Feb 25, 2019 “只说中文!” “只说中文”—or, translated, No English Allowed—was Rule #1 at the Harvard-Beijing Academy (or, as we called it, 哈北班), where I spent my summer. We took the language pledge together on our first day, all eighty-something of us clustered in an auditorium swearing with our hands on our hearts to only speak Mandarin for […]
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.
Sep 8, 2019 I came to Shanghai with only a few pieces of information from family and friends, meaning my expectations were shaped as follows: almost unbearable heat and humidity, lawless drivers and roads, and a wild nightlife. With only two weeks left in this city and experiences that have covered a much wider range
Aug 3, 2017 As a rising senior, I wanted to spend my summer interning to gauge where my interests lie in the workforce. I also love travelling, believe summertime is adventure-time, and didn’t want my Mandarin to become stale away from the classroom. So, I’m delighted to be in China as a tourist seeing glorious
