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Faculty exchange with SYSU
November 12th, 2008, 5:06 pm
The exchange programs between Indiana University School of Medicine and Sun Yat-sen University School of Medicine are moving ahead smoothly. Dr. David Burr, the Chair of Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology visited SYSU Oct. 27. He had meetings with Mengfeng Li, the Dean of School of Medicine, and Tinghuai Wang, the Director of Medical education, to exchange ideas of faculty and student exchanges between the two institutes.
There will be five faculty members from IUSM to deliver lectures to the medical students and faculty of SYSU SOM this semester. They are:
Robert D. Yee, M.D., F.A.C.S., Chair of Opthalmology;
Jeffrey R. Henney, M.D. , Family Medicine;
Marcus Schamberger, M.D., Pediatric Cardiology;
Deanna Willis, M.D., M.B.A. Family Medicine;
Donald Wong, Ph.D.， Anatomy & Bioloogy;
Other exchange programs in the working are the delegation from SYSU SOM visit IUSM, Medical student exchange for senior students and Summer Overseas Study program for the first year medical students etc.
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Faculty exchange with SYSU
November 12th, 2008, 5:06 pm
The Jiangsu Silk & Bamboo Performance Group from Jiangsu China performed at Clowes Hall of Butler University in the evening of Sept. 12 to kickoff the First Chinese Festival sponsored by Mayer Ballard of Indianapolis. The group is leaded by the renown Erhu player, composer Changyao Zhu.
The event was hosted by Zao Xu of Confucius Institute in Indianapolis. Mayor Ballard, Deputy Consul General Yun Liang Xie from Chinese Consulate in Chicago, and President Bobby Fong of Butler University gave opening remarks. The artists presented tranditional Chinese instrumental and vocal music, folk dance, Peking opera, magic show and changing face masks puppet show. More than 1,500 audience enjoyed the performance.
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Jiangsu Silk & Bamboo Performing Group
September 18th, 2008, 3:10 pm
Through Confucius Institute in Indianapolis, three students from IU system receive scholarships to study in China for one semester. Bethany Wink from IUPUI and Joshua Bacon from IUFW will study at SYSU in Guangzhou next Spring and Travon Beverly from IUPUI will study at Nanjing University in Nanjing this Fall. The scholarship includes tuition, lodging, 800 Yuan per month stipend plus book allowance. Congratulations!
Travon Beverly
Bethany Wink
Joshua Bacon
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IUPUI students receive scholarship to study in China
July 22nd, 2008, 1:51 pm
Summer camp of Chinese culture for K-8 grade students is open from July 7 to Aug. 8 at IUPUI campus. All the instructors are from Sun Yet-sen University of China. The students will learn Chinese language, singing & dancing, calligraphy, games& crafts and Gongfu. With the help of volunteers and TAs, the kids are having a good time while learning Chinese.
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Summer camp of Chinese culture at IUPUI
July 18th, 2008, 3:10 pm
The inauguration of Confucius Institute in Indianapolis was held on April 25. A large delegation of Sun Yat-sen university including President Daren Huang and Deputy Director General of Guangdong Province Department of Education attended the inauguration ceremony. Executive Vice Chancellor Sukhatme hosted the ceremony. Chancellor Bantz, President Huang, VP O’Meara of IU, Dean Brater of IUSM, Indianapolis Mayor Ballard gave congratulating remarks. The congratulatory letter of Consul General Ping Huang of General
Consulate of China in Chicago was read by Executive Director Xu of Confucius Institute.
The grand opening was followed by a symposium “China: From Confucius to Glogalization”. Professor Weiming Tu of Harvad University is a keynote speaker. Drs. Heidi Ross, Mindy Zhang, Scott Kennedy, James Robinson and Palmer Mickie delivered speeches on topics of Chinese education, Chinese business and trade, Chinese arts and Chinese medicine. More than 300 audience attended the event.
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Confucius Institute inauguration
April 29th, 2008, 9:13 pm
A full scholarship to study in China is available for IUPUI students. The scholarship includes tuition, room, 800-1000 Yuan per month stipend plus book allowance. You may study any major (if your Chinese language proficiency is good enough) in >100 universities in China at your choice (visit www.csc.edu.cn). You may just study Chinese language even you never had Chinese instruction before. What you need the the international travel expense. If you are interested, please contact Ms. Dinah Zhang at zhanghai@iupui.edu or call 278-7900 for details. You should submit application by the end of April.
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Full scholarship to study in China
March 27th, 2008, 2:34 pm
The Ambassador of China to the United States, Mr. Wenzhong Zhou, visited Indianapolis and gave a speech on Sino-American relationship on Feb. 22 at the conference hall of University Place on IUPUI campus. The visit of Ambassador Zhou is co-sponsored by Kelly School of Business and Cummins Inc. President McRobbie of Indiana University attended the meeting.
The Director of Confucius Institute in Indianapolis, Zao C. Xu, was invited to the dinner on Feb. 21 in Eli Lilly and Company honoring Ambassador Zhou. Dr. Xu also attended the meeting and had conversations with Ambassador Zhou and Consul General Huang of Chicago on issues related to the Confucius Institute in Indianapolis. Susan Sutton, the Associate Vice President for International affairs also attended the meeting the the lunch after the event.
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Ambassador Zhou of China Visits Indianapolis
February 24th, 2008, 3:39 pm
Confucius Institute in Indianapolis participated the Chinese New Year celebration party organized by the IUPUI Chinese School and Indianapolis Chinese Performing Arts in the evening of Feb. 2. Amy Warner, the Vice Chancellor for External Affairs gave an opening speech. David Ford, the Associate Dean of SLR was also in the party. Dinah Zhang and Fang Jiang, the instructors from SYSU, performed a duet at the party. Many faculty, staff and students were in the party and had a good time.
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Celebration of Chinese New Year!
February 3rd, 2008, 6:25 pm
Vice Chancellor Uday Sukhatme attended the 2nd Confucius Institute World Conference in Beijing Dec. 10-13 with the Director of Confucius Institute in Indianapolis Zao Xu. During the meeting, VC Sukhatme attended the Exhibition of Confucius Institute Achievements and discussed the future development of Confucius Institute with other representatives from difference institutes around the world.
After the conference, VC Sukhatme visited SYSU in Guangzhou and met VPs Ningshen Xu and Guangmei Yan to discussed the possibility of student and faculty exchange programs between IUPUI and SYSU. VC Sukhatme also gave a seminar on Quantum Mechanics in the School of Physics and Engineering. He then visited the East campus of SYSU that is located in the new mega university town to the east of Guangzhou.
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Vice Chancellor Sukhatme visit China
December 22nd, 2007, 12:23 pm
Patrick O’Meara, the Vice President of International Affairs of Indiana University visited SYSU on Dec. 3. In the morning, VP O’Meara met Vice presidents Ningsheng Xu and Guangmei Yan of SYSU and discussed the issues related to Confucius Institute and explored the future collaborations on faculty and student exchange. In the afternoon, VP O’Meara visited the Opthalmic Hospital and met President Jian Ge and some faculty from School of Optometry, HongKong Politechnic University to discussed the potential join program for Ph.D. program in Optometry. Zao C Xu, the Director of Confucius Institute in Indianapolis, and Shawn Reynolds, the University Director International Partnerships & Strategic Initiatives, participated the meetings.
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