走进首家获得英国皇家建筑师协会认证的中国大学

很多童鞋有意去英国读建筑专业，看重的就是英国皇家建筑师学会认证，现在，中国也有获得英国皇家建筑师协会认证的大学哦。据国外媒体报道，西交利物浦大学建筑学本科课程日前得到英国皇家建筑师学会(RIBA)第一阶段(PART1)认证。西交利物浦大学以其独特的人才培养模式和国际化的资源，成为中国首家获得英国皇家建筑师协会认证中国大学。目前，西交利物浦大学建筑系师生的作品受到业界高度关注，西浦建筑系的下个目标则是获得第二阶段建筑学硕士(M.ARCH)的RIBA认证。媒体报道原文如下：

XJTLU Becomes First Chinese Architecture Course withUnconditional RIBA AccreditationThe Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has awardedunconditional RIBA Part 1 accreditation to the undergraduate program at Xi’anJiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) in Suzhou, making it the first Chinesearchitecture program to be certified by the UK architecture body. Theaccreditation marks another first for XJTLU’s partner university at Liverpool,which pioneered the RIBA accreditation system by becoming the first certifiedcourse in the world in 1906, and officially marks the program at XJTLU as on apar with other architecture schools around the world.In their report, the RIBA board commended the university’sarchitecture department for “creating a distinctive environment in whichstudents learn from an international and Chinese context with an ambition toproduce a new type of graduate, with an emphasis on human-centred architecture,for the emerging global context.” The RIBA also praised the program as an“alternative model for Chinese architecture education,” adding that the school’s aim of “challenging both Western and Chinese educational paradigms for architecture was an ambitious goal.”Despite only being set up in 2011, the architecture programat XJTLU has rapidly become one of China’s most prestigious architecturecourses, with students recruited from the top 5% in China’s University Entrance examinations.“It is great to see that the hard work and dedication of thestaff and students has resulted in this official recognition – underlying ourpowerful connections between the West and East,” said head of XJTLU’s head ofdepartment Professor Pierre Alain Croset. “As the most internationalarchitecture department in China, we, at XJTLU, offer an exciting pioneeringopportunity for the next generation. Our next target is for the RIBA toaccredit our M.Arch postgraduate study programme.”更多英国大学资讯可登入51offer查询。