In this turbulent summer, I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to intern on-site at McKinsey & Co. Shanghai Office with 16 other interns from prominent universities all around the globe. This experience gave me a taste of consulting and a precious chance to interact with outstanding mentors and peers from whom I gained […]
Our Impact
The Harvard China Fund supports scholarship and academic exchange between Harvard and Chinese researchers, with projects ranging from collaboration on China’s disabilities system to cutting edge research on climate change, partnerships focused on modernizing China’s medical system, and legal reform.
Promoting the Dignity of Disability in China
In 2008, professors at the Harvard Law School Project on Disability received a faculty grant to support their work in China. With the help of Dr. Fengming Cui, the Project has played an essential role in advancing Chinese disability laws, policies, and education.
Stories
From student internships and summer school to faculty grants supporting cross-cultural academic exchange and U.S.-China collaboration, Harvard China Fund is working to promote dialogue and deeper U.S.-China understanding.
Summer 2020 was unprecedented for the Harvard China Fund in which many of our internships were shifted virtually in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, this shift did not stop our interns from growing, learning, and maturing in their professional endeavors. Today, we hear from Elizabeth Yang, ’23, about her virtual internship experience with F.O.G.
As a native of Beijing, I have seldom ventured to the business and financial district of Guomao (国贸), an area of connected shopping malls and office buildings, home to some of the most influential companies’ Chinese operations in the world. It was natural to wonder what exactly happens on those upper floors aside from a
Oct 11, 2019 Weaving through Beijing traffic on my Mobike, marveling at the efficiency of the metro system, scanning Alipay as I purchase fresh yogurt and mangosteens – my summer in China has been a whirlwind of new experiences. Interning with the Beijing office of Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) was my first time working
Oct 11, 2019 Children. Innovation. Limitless. These three words encapsulate my experience at Junior Achievement (JA). As an intern, I didn’t expect much beyond sitting at a desk and staring at my screen. I was wrong. This past week, I was offered the opportunity to help plan, develop, and execute an Innovation Summer Camp. Rarely
Oct 11, 2019 With more than two million of Hong Kong’s seven million residents protesting in the streets, the summer of 2019 was one of the most interesting times to debate issues of freedom, autonomy, security, and order in the context of Hong Kong’s complicated history and its current status as a Special Administrative Region