The first blended learning degree courses in China were officially launched in the spring of 2015 on xuetangx.com. Tsinghua University's Data Science and Engineering specialized master’s degree project on xuetangx.com is the first of its kind in China. The PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University and the School of Economics at Fudan University cooperated to open finance minor coursework on the platform. The National Educational Guidance Committee for Engineering Postgraduates and xuetangx.com became online education partners to build a public course platform for the national professional master of engineering graduate students.