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The Addition of New Undergraduate Major Data Science and Big Data Technology

2019-04-01Views:288

As stated in the Notification on the Filing and Approval Results of New Undergraduate Majors for Institutions of Higher Education in 2018 by the Ministry of Education, the Data Science and Big Data Technology Major (Discipline type: Science) proposed by Quanzhou Normal University was approved and its enrolling will begin this year.

Data Science and Big Data Technology Major is a new academic major that was applied for by the School of Maths and Computer Science in 2018. It aims at equipping the students with relevant academic knowledge like data structure, computational intelligence, data processing, programming, and big data analysis. It also aims to cultivate students who can propel the further application of the Internet plus, cloud computing, artificial intelligence and big data technology in all areas. It emphasizes the cultivation of high-qualified inter-disciplinary talents who possess strong practical spirit and innovation ability, intercultural communication ability and interdisciplinary research ability. The establishment of this new academic major is encouraged  by the Education Department of Fujian Province in 2018.

(Office of Academic Affairs)