Hopkins-Nanjing Center Blog

This is a reminder that all applications for admission to the HNC Certificate and MAIS programs are due tomorrow, February 1 by 11:59pm EST.  If you wish to be considered for HNC fellowships or federal aid, you must also submit the HNC application for financial assistance found within the downloadable documents section of the application.  This form can be sent by email to nanjing@jhu.edu .  US citizens applying for financial aid are also required to submit the FAFSA .  This can be completed even if you have not yet filed your taxes, and can be updated later. Please contact nanjing@jhu.edu with any last minute questions and good luck!

Wishing our applicants*, students, and alumni a happy and healthy year of the horse! *For applicants, don't forget the deadline for the HNC certificate and MAIS programs is Saturday February 1 by 11:59pm EST!

With the Certificate and MAIS application deadlines just a little over a week away, be sure that your online application is not only submitted by February 1 at 11:59pm EST, but also that you have requested all supporting documents be sent to our office.  This includes official transcripts , GRE scores (if applicable), recommendation letters , and the financial aid application .  Checking the box on the online application that you would like to be considered for financial aid is not enough.   You must also submit the HNC Application for Financial Assistance found in the downloadable documents section of the online application.  US citizens should also fill in the FAFSA in order to be considered for any fellowships or federal aid.  If you do not complete these two steps, you will not be considered for financial aid.  Please keep in mind that you can submit the FAFSA before completing your taxes and update it later as you have more information available...

Due to inclement weather, the HNC Office of International Admissions is closed today Tuesday, January 21.  However the online admissions chat will still be held tonight as scheduled from 7:30-9:30pm EST.  Admissions staff will also be accessible by email today to answer your application questions.  To all those affected by the storm, stay safe and warm!

This is a reminder that the final deadline to take the STAMP Chinese Proficiency Exam for fall 2014 admission to the HNC is next Tuesday, January 21 .  If you have not done so already, request your test today !  Please note that the HNC Office of International Admissions will be closed on Monday, January 20 in observance of MLK Day, so any forms received over the weekend may not be processed until Tuesday morning.  If you foresee difficulty in meeting this deadline, please contact our office to discuss a possible extension. Also on January 21 , we will be holding our last online admissions chat before the February 1 application deadline.  Join admissions staff Katie Brooks (HNC '09) and Sallie You next Tuesday from 7:30-9:30PM EST to ask all of your final application and financial aid questions.  Click here as early as ten minutes prior to the start of the chat and login as a guest.  We look forward to chatting with you!

Last week while in Nanjing for the meeting of the Joint Academic Committee (JAC), admissions officer Katie Brooks stopped by the student lounge to speak with students as they took a brief break from final paper-writing.   Read on to learn about HNC students’ favorite aspects of the fall semester, and how they plan to spend their winter break: Favorite Classes: Ellis Gyongyos : Politics of Rural Development with Professor Adam Webb, which included a field trip to a fishing village near Yangzhou Mallory LeeWong : 中国经济和商业法 (Chinese Economic and Commercial Law) with Professor Zhou Changzheng Amanda Wolf : 国际政治经济学 (International Political Economy) with Professor Shu Jianzhong Ryan Murray : Economics of Strategy with Professor Paul Armstrong-Taylor Favorite Aspect of the Center Outside of Class: Ellis Gyongyos : The caliber of people you’re surrounded by.   They’re not only smart, but have gone out of their way to make their lives better. Mallory LeeWo...

Hopkins-Nanjing Center has been around since 1986... here are some important moments and some snapshots of the HNC in the last 25+ years! 1981 – JHU President Steven Muller and Nanjing University President Kuang Yaming begin talks to create a center in Nanjing and signed an agreement for the establishment of the Hopkins-Nanjing center for Chinese and American Studies 1984 – Construction of the HNC begins   1986 – HNC opens its doors in September 1986. 24 American students and 40 Chinese students are enrolled in the HNC Certificate program.  1987 – First graduating class of HNC 1989 – HNC closes early due to the Tiananmen Square protests 1996 – HNC Tenth Anniversary 2003 – SARS epidemic causes HNC to relocate the Center to Hawaii for the fall 2003 semester 2006 – HNC opens second building, new library, classrooms and faculty apartments. HNC also launches two-year Master of Arts in International Studies progra...

Greetings from the International Admissions team!  As a reminder, the deadline for Five-Semester Option applications is  TODAY, January 7 th   at 11:59pm EST.  You can log on to our online application system  here .  Feel free to contact our DC offices with any last-minute questions you may have ( nanjing@jhu.edu , or 202-663-5806).  For those of you applying to the certificate or MAIS programs, applications are due February 1 st , and completed STAMP Chinese Proficiency Exams for all three programs must be submitted by January 21st. You can find STAMP test request form here .  We’re looking forward to reading your applications! If you missed our January 3rd online chat, the transcript is now on our blog ! Feel free to join our next chat January 21st, 7:30pm-9:30pm.

JAC 2013 The Hopkins-Nanjing Center is unique among the SAIS locations in that it is a joint venture between Johns Hopkins University SAIS and Nanjing University.  As such, our student body is composed of Chinese and international students who are bilingual in both English and Chinese.  While the admissions offices are separate (citizens of the PRC, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao should apply through Nanjing University rather than through our DC-based office), the two universities work closely together regarding all other aspects of the program.  In light of this, members of the DC office of the HNC will be in Nanjing next week for the 2014 meeting of the Joint Academic Committee (JAC).  Faculty and administrators from Johns Hopkins University SAIS, Nanjing University, and the Hopkins-Nanjing Center itself form the JAC and meet each year to discuss curriculum changes, hiring faculty, and other issues that affect students at the Center. ...