UArizona launches new global campus degree program

The University of Arizona launched a global campus degree program to provide an education to students across five continents in 34 countries.

WHILE THE UNIVERSITY OFARIZONA'S CAMPUS IS (CURRENTLYEMPTY THE PLAN IS FOR THATTO CHANGE COME FALL SEMESTERAND NOW THROUGH THE NEW GLOBALCAMPUS DEGREE PROGRAMSTUDENTS ALL ACROSS THE WORLDWILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TOGET A DEGREE FROM THE U OF AAS WELL A COLLEGE EXPERIENCE2:54-3:10 - "IF YOU WANT TOPROVIDE ACCESS TO EDUCATION TOTHE WORLD YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TOHAVE A PHYSICAL LOCATION, INMANY CASES WHERE STUDENTS CANGO AND ACCESS WIFI AND WE'VEDONE THAT ON A MASSIVE SCALEWITH OVER 130 LOCATIONS." TOMAKE THIS POSSIBLE - THEUNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA ISPARTNERING WITH UNIVERSITIESIN THOSE LOCATIONS 2:37-2:45 -"IT GIVES THEM THE COLLEGEEXPERIENCE, THE COMMUNITY,ACCESS TO INTERNET AND ACCESSTO UOFA COURSES." THE NEWPROGRAM IS OFFERED IN 34COUNTRIES THERE WILL BE 33LOCATIONS IN MEXICO WHERESTUDENTS CAN GET ACCESS TOEVERYTHING THEY NEED WHILETAKING CLASSES THROUGH THE UOF A 8 LOCATIONS IN SOUTHEASTASIA 8 IN THE MIDDLE EAST ANDNORTH AFRICA MORE THAN 30LOCATIONS IN EUROPE 7 IN INDIA6 IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA AND 5LOCATIONS IN CHINA WHILE THISIS A BIG STEP FOR THEUNIVERSITY - IT'S ALSO ONETHAT WAS SPED UP BECAUSE OFTHE COVID-19 PANDEMIC1:51-1:59 - "WELL, THIS WASCERTAINLY ACCELERATED BECAUSEOF COVID-19 AND THE NEED TOFIND A WAY TO SERVE OURINTERNATIONALS STUDENTS." THEOVERALL HOPE IS THROUGH THISNEW PROGRAM - MOREINTERNATIONAL STUDENTS WILLHAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET ANEDUCATION THROUGH THE U OF ADESPITE THE PANDEMIC 4:39-5:01- "THE FACT THAT BORDERS ARECLOSED, FLIGHTS ARE NOTHAPPENING, STUDENTS WEILL HAVEA VERY DIFFICULT TIME GETTINGHERE IN THE FALL SO WE THINKTHAT IT'S UNLIKELY THAT MOSTINTERNATIONAL STUDENTS WHOWANT TO STUDY HERE IN THE FALLCAN'T STUDY HERE AND THAT'SNOT JUST IN ARIZONA BUT IT'STHE 250,000 STUDENTS FROMABROAD THAT COME NEW TO THEUNITED S