無師無課且免費 法國另類學校落戶美國

A university without any teachers has opened in California last month.

美國加利福尼亞州上個月新開設了一所沒有教師的大學。

It's called 42 - the name taken from the answer to the meaning of life, from the science fiction series "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy".

該大學名叫"42"，取自系列科幻小說《搭便車去銀河系指南》中對生命意義的解答。

The US college, a branch of an institution in France with the same name, will train about a thousand students a year in coding and software development by getting them to help each other with projects, then mark one another's work.

美國"42"大學是法國同名大學的分校。這所大學每年培訓1000名學生，通過互助完成課題，而後互相評分的方式讓他們學習編程和軟件開發。

This might seem like the blind leading the blind - and it's hard to imagine parents at an open day being impressed by a university offering zero contact hours.

這看起來就像外行指導外行一樣，很難想象父母們會在校園開放日，對一所提供零面授課時的大學留下深刻印象。

But since 42 started in Paris in 2013, applications have been hugely oversubscribed.

但是自從42大學於2013年在巴黎創辦以來，入學申請已經讓人擠破了頭。

Like in the computer games the students are asked to design, they go up a level by competing a project. They graduate when they reach level 21, which usually takes three to five years.

與學校要求學生設計的電腦遊戲相同，學生完成一個課題就會升一級，升到21級後就畢業了，這通常需要3到5年時間。

And at the end there is a certificate but no formal degree.

學成後學生會獲得一張證書但沒有正式文憑。

Recent graduates are now working at companies including IBM, Amazon, and Tesla, as well as starting their own firms.

近期的畢業生如今有在IBM、亞馬遜和特斯拉等企業工作的，還有人開公司自主創業。