The University of Chicago Center in Beijing provides a physical presence to enhance and strengthen the University’s traditionally strong ties to Chinese thought and culture. Building upon more than a century of collaboration between scholars from Chicago and China, the Center in Beijing enables the University to expand existing activities and form new alliances and partnerships with universities, businesses, medical centers, policy groups, government agencies, and cultural organizations in China. About us
Anhui Middle School Students visit the Center in Beijing on World-Broadening Trip
The University of Chicago Center in Beijing enthusiastically welcomed a group of 40 students from Xiuning Middle School in Anhui Province, China, as part of a summer camp program organized and led by Wu Hao, an Associate Professor and Ph.D. from Peking University and the Executive Director of the Institute of Silk Road Studies at Beijing Foreign Studies University.
August 14, 2019
Beijing a Hub of Biodiversity? British Wildlife Conservationist Terry Townshend enlightens us
Last week, the University of Chicago Center in Beijing hosted British wildlife conservationist Terry Townshend in a public lecture about Beijing’s unexpected status as one of the world’s best capital cities for wildlife and biodiversity.
August 8, 2019
Beijing and Shanghai Send-off Dinners for Incoming Harris Students
Last week on July 14 and July 20, the Harris Alumni Chapters in Shanghai and Beijing each hosted a dinner in their respective cities to provide a warm send-off to the incoming students to the Harris School of Public Policy, before they attend classes this autumn.
July 24, 2019
Hiring: Senior/Executive Director
The Center in Beijing is now hiring the Senior/Executive Director.
July 31, 2019
Global Alumni Forum: Launch your Venture (in Hong Kong)
by Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
July 11, 2019