USCET Advisory Board Member Marlene Johnson, who is the CEO and Executive Director of NAFSA, was recently appointed to the newly created Homeland Security Academic Advisory Council (HSAAC). HSAAC is comprised of university presidents and academic leaders and is charged with advising Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and senior leadership at the Department of…
USCET is pleased to announce a grant from the US Embassy in Beijing to collaborate with Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) in establishing an American Reading Room and Information Center, to be called InfoUSA@BFSU. Info USA will be situated in the American Studies Center (ASC) of BFSU’s School of English and International Studies (SEIS), and…
Ambassador Bloch will travel to the University of Kentucky in Lexington to give a lecture on “Leadership and Education in a Globalizing World: China’s Challenge” as part of the College of Arts and Sciences Year of China emphasis. “Julia Chang Bloch has devoted her career to increasing international understanding,” said Mark Kornbluh, dean of the…
USCET partnered with the Wilson Center’s US Studies Program and Kissinger Institute on China and the US, in cooperation with the China Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), to put together a symposium on Changing Chinese Views of American Society. The event was hosted by the Wilson Center and was standing room only with nearly 100…
China Daily reporter Tan Yingzi interviewed Ambassador Bloch at the conclusion of USCET’s Study of the US Institute on US Foreign Policy for East Asian Leaders and wrote up a profile called “In Education We Trust,” appearing in the “People” section of both the China Daily USA and the China Daily Weekend Edition in China.…
USCET President Julia Chang Bloch and Director of Operations Stephen Smith visited Baoding, Hebei to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Agricultural University of Hebei. According to the MOU, USCET will sponsor scholarships for five students each year. Each student will receive a scholarship for their first two years of school. The China Opportunity…
Led by Professor Susan Shirk, a leading China-scholar, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for EAP and editor of the recently published Changing Media, Changing China and Hu Shuli,editor of Caixin magazine, the conference will focus on how the commercialization of the media and growth of the Internet have changed China over the last 30…
The 2011 Media Fellows will be in residence at American Univesity’s School of Communication during the fall semester. Professor Junbin SU of Xiamen University will be researching New Media and Digital Convergence under the mentorship of Professor Scott Talan. Professor Xiao WANG of China University of Geosciences Wuhan, formerly a Communications Officer with the World…
USCET is excited to host the Study of the US Institute on US Foreign Policy for East Asian Leaders for the second year in a row. This year’s program will be directed by Dr. Balbina Hwang, of Georgetown University. The curriculum of the Institute is designed to enhance students’ understanding of the historical foundations of…
The number of American students studying in China has dropped dramatically and is climbing slowly post-pandemic. However, numerous obstacles remain, from short-term logistical issues to longer-term structural issues. How can both sides work together to address these issues and kickstart American student mobility to China? This workshop is designed to address issues and solutions relevant to international…
