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CUSEF x Harvard Kennedy School Initiative

Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) , full name “John F. Kennedy School of Government,” was founded as the Harvard Graduate School of Public Administration in 1936. It is the school of public policy and government of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. CUSEF has partnered with Harvard Kennedy School to organize the China study tour since 2014.

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Harvard Kennedy School Student China Study Tour 2019
Date: May 15-24, 2019
Number of students: 18
Cities visited: Beijing, Chengdu, Shanghai
Meetings with Chinese officials:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Affairs Department of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), Sichuan Provincial People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce
Field visits:
Leshan Giant Buddha, Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding and Research Center, NIO, Yu Garden, Oriental Pearl TV Tower, etc.
2019
Harvard Kennedy School Student China Study Tour 2018
Date: May 6-15, 2018
Number of students: 17
Cities visited: Beijing, Chengdu, Shanghai
Universities visited: Peking University, Southwest Jiaotong University
Meetings with Chinese officials:
Ministry of Education, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sichuan Provincial Development and Reform Commission
Field visits:
Leshan Giant Buddha, Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding and Research Base, Tianfu New Area Planning Exhibition Hall, Yu Garden, Oriental Pearl TV Tower, etc.
2018
Harvard Kennedy School Student China Study Tour 2017
Date: May 14–23, 2017
Number of students: 20
Cities visited: Beijing, Chengdu, Shanghai
Universities visited: Sichuan University, Southwest Jiaotong University
Meetings with Chinese officials:
Ministry of Education, Ministry of Environmental Protection, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sichuan Provincial Commission of Development and Reform
Field visits:
Wuhou Shrine, Jinli Pedestrian Street, Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding and Research Base, Dujiangyan Irrigation System, Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center, etc.
2017
Harvard Kennedy School Student China Study Tour 2016
Date: May 15 – May 24, 2016
Number of students: 19
Cities visited: Beijing, Xi’an, Shanghai
Universities visited:
Peking University, Xi’an International Studies University
Meetings with Chinese officials:
Academy of Military Science of the PLA, Xi’an Development and Reform Commission, Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce
Field visits:
Terracotta Army, Great Mosque of Xi'an, Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center, Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Yu Garden, etc.
2016
The First Harvard Kennedy School Student China Study Tour
Date: May 13-23, 2014
Number of students: 20
Cities visited: Beijing, Guiyang, Shanghai
University visited: Guizhou Minzu University
Meetings with Chinese officials:
Central Compilation and Translation Bureau, Ministry of Education, National Ethnic Affairs Commission
Event attended:
The 60th anniversary celebration of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries
Field visits:
Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center, Shanghai Museum, Yu Garden, The Bund, etc.
2014
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