New pilots in China will soon be taking to the air a little more educated as they will be able to obtain two bachelor's degrees from both military school and university in a new dual program planned.
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The program aims to churn out 87 pilots from Peking, Tsinghua and the Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, along with participating military schools.
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Candidates will be selected based on their performance at the National College Entrance Examination and medical checkups, said a statement jointly issued by Ministry of Education and the People's Liberation Army.
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Military schools will train students to be qualified pilots, while they can also catch up with alternative studies and campus life at universities in the four-year program.
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Tsinghua University will take in 32 students, Peking 25, and Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics 30.