The Fudan-LSE double-degree program in Global Media and Communications was launched in 2007 in partnership with Department of Media and Communications atLondon School of Economics and Political Science. The program enables students to study for one year at LSE in Department of Media and Communications, and one year atFudan School of Journalism. The aim of the program is to enhance the skills of media and communications professionals - through research, practical training and appliedlearning - in Chinese media, marketing, journalism and culture in order to enhance their knowledge of China, equipping them with a richer global perspective and media savvy so they can contribute a unique transnational perspective in their future professions.