According to the Stanford Rural Education Action Program, in 2018, over 70% of urban students are admitted to college, compared to less than 5% of rural students in China. This drastic disparity is exacerbated by COVID19, as rural students lack the access to reliable technology for online classes and fall behind their urban counterparts as…
The student recipients of USCET’s Advisory Council Scholarship Fund graduated from Sichuan Normal University (SNU) earlier this year. Over the last four years the five female students had been supported by members of USCET’s Advisory Council. In their student reflections all the recipients expressed appreciation and gratefulness for the financial support they received during their studies. One of…
In mid-April Ambassador Nicholas Platt, USCET Advisory Council Chair presented a Thank You album to Mr. Maurice “Hank” Greenberg in celebration of the 10-year anniversary of the USCET scholarship he endowed. Launched in 2007 with 10 students at Yunnan University, the Maurice “Hank” Greenberg/CV Starr Scholarships (GSS) program awards scholarships based on high academic record,…
The 2017 China Opportunity Scholarship (COS) portfolio continued to successfully promote equal access to higher education in China and help equip disadvantaged students with the tools needed to thrive in college and beyond by providing scholarships to low-income and disadvantaged students. This past year, USCET supported nearly 30 students through its four active scholarship programs.…
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…
