The US-China Education Trust (USCET) welcomed a delegation of students and professors from Shanghai International Studies University (SISU), a long-time partner and a member of both the American Studies Network (ASN) and Media Education Consortium (MEC), for afternoon tea.

Professor Jiang Zhibin began the discussion by asking Ambassador Julia Chang Bloch to share her story of success in America. Ambassador Bloch encouraged the students to pursue their passion and to not be afraid of taking risks in order to achieve their full potential. The SISU students, on a 5-week summer course at Georgetown University, were enthusiastic about their experiences in the US and asked wide-ranging questions related to gender stereotypes and the pressures to conform to social norms in the United States.  

The gathering concluded with SISU faculty suggesting possibilities for future collaboration with USCET.

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中美教育基金近日迎来上海外国语大学（SISU）的访客。上海外国语大学与USCET已有多年的合作经历，并且也是ASN以及MEC的成员。

讨论由上外大的蒋志斌教授对于张之香大使的一席提问开场。面对访客的提问，张之香大使分享了自己在美国成功的事迹并鼓励在座的学生勇于追寻自己的梦想，不要碍于可能要面对的困难而放弃实现自己潜力的机会。此次来访的上海外国语大学学生均在乔治城大学参加为期五周的夏季课程，他们就性别刻板印象，遵守社会习俗等一系列问题与USCET成员展开热烈讨论。

聚会以上外大教员对USCET的未来合作邀请结束。