Jul 28, 2017 I went halfway across the world with the vision of experiencing the Chinese working culture, expecting to see a vastly different management structure and high-flying work style. Of course, I am now working for one of the most forward-thinking, Western organizations in all of China. But that has been a great, unexpected […]
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.

Fieldwork Reimagined: Insights from the Landscape Colloquium
Gareth Doherty, an Associate Professor at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design, received a Faculty Conference Grant to host a colloquium surrounding Landscape Architecture at Harvard Center Shanghai in 2024. The colloquium has played an essential role in facilitating cross-cultural communications as well as promoting fieldwork practices in the field of Landscape Architecture.
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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.
Jul 28, 2017 Taiwan is a small island off of the coast of China with over 23.55 million people. Taiwan is known for its iconic Taipei 101 tower, its night markets, its semiconductor dominance, and it’s political positioning with mainland China. It’s easy to list facts about a country, but actually residing in a country
Aug 1, 2017 The realization started with a search for peanut butter and fruit preserves. After two weeks of exclusively eating Chinese food, I will admit that I was feeling a little homesick and missed the classic PB&J that I so often took for granted in the states. These yearnings prompted me to go to
Aug 8, 2017 With a population just slightly north of 2 million, Haikou is actually on the smaller side among cities in China. But you wouldn’t be able to tell by walking around. Although it took some time finding it on a map, I quickly got to experience a bit of what makes Haikou, also
Aug 10, 2017 As a rising senior, I approached this summer as my last opportunity to experience something different, to try something new, and to explore new countries before graduating. Having no study or intern abroad experience yet in college, the Harvard China Student Internship Program presented a perfect opportunity for me to fulfill my
Aug 22, 2017 Every weekend, I commute into Beijing’s city center to fulfill my proper tourist duties. Sany Heavy Industry, China’s leading engineering machinery manufacturer (and also my workplace), is located in Changping, a suburb two hours away by transit from downtown Beijing. After a week living and working inside the industrial park I can’t