Seminars
Online Seminar - Two Koreas
This 6-week online course will help you better understand North Korea and South Korea as two countries with a common past, divided only since 1945, and still stuck in the Cold War many years after the fall of the Soviet bloc.
East Asia Since 1800
Application Deadline: Sunday, September 15, 2019
This complimentary seminar offers in-depth presentations on the history and culture of the region as well as aids K-12 educators incorporate these learnings into their curriculums. The course consists of three Monday evening sessions (5-8pm) and four Saturday sessions (9-3:30pm) at USC. On-campus parking and refreshments will be provided.
Gender and Generation in East Asia: From Ban Zhao to Crazy Rich Asians
We are no longer accepting applications at this time.
The USC U.S. – China Institute and the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA) are offering a complimentary five-day residential summer seminar at USC for educators. Participants will have the option of commuting to USC and receiving a $250 stipend, OR be housed (double-occupancy) at the USC Hotel (must live at least 30 miles away from USC). Breakfast, lunch, and parking will be provided. Click here to download the flyer.
Free One-Day Workshop: East Asian Buddhism and China's Environmental Challenges
The USC U.S. - China Institute is offering a complimentary one-day workshop at USC for educators. There is no cost to participate. All materials, refreshments, parking, and lunch will be provided. Click here to download the flyer.
Online Seminar - Contemporary China
East Asia: Origins To 1800
This complimentary seminar offers in-depth presentations on the history and culture of the region as well as aids K-12 educators incorporate these learnings into their curriculums.
Benefits
Free One-Day Workshop: Japan Since 1945
The USC U.S. - China Institute, Japan Society New York, and National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA) are offering a complimentary one-day workshop on Japan at USC for educators.
Free One-Day Workshop: Japan from 1868 to 1945
The USC U.S. - China Institute, Japan Society New York, and National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA) are offering a complimentary one-day workshop on Japan at USC for educators.
The United States and Japan have been intertwined for more than 160 years as rivals and close partners. Our alliance today is one of the most enduring and important in the world.
Contemporary China

East Asia Since 1800
This complimentary seminar offers in-depth presentations on the history and culture of the region as well as aids K-12 educators incorporate these learnings into their curriculums. The course consists of three Monday evening sessions (5-8pm) and four Saturday sessions (9-3:30pm) at USC. On-campus parking and refreshments will be provided.
This program is sponsored by the USC U.S.-China Institute, the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia, and the Japan Society.