Yale Students in China
Over 300 Yale undergraduate and graduate students each year undertake Chinese language study, and many more study the nation's cultures, economics, history, literatures, politics, religions and more. These courses are complemented by programs that send Yale students to China for study, work and research, including the following.
Yale-Peking Undergraduate Program. Yale and Peking University have launched a joint undergraduate program in which students from the two schools will study and live together on the campus in Beijing.
The first 21 Yale undergraduates in the program will travel to China this fall, where they will live for one semester in a new residence hall with 20 honor students at Peking University. The Elis will take a full course load taught in English by Yale and Peking University faculty and receive full Yale credit toward their degrees. All Yale students will study Chinese language as part of the program.
The Chinese students living with their Yale counterparts will be members of the Yuanpei Honors Program, which allows a select group of students to spend their first two years at Peking University studying a liberal arts curriculum before concentrating on a single subject.
"I am delighted that Yale College students will have this special opportunity for an integrated living and learning experience with outstanding Chinese students at Peking University," Yale President Richard C. Levin said. "Those who will lead our two countries need to understand one another."
For additional information visit the website at www.yale.edu/iefp/pku-yale.
Bulldogs in Beijing. Organized by Yale College, the Bulldogs in Beijing internship program placed 24 undergraduate interns last summer at 16 organizations in Beijing, ranging from small entrepreneurial companies to non-profit organizations. Placements ranged from working at the Palace Museum in the Forbidden City to IBM China. In 2006, 31 Yale students will participate.
Fox Fellowships. Yale students study at Fudan University in Shanghai via Joseph Fox International Fellowships. The program, which seeks to support tomorrow's leaders, was established by Joseph C. Fox (Yale Class of 1938). It supports two-way student exchange partnerships between Yale and leading universities in China, Russia, England, Germany, Japan, France, India, Turkey, Israel, South Africa and Mexico. Fox Fellows pursue academic research, immerse themselves in the language and culture of another country, and develop lasting friendships with peers from other countries, with the goal of promoting peaceful coexistence worldwide.
Light Fellowships.This year, 76 Yale students are studying in China thanks to fellowships funded by the Richard U. Light Foundation. In addition to enabling Yale students to engage in language study in East Asia, the Light Fellowships provide an opportunity for students to immerse themselves in cultures other than their own. Light Fellows currently study at eight sites across China.
In addition to Yale's formal undergraduate and graduate degree programs, these special opportunities have been developed for Chinese students to experience Yale.
A Taste of Yale. In 2005, 21 undergraduates from Fudan University and 25 students from Peking University studied in the Yale Summer Session in the first "Fudan University at Yale" and "Peking University at Yale" summer programs, designed to introduce the students to life on campus.
Graduate Student Exchange. The Peking University-Yale Distinguished Graduate Student Scholarly Exchange Program involves one to three Ph.D. students in the humanities and social sciences from each institution each year who are selected on the basis of academic excellence and research priorities. Typically, the Peking University students are in non-Asian fields and the Yale students are in Chinese studies.
Fan Family Fellowships. Established in 1996 by Henry H.L. Fan of Hong Kong, the Fan Family Fellowships provide stipend support for highly qualified Yale Graduate School students from the People's Republic of China and are open to students in any academic area. A number of the fellowships are also reserved for those studying in Yale College and those studying international relations through the programs of the Yale Center for International and Area Studies.
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