Increasing US Student Mobility to China: China-US University Workshop Successfully Held
Publish Date: 2024-01-16 | Visits: 692
On January 12, the "Increasing US Student Mobility to China: China-US University Workshop", hosted by China Education Association for International Exchange (CEAIE), was successfully held in a hybrid format. The event saw in-person attendance from Liu Limin, President of CEAIE Chen Dali, Deputy Director-General of the Department of International Cooperation and Exchanges, Ministry of Education of China Chen Zhimin, Vice President of Fudan University Jia Wenjian, Vice President of Beijing Foreign Studies University and Shari Bistransky, Counselor for Public Affairs of the United States Embassy to China at the US Embassy in China. Online attendees included David Meale, Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in China Julia Chang Bloch, Executive Chair of the US-China Education Trust Allan Goodman, CEO of the Institute of International Education (IIE), and over 450 representatives from more than 250 educational institutions and universities in China and the US. The workshop was moderated by Fu Bo, Deputy Secretary-General of CEAIE, and Madelyn Ross, President of the US-China Education Trust.
Liu Limin emphasized that youth represent the future and hope, and that youth exchanges are a powerful drive of national relationship development. He expressed hope for educational institutions and universities in China and the US to strengthen cooperation, establish closer partnerships, and provide more opportunities and high-quality options for American students to study in China, thereby expanding the scale of student mobility between the two countries.
Left: David Meale, Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in China
Center: Julia Chang Bloch, Executive Chair of the US-China Education Trust
Right: Chen Dali, Deputy Director-General of the Department of International Cooperation and Exchanges, Ministry of Education of China
In her keynote speech, Mirka Martel, Head of Research of IIE, introduced the current situation of American students studying abroad, focusing on aspects such as degree levels, field distribution, and types of institutions. Wu Yimeng, a Third-Level Researcher at the Department of International Cooperation and Exchanges, Ministry of Education of China, provided updates on the resumption of international student enrollment in China.
During the thematic discussion session, Denis Simon, former Executive Vice Chancellor of Duke Kunshan University, and Jeff Wang, Associate Provost of American University, analyzed the subjective and objective factors and challenges affecting American students' study exchanges in China and proposed corresponding solutions. Liu Yibo, Director of the International Cooperation Department of CEAIE Huajing Maske, Vice President for International Cooperation at Wayne State University Chen Zhimin, Vice President of Fudan University and Shi Yunyu, Director of the Department of Foreign Cooperation and Exchange at the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education, shared their experiences with short-term study and internship programs in China from national, local, and university perspectives. They discussed ways to attract American students to study in China and meet their needs. Adam Jones, Director of Academic Programs for CET in China Wang Ying, Director of the Office of International Cooperation and Exchange and Director of the International Students Center at Beijing Institute of Technology and Caitlin Tierney, a current master's student at Yenching Academy of Peking University, shared their experiences of studying and living in China, including support and daily life.
During the workshop, speakers and online participants engaged in a Q&A session.
Top Left: Fu Bo, Deputy Secretary-General of CEAIE
Top Right: Madelyn Ross, President of the US-China Education Trust
Bottom Left: Representative of the National Association of Foreign Student Advisers (NAFSA)
Bottom Center: Allan Goodman, CEO of IIE
Bottom Right: Shari Bistransky, Counselor for Public Affairs of the United States Embassy to China
(By the Department of International Cooperation)
