A total of 35 universities in China will become the country's first batch¹ to open artificial intelligence courses for undergraduates, according to the Ministry² of Education.

 

全国共有35所大学将首批开通本科人工智能课程。

 

A circular issued by the ministry listed the universities that received approval to establish four-year undergraduate AI-related majors amid the country's drive to build a strong AI talent pool.

 

They include prestigious³ universities such as Beijing Jiaotong University, Beihang University and Nanjing University.

 

The list also includes 96 universities that were approved to establish the major of intelligent science and technology, and 203 universities to establish the major of data science and big data.

 

In 2018, the ministry released a guideline enhancing undergraduate education, calling on universities to set up majors and courses for strategic emerging industries including integrated circuits, AI, cloud computing⁴, big data and cyberspace⁵ security.

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