IU’s China Gateway office connects students with employers in Shanghai and Beijing
Since opening two years ago, Indiana University’s global gateway office in Beijing has actively supported Hoosier academic activities and partnerships across China and has met the needs of a rapidly expanding number of IU alumni there. Indiana University is one of six universities that created a career fair for Chinese students and graduates seeking job […]
Former Chinese ambassador and GOP candidate offers perspectives on state visit and campaign
China has been a frequent target of political rhetoric during the current presidential campaign, particularly among Republican candidates. But Jon Huntsman, a Republican who in 2012 unsuccessfully ran for the nation’s top office, said it is a mistake for candidates to simply criticize China. Instead, they need to highlight the challenges and possible solutions. “I […]
Through reunion and other activities, IU builds on strong ties across Southeast Asia
According to Google, the distance between Bloomington, Ind., and Jakarta, Indonesia is about 10,000 miles. But should Hoosiers find themselves in the world’s fourth most populous country, Indiana University is well represented through its alumni and an official alumni chapter. A series of major activities there recently, including a historic reunion in Bali, furthered IU’s […]
Speaking in tongues — more than 70 of them — at Indiana University
According to the book “English as a Global Language,” about one-fourth of the world’s population is “already fluent or competent in English.” The most widely taught foreign language is English, which is used by people worldwide to communicate for commercial, scientific, technological and diplomatic reasons. While English may be the common language between speakers whose […]
Successful Chinese research center at IU transitioning into a think tank
About halfway through her career as an Indiana University professor, Joyce Yanyun Man founded and successfully led a “think tank” in Beijing. From 2007 to 2013, while on leave from IU’s School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Man was founding director of the Peking University Lincoln Institute Center for Urban Development and Land Policy. An […]
IU voices “deep concerns” over the conviction and sentencing of Uighur scholar
This morning, the Indiana University community joined the rest of the world in expressing deep concern over the conviction of prominent Uighur scholar Ilham Tohti and the life sentence handed down by the Chinese government. In February 2013, Tohti was in the process of traveling to IU as a visiting scholar when authorities detained him […]
Telling the Indiana University story around the world and in at least eight languages
After a quiet and relatively cool summer, Bloomington again is buzzing with the return of students at Indiana University, as evidenced by increased traffic across campus, on Kirkwood Avenue and at local malls. This fall, IU Bloomington is welcoming its largest and most diverse freshman class. Among them are a significant number of first-year international […]
IU Honors Program in Foreign Languages successfully launches inaugural program in China
Guest post courtesy of Alicia Swihart of the IU Honors Program in Foreign Languages: Bright and early on Saturday, June 7, nine Indiana high school students departed for Hangzhou, China, with Stephanie Goetz, managing director of the Indiana University Honors Program in Foreign Languages. Coming from several of the top schools in Indiana, including Carmel […]
IU President McRobbie is headed to Asia, where the university has many friends
It’s been said that if you want to learn more about yourself, Google your name. Indiana University’s official news release about President Michael McRobbie’s trip to Japan, China, Vietnam and Singapore includes many more interesting details about the university’s connections with this important region of the world. I encourage you to check in regularly at […]
IU Maurer graduate has pivotal role in the history of Chinese-Taiwanese relations
On Feb. 11, an Indiana University alumnus walked across a stage in Nanjing, China, and made history. Photographers captured the moment when Wang Yu-Chi, head of Taiwan’s (R.O.C.) Mainland Affairs Council, met Zhang Zhijun, an official representative of the People’s Republic of China. Wang, known to friends at IU Bloomington and the Maurer School of […]
