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Sights Set on Higher Ed in China
A daylong conference will bring together global leaders to assess the future of Chinese higher education.
USC Global Fellows Heading to China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong
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Twenty-three USC students from eight different schools will complete a variety of fellowships in summer 2008.
CIEE Business, Language and Culture at Shanghai's East China Normal University
This program is designed for students majoring in business with no Chinese language background and those who have studied Chinese for several semes
Viterbi School to Host Tsinghua University
The three-day conference unites leaders from USC and China’s premier technical institution.
CIEE Taiwan's National Chengchi University
This program is appropriate for beginning through advanced language students who have an interest in improving their Chinese while having the oppor
CET Harbin Chinese Language Program
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Long considered CET's "gem", the Harbin program attracts students who are up to the challenge of true immersion into an environment with few Englis
USC Hosts First Social Sciences Conference on Evidence-Based Practice in China
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The USC School of Social Work and USC Rossier School of Education, in collaboration with Peking University's Institute of Population Research, organized the first-ever international conference on evidence-based practice and policy-making for the social sciences in Beijing.
USC Honored With Public Diplomacy Award
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Vice Provost Adam Clayton Powell III [and USCI Executive Committee member] accepts the inaugural Benjamin Franklin Award from Secretary Condoleezza Rice.
President Chen Shui-bian, New Year’s Address January 1, 2008
Office of the President
January 1, 2008
Vice President Lu, Esteemed Colleagues and Dear Fellow Countrymen:
USCI launches US-China Today, a student-driven web magazine
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David Zweig examines China's talent recruitment efforts, particularly towards those scientists and engineers who left China for further study. U.S. universities, labs and companies have long brought in talent from China. Are such people still welcome?