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January 26, 2007|Volume 35, Number 15


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Yale delegates to visit China

President Richard C. Levin will lead a delegation of 100 Yale students, faculty and administrators to China this spring at the invitation of President Hu Jintao of China.

Hu extended the invitation to Yale in April 2006, when he visited the campus to deliver a major address.

"Yale is a forerunner in conducting China-U.S. educational exchanges and provides an important platform for cultural exchanges between our two countries," Hu stated during his speech at Yale. "To enhance mutual understanding between young people and educators of the two countries, I announce with pleasure here that we have decided to invite 100 Yale faculty members and students to visit China ..."

The Yale delegates will visit China May 15-25. The trip will include visits to Peking University in Beijing and Fudan University in Shanghai; interaction with Chinese students and scholars; meetings with government leaders; tours of major cultural and historical sites in Beijing and Shanghai; and visits to historical sites in the ancient city of Xi'an.

"Yale is honored to accept President Hu's gracious invitation," Levin said. "This is a wonderful opportunity for Yale students, faculty and administrators to be introduced to China. I hope that many of those who go on this trip will subsequently decide to return to further their studies or to work in China." Bruce Alexander, vice president for New Haven and state affairs and campus development, and Peter Salovey, dean of Yale College, will be leading the delegation with Levin.

The Yale group will be broadly representative of the University's different schools, with priority given to individuals who have never been to China. There will be approximately 60 Yale students on the trip, including 30 Yale College students, six students from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and two students from each of Yale's professional schools. Interested Yale College students will apply through their residential colleges, and information about applications will be sent directly to students in each college. Other students will be selected by the dean of their school. Several students who are Chinese nationals or who have Chinese language proficiency will be selected separately.

The Yale delegation will leave New York City on Tuesday, May 15, and return to the United States on Friday, May 25. The Chinese government will defray the cost of lodging and transportation within China, and Yale will pay the cost of round trip airfare on a special international flight on May 15 and 25.


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