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Greetings from the China Gateway Director
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Dear colleagues and friends,
It was great to be back on campus, embracing the beautiful campus
in the fall
and the sense of
Ohio State in its
familiarity and vitality of the past and present.
How wonderful!
In my short eight-day span on campus, I
met
with leadership,
faculty, staff and colleagues
from the College of Medicine, Fisher College of Business, College of Engineering, Moritz College of Law, Office of International Affairs
and Student Life
. Aside from the busy meetings, I was invited to speak at
Tatiana Suspitsyna's
Internationalizing
College and Universities class to discuss
Ohio State's unique Global Gateways office model.
The past fiscal year was a busy year for the university and the China Gateway. To capture all that we have accomplished, I'll share some highlights. Our complete annual report will be posted to the website soon.
- 4,092 Chinese students enrolled (including undergraduates and graduates)
- Five education abroad and student exchange programs
- 417 faculty and staff traveled to 70 different cities in Greater China
- 85 faculty and staff utilized services from the China Gateway
- $40,000 research grant was distributed through a partnership with the Office of Outreach and Engagement to support Sino-American cooperation in outer space.
- 1,572 alumni are now in the database. This is a 55.6% increase from fiscal year 2016
- 688 alumni interactions in Greater China, a 34.9% increase from fiscal year 2016
- 55 active agreements maintained with universities in Greater China
- Over 2,500 Ohio State students and alumni and 150 top recruiters participated in the Career Open Day and Career Fairs in Beijing and Shanghai
- Three out of four alumni clubs in Greater China attained the highest honor - Scarlet Alumni Club - from the Ohio State Alumni Association
- 31 alumni events held by the Scarlet Alumni Clubs in Greater China with over 600 attending
I know all these outstanding numbers cannot be achieved without your support and cooperation. I remain thankful and look forward to another prosperous academic year with you all.
Sincerely,
Phoebe You
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Fifth Pre-departure Orientation in China was a Success
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Incoming international students from China admitted for autumn semester and their parents had the opportunity to attend Pre-Departure Orientation (PDO), a one-day orientation session offered by Ohio State that took place in Shanghai and Beijing from June 16-24.
This year marks the program's fifth PDO, and Ohio State had close to 400 students and 460 parents attend the orientation this summer. Ohio State expected 1,130 new Chinese students to begin their studies on main campus autumn semester.
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China Gateway Seed Grant supports Sino-American Workshop
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The China Gateway Research Seed Grant competition promotes research collaborations between Ohio State faculty and partners in the Greater China region, including Hong Kong and Taiwan. The grant provides seed funding that promotes interdisciplinary research on the Discovery Themes of food production and security, health and wellness, energy and environment and the humanities and arts.
This year, the China Gateway partnered with the Office of Outreach and Engagement in the Connect and Collaborate Grants Program to promote another grant award of $40,000. Elizabeth K. Newton, director of the Battelle Center in the John Glenn College of Public Affairs, is this year's recipient for her proposal to hold the inaugural Conference on Sino-American Cooperation in Outerspace in Columbus during the summer of 2018.
With this conference series, Ohio State will become the academic home for Sino-American bilateral dialogue on space.
The seed grant aims to
organize the inaugural conference on how Americans and Chinese might cooperate in outer space. The first bilateral event is planned for May 2018 in Columbus, followed by a second one in China the next year.
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Makhija Engaged Alumni in Hong Kong and Singapore
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Dean Anhil Makhija from the Fisher College of Business engaged alumni throughout Asia. Director of China Gateway Phoebe You accompanied his trip in Hong Kong in early August.
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Williams Addressed the Smart City Initiative in Shanghai
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 Ohio State will play a key role in implementing
Smart City challenge
. The dean of the College of Engineering David Williams was in Shanghai
engaging alumni on September 8.
Dean Williams also spoke at the one year anniversary ceremony at DeltaHealth Shanghai through alumnus Desmond Thio's invitation.
The China Gateway facilitated Dean Williams visit.
Don Hempson, d
irector of international programs in the College of Engineering, visited China in early July to strengthen relationships with partner universities such as Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Hefei University of Technology, Nanjing University and Xi'an Jiaotong University.
Giorgio Rizzoni
, director of the Center for Automotive Research spoke at a conference in Ha'erbin and visited Hefei University of Technology to discuss a potential collaboration on electrical vehicle research.
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Alumni Engagement Update in China
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Alumni engagement is always one of the top
priorities for the China Gateway which assisted with recent events in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong. In July, the Beijing Alumni Club participated in the Silicon Valley Innovation Entrepreneurship Forum and hosted the Innovation Factory and HTC Vive Visits. Over 30 alumni were involved in these activities.
In August, the Shanghai alumni club met their new board members. Hao Hu was elected president and six new members joined the board. They visited the DeltaHealth Hospital, which is managed by one of Ohio State's alumni, Desmond Thio. The Beijing Alumni Club sent volunteers to help the China Gateway at the AUCA Career Fair as well as organized special interest events to experience French culture.
Football season has arrived. In September all three clubs planned game watch events for Buckeye alumni. More than 20 Shanghai and Hong Kong Alumni Clubs were involved in the welcome reception for the Dean of the College of Engineering David Williams. The Beijing Alumni Club hosted the alumni meeting on September 5.
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The goal of the
Ohio State China Gateway Faculty Travel Grant is to encourage faculty to explore potential programs or partnerships in China. This grant seeks to fund travel for education abroad programs, educational partnerships, research partnerships, organizing international workshops and conferences in the specific fields of health, engineering, business and education. Other fields are also acceptable if they are relat
ed to one of Ohio State's
Discovery Themes
. Eligible applicants are invited to submit a pre-proposal and travel plan. Selected pre-proposals will be considered for further development and subsequent funding. The China Gateway will select plans and proposals that address priority issues and have the potential to become successful collaborations that support the development of sustainable programs.
Up to 10
travel grants of $1,000 each will be awarded in 2018. Pre-proposals are due on November 1. Please contact
Keira Williams
, Global Gateways academic program manager, for more details.
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Workshop Series Met Success on Campus
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Karen Mancl, professor in the Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, explained her research on the disconnect and prevalence of the lack of mentorship for East Asian faculty, especially for the female population. Mancl spoke about her life mentorship model and the ins-and-outs of mentorship applications including the importance and relevance to East Asian faculty members.
The workshop also included a ceremonial tea break and concluded with questions and answers.
This event was part of the East Asian Culture Workshop series in partnership with the East Asian Studies Center and the Office of International Affairs. This workshop series focuses on enhancing cultural awareness with presentations by international students and faculty on campus.
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Career Opportunities in China and AUCA Career Fair Updates
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The China Gateway continues to work closely with the International Student Innovation Team of the Office of Career Management at Fisher College of Business to assist Ohio State students and alumni exploring career opportunities in China.
Tina Zhan, senior business manager of the China Gateway, recently hosted an information session at Fisher. She updated students on the current job market and gave strategic advice to students who plan to work in China.
Zhan also coordinates with major corporate business partners in China and assists with career and job fairs in Beijing and Shanghai each year.
This summer, the 2017 AUCA Career Fair met great success in Shanghai and Beijing. More than 2,500 students attended and 150 invited companies including Abercrombie & Fitch, Apple Corporate, Deloitte, IBM, JP Morgan and PwC were present for talent recruitment. Phoebe You, director of the China Gateway, and Desmond Thio, Ohio State alumnus and CEO of DeltaHealth, delivered keynote speeches at the events.
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Recruitment Efforts in China
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The China Gateway places emphasis on student recruitment in China. From June to September, the China Gateway hosted high school counselor receptions in Shanghai and attended a college fair in Xi'an in northwestChina.
During the counselor's dinner, the Interim Vice President for Strategic Enrollment Planning Vern Granger provided an overview of Ohio State and shared enrollment updates. The dinner concluded with a student panel to answer questions from counselors.
The China Gateway staff and alumna Xitong Song attended the college fair at Xi'an Tieyizhong High School in September. Song talked about her experience as a Buckeye and answered questions from parents.
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China Gateway Facebook Page Goes Live
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's China Gateway
Facebook page
is now live
for more timely updates
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