Management. Ms. Jody Lehr, vice director of International Division of Admissions Office of Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) introduced2+2 Undergraduate Program between RIT and BJTU at the Teach-in. After Mr. Zhao Qun from International Exchange Center gave a short introduction, this Teach-in got started as scheduled. Ms. Lehr, first of all, distributed the English Teach-in pamphlets of RIT and the Chinese brochures of The E. Philip Saunders College of Business at RIT to the students present at the Teach-in, so the students attending the Teach-in had a preliminary understanding of this US University. Later, Ms. Lehr played a RIT promotion video for about three minutes, which facilitated the students to understand the leading advantages RIT, a private university ranking 11th in the USA, particularly in respect of the student cultivation, discipline building and faculty team building, etc., through the interview with the RIT teachers and students. Furthermore, Ms. Lehr introduced all relevant performance requirements for applying for the 2+2 undergraduate program, particularly clarifying the score requirements for language exam (TOEFL and IELTS). Then, Ms. Lehr focused on the introduction of the Co-po Program of this university with its peculiar features, pointing out RIT not only required the students to pay more attention to the cultivation of the mentality and the professional knowledge and also to the studentso vocational skills and the future development. She also played a video showcasing the rich extracurricular activities. After Ms. Lehr gave the detailed introduction, she also patiently answered the questions raised by the students about the one semester exchange program.
Against the warm applause from the students, this Teach-in came to an end. The wonderful lecture given by Ms. Lehr facilitated the students to have a deeper understanding of RIT and its 2+2 Program and they could also have the clear targets for their further overseas academic pursuit.