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GLOBAL TRACK: An Introduction

The Global Track Dual Degree Program is a continuously growing venture between University of Hawaii at Manoa's School of Architecture and Tongji University's College of Architecture and Urban Planning Department. It has throughout the years proven to be a provision of life experiences and personal growth as well as enhancing academic knowledge and skills, all through international exposure and exchange. The introductory videos below are a compilation of interviews and personal feedback of what this program means to the many people it has influenced and touched upon.

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The student experience

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The dual-degree

WBZD: the student podcast

WBZD, short for Wo Bu Zhidao, is a podcast made by Global Track students documenting a year of studying architecture abroad. Episodes cover studio life at Tongji, travel across Asia, summer practicums, and the ordinary business of living in a city on the other side of the world. If you want to know what the program actually feels like, start here rather than with anything on this site.

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU6FvDsBrLqhAYvkrVLlbt9YVCLjG-01P

Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7HASmDHYR1Y9Xf4FvlVicQ

WHO WE ARE >

We are a dedicated team of educators, architects, designers, and practitioners united by a shared goal: preparing the next generation of architects to lead and practice in an increasingly global profession.

Drawing on experience across academia, professional practice, research, and international education, we work together to create a program that is rigorous, supportive, and deeply connected to the realities of architectural practice. Our goal is not only to educate capable designers, but to help develop thoughtful, adaptable, and engaged professionals prepared to contribute wherever their careers take them.

Applications are made through the UH Mānoa Graduate Division. The School of Architecture deadline for fall admission is January 1- apply anytime before then.

 

Questions before you apply are welcome at vworks@hawaii.edu.

Lance Walters, Associate Professor and Track Director​​

Vanessa Works, Special Programs Specialist
vworks@hawaii.edu
808-956-8315​​​

School of Architecture
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Honolulu, HI 

IG @uhm.gt

 Check out the podcast! YouTube @WBZD

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