The US-China Summit (otherwise referred to as the “Summit”) was launched by the Friday Institute at North Carolina State University (NC State) and other educational partners in 2008 when the North Carolina State Board of Education signed an agreement with Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education in China to increase collaboration. Since that creation, the Summit is organized every two years for North Carolina education, government, and business leaders to witness how NC has grown in Chinese language and cultural programs and to cultivate collaboration toward increased partnerships to meet the growing demand of Chinese language in our State. The theme of the 2014 Summit is: “How to Cultivate World Class Leaders in North Carolina in Business, Government and Education?” The Summit is organized around a morning style plenary session with experts on three panels (Business, Government and Education). Lunch is provided at the conference. The afternoon consists of breakout sessions to encourage more collaboration and dialogue with a focus on: Bridging the Gap in Education, Bridging the Gap in Business, and Bridging the Gap in NC-China Relations. This conference is free and open to the public.
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