China's prestigious Fudan University and the Delft University of Technology of the Netherlands have jointly launched a microelectronics school to train professionals in the field for China.

The Fudan-Delft International School of Microelectronics, launched Wednesday in Shanghai, east China, will recruit the first group of 25 postgraduate students this year. Those who do well will be sent to the Delft University of Technology for 18 months of study and then return to Fudan to finish the remaining year.

Postgraduate students of the Shanghai-based school will obtain master's degrees from both Fudan University and the Delft University of Technology.

Fudan University has a history of over 50 years in microelectronics teaching and related research.

Delft is one of the renowned European universities of technology. Electronics giant Philips is one of the university's major sponsors.

(Xinhua News Agency January 16, 2004)