Hopkins-Nanjing Center Blog

By attending the Hopkins-Nanjing Center, you will join a community of over 2,400 alumni all over the world.  In order to foster community development, the HNC is working with  ProjectPengyou.org to pilot new online tools for our alumni. Project Pengyou was conceived as the alumni network of the 100,000 Strong Initiative and is building a global online community of leaders connecting China and the U.S. Watch a video about the pilot partnership between HNC and Project Pengyou  here . ( Click here to view on Youku). Over the next two months, The Hopkins–Nanjing Center will be hosting events for our alumni around the world to celebrate The HNC – Project Pengyou Pilot .  The first launch event in Shanghai will feature current and former HNC co-directors Jason Patent ,  Elizabeth Knup , and Robert Daly coming together to discuss the past, present and future of our bilingual, bicultural community.  Other distinguished guests will include Holly Ch...

To all incoming SAIS MA students in Washington: are you interested in complementing your studies at SAIS with a year in the certificate program at the Hopkins-Nanjing Center?  The HNC admission office will be holding a session this Thursday at 3:30pm as part of the SAIS DC orientation program .  Come to Rome 534 to learn about the application process and how you can spend your second year in Nanjing before returning to DC for a final semester.  Find out more about the Five-Semester Option between SAIS and the Hopkins-Nanjing Center here .

Drue Banta, a recent graduate of the Center’s M.A.I.S. program, compiled a very comprehensive list of some of the best restaurants in Nanjing. If you’re headed to Nanjing as an incoming Hopkins-Nanjing Center student (or even if you’re just passing through), be sure to add these to your culinary bucket list! 东北菜馆 － 鼓楼四条巷（近南大西北门） A homey mom-and-pop shop, this restaurant offers a solid array of affordable Dongbei dishes. 海底劳火锅 海底劳火锅 － 龙园西路 58 号黄河大夏 2 楼 C 区（近龙江金润发） If you haven’t tried this top-quality hot pot establishment, you haven’t truly experienced China. Save it for special occasions such as birthdays/graduation parties or not, you will never regret spending extra for the world’s best service and kungfu noodle dances. 阿拉丁新疆风味餐厅 － 汉中路罗廊巷 43 号 If you like Xinjiang food but don’t fancy the lengthy commute out to Western China, this restaurant offers terrific lamb and naan dishes as well as homemade yogurt that will keep you coming back for more.  HNC alum...

For those applying to the Hopkins-Nanjing Center this winter, there will be even more academic opportunities to pursue during your time in Nanjing.   We are excited to announce the addition of a new concentration at the HNC beginning in fall 2014: Energy, Resources, and Environment (ERE). ERE is already one of the most popular concentrations at SAIS in Washington , and is an increasingly complex topic in China.   By studying ERE at the Hopkins-Nanjing Center, students can examine China’s environmental issues firsthand, while learning skills that can be applied to careers globally. While only MAIS students formally select a concentration, Certificate students will also have the opportunity to enroll in all available ERE courses.   Students attending the HNC for this upcoming academic year will have the option to take a limited number of ERE-related classes, before the new concentration officially launches in fall 2014. In addition to ERE, there are ...

Did you miss today's online admissions chat?  Read a transcript of the conversation between your fellow applicants and admissions representatives Katie Brooks and Lauren Szymanski by clicking on the tab above.  If you have any questions after reviewing this page, please do not hesitate to contact us .

The first online chat of the admissions cycle will take place this Thursday, August 15 from 10:00AM to 12:00PM EST .  Chatting with us will be admissions representatives Katie Brooks (HNC '09) and Lauren Szymanski (HNC '12).  Join us to hear alumni and admissions staff share firsthand experience and valuable advice, and be sure to bring any questions you may have about the application process, academics, or student life.  At the scheduled time, click here to join the chat and sign in as a guest.  We look forward to speaking with you! 

Five-Semester Option student Margaux Fimbres is currently hard at work sharpening her economics skills at Pre-Term , but over the summer she utilized her Chinese and Spanish skills by interning at the Inter-American Dialogue in downtown Washington, DC.  She reports back on her research: "Over the summer, I worked as an intern at the Inter-American Dialogue, a think tank in Washington, D.C. committed to policy analysis and communication on issues in Western Hemisphere affairs. As a Five-Semester Option student (HNC Certificate ’11, SAIS M.A. ’14), I really wanted to explore my interest in Sino-Latin American relations and the Inter-American Dialogue’s China and Latin America program was the perfect place to learn more about this evolving relationship. Margaux, left, with IAD president Michael Shifter and summer interns Over the course of my internship, I researched the proposed canal project in Nicaragua and the Hong Kong-based company that won the concession to p...

We are excited to announce that August 1 was the official launch of our new Chinese proficiency test!  We already featured a sneak peek of the STAMP test back in May, but just to review:   It's online!  Applicants outside of the US will no longer need to worry about shipping costs. It's adaptive. The STAMP will test your reading and listening skills but will adjust to your level depending on your answers to previous questions. It's quick. The test takes about two hours and you will receive your score within two business days.  No more waiting several weeks for your test results.   The HNC Office of International Admissions recommends a score of 1200 if you are applying for the Certificate or Five-Semester Option programs and a 1300 if you are interested in pursuing the MAIS program.  As this will be the first year using this new test, the Admissions Committee will also take other components of your application into cons...

The Hopkins-Nanjing Center has operated continuously since 1986, primarily on the downtown campus of Nanjing University.  What many applicants may not realize is that students, faculty, and staff from the 2003-2004 academic year spent the fall semester in a different location.  Any guesses where? HNC students, faculty, and staff in fall 2003 The Answer: Hawaii!  Due to precautions taken because of SARS, the HNC community spent the fall 2003 semester in Hawaii.  They then returned to Nanjing for the spring semester.  Check out a previous Throwback Thursday post with pictures comparing the HNC in the 1980s and today .