Passage 48
学霸导读 针对很多大学毕业生无法适应雇主要求，英国的一所大学开始了教学改革，让我们来一探究竟吧！
Getting a university degree has never s 1 more important: college graduates tend to earn more money, live longer, and be happier, according to studies. But college degrees are expensive ( especially in the U.S. ), narrowly focused ( especially in the U.K. ), and often fail to b 2 the skills employers want ( true in most countries ). Now, a new university in the U.K. wants to change that.
The London Interdisciplinary School （ LIS ）， scheduled to open in 2021 with a t 3 of recruiting 100 students， will offer a three-year bachelor of arts and sciences degree designed to deal with real-world issues. The curriculum （ 全部课程 ） is built a 4 interdisciplinary （ 跨学科的 ） problems—knife crime， childhood obesity， plastic pollution， among others—as well as quantitative and qualitative research skills. Employers like the Met Police and Virgin will provide project ideas and o 5 f ive-week work experience for students.
The idea is s 6 to a U.S. liberal arts degree but also more specif ically focuses on main subjects—economics， psychology， sociology， statistics， etc.—to solve complex problems like childhood obesity. In other words， the p 7 ， not the subject， sits at the center of the curriculum. The skills students develop， the founders hope， will more closely align with （ 与……匹配 ） what an AI-infused， automated world demands： collaboration （ 合作 ） between people and machines， critical thinking， speaking and writing skills， and data management， to name just a few things.
The challenges of building a new university from scratch （ 从零开始 ） are daunting： students have to sign up for， and pay for， something untested； faculty members will have to teach in a t 8 new and different way； and there’s a risk that an interdisciplinary curriculum will be interesting but thin.
At the LIS， students will instead apply directly during a predetermined “selection day” where everyone is invited to p 9 . This day will include a face-to-face so that the college can better understand a student’s background， motivations， interest and passions. Interviews will be conducted by a panel （ 讨 论 小 组 ） to minimize bias. Conditional offers will be granted based on personal background， circumstances and， also， g 10 .
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高频词汇
specif ically /spə'sɪfɪkəli/ adv. 特意，专门地
focused / 'foʊkəst/ adj. 目标明确的
critical /'krɪtɪkl/ adj. 批评的；批判的
background /'bækgraʊnd/ n. 出身背景；学历；经历
motivation /ˌməʊtɪ'veɪʃn/ n. 积极性，干劲
passion /'pæʃn/ n. 激情，热情；强烈情感
grant /grɑːnt/ v. （通常指官方） 同意，准予，授予
minimize /'mɪnɪmaɪz/ v. 使减少到最低限度
circumstance /'sɜːkəmstɑːns/ n. 条件，情况；情形，形势