Today, there’s not much we can’t access online. But one area has fallen short in terms of the breadth and depth of online access: high quality education. Thankfully, that may be about to change thanks to the initiatives of 2U, a company that aims to revolutionize higher education by developing the world’s best online educational experiences in partnership with leading universities.
當(dāng)今的網(wǎng)絡(luò)資源可謂四通八達(dá)、無所不包。然而在一個(gè)領(lǐng)域中，網(wǎng)絡(luò)資源的深度和廣度都還有所欠缺——高質(zhì)量教育資源。幸運(yùn)的是，隨著2U一類公司的出現(xiàn)，這種局面將會(huì)得以改善。U2公司致力于通過與優(yōu)秀院校建立伙伴關(guān)系、發(fā)展最佳的在線教育課程，從而開啟高等教育產(chǎn)業(yè)的變革過程。

This global, online educational initiative really hits home for me. I built my business while still in school. If this program were available to me during college, it would have allowed me to work full-time and receive college credit from international universities.
這種國際性的在線教育創(chuàng)新嘗試在我看來是非常有益的。我是在求學(xué)期間開始創(chuàng)業(yè)的。如果我在校期間有這種教育項(xiàng)目，我就可以一邊做全職工作，一邊在國際名牌大學(xué)聽課賺學(xué)分了。

Fortunately, I didn’t have to make the choice between my education and my business, but Andrew Hermalyn did. He’s a member of 2U’s founding team, now the Executive Vice President of 2U’s Semester Online, a one-of-a-kind program offering rigorous for-credit undergraduate courses through prestigious college and universities.
幸運(yùn)的是，那時(shí)我并不需要在學(xué)業(yè)和職業(yè)之間進(jìn)行選擇，但安德魯·赫姆林就曾經(jīng)面對(duì)這樣兩難的選擇。他是2U創(chuàng)立團(tuán)隊(duì)中的一個(gè)成員，是該公司的常務(wù)副總裁。如今他負(fù)責(zé)的是Semester Online這個(gè)項(xiàng)目，這是一個(gè)非常特別的項(xiàng)目，為用戶提供名牌院校開設(shè)的本科生課程，課程管理采取嚴(yán)格的學(xué)費(fèi)制度。

I recently spoke with one of Andrew’s long-time connections, Paul Critchlow, the Vice Chairman of Public Markets at Bank of America. He shared some insight about how Andrew got his start with 2U:
最近我和安德魯?shù)囊晃婚L期聯(lián)系人，美國銀行公共市場(chǎng)副總裁保爾·克里奇勞有一番談話。他提供的信息有助于我們了解安德魯創(chuàng)立2U的詳細(xì)過程：

During his time at Lehigh University, Andrew parlayed those professional relationships into a summer internship with the founding team of a tech startup called 2tor, Inc. (now 2U, Inc.). He was placed in charge of building the company’s formal internship program. As the summer drew to a close, the CEO invited him to join the company full-time.
在安德魯就讀于利哈伊大學(xué)的時(shí)候，他利用自己在職場(chǎng)上的人脈信息獲得了一個(gè)暑期實(shí)習(xí)機(jī)會(huì)，他在這里開始和一個(gè)名為2tor（即后來的2U）創(chuàng)立團(tuán)隊(duì)合作。他負(fù)責(zé)的任務(wù)是創(chuàng)立該公司的正式實(shí)習(xí)項(xiàng)目，暑假結(jié)束的時(shí)候，該公司的首席執(zhí)行官邀請(qǐng)他來公司做全職工作。

This ignited a dilemma. Andrew had to decide whether to drop out of college or head back to college. He chose his education and returned to Lehigh, but stayed close to 2U.
這一工作邀請(qǐng)使安德魯面對(duì)一個(gè)兩難的選擇——他不得不在輟學(xué)和返回學(xué)業(yè)之間做出選擇。他當(dāng)時(shí)的決定是回到利哈伊大學(xué)，但他仍與2U公司保持著密切聯(lián)系。

Today, Andrew’s work with 2U has culminated in a new program called Semester Online, which empowers students to choose between their education and their career. Semester Online, formed as a consortium of top colleges, offers high-quality classes for real college credit.
如今，安德魯創(chuàng)立的新項(xiàng)目Semester Online標(biāo)志著他在2U公司工作的卓越業(yè)績。當(dāng)學(xué)生們面臨教育和事業(yè)的選擇時(shí)，這個(gè)項(xiàng)目能夠?yàn)樗麄兲峁?qiáng)大助力。該項(xiàng)目構(gòu)建了一個(gè)頂級(jí)高校的聯(lián)盟，為學(xué)生提供可獲學(xué)分的高質(zhì)量課程。

2U’s Semester Online just took its educational network international with the addition of Trinity College Dublin, Ireland and the University of Melbourne, Australia. That means students in the U.S. can now access outstanding international educational opportunities — and college credit — from the comfort of their home or a local coffee shop.
愛爾蘭的都柏林三一學(xué)院和澳大利亞的墨爾本大學(xué)剛剛加盟2U公司Semester Online項(xiàng)目的國際教育網(wǎng)絡(luò)平臺(tái)。這意味著美國的學(xué)生可以一邊輕松的坐在家里或是當(dāng)?shù)氐目Х瑞^里，一邊享受從知名國際院校接受教育的機(jī)會(huì)。

2U is truly leading a movement in transforming how we access education, and as Andrew’s story indicates, it has big implications for entrepreneurs. I’m excited to see the continued impact of its efforts.
2U公司堪稱教育變革的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者。并且，正如安德魯?shù)膭?chuàng)業(yè)故事向我們啟示的，企業(yè)家們可以從中找到巨大的以應(yīng)用空間。我十分期待2U公司的新舉措及其產(chǎn)生的新效應(yīng)。