Hopkins-Nanjing Center Blog

The Hopkins-Nanjing Center Opening Ceremony marked the official start of the 2015-16 academic year. This academic year will commemorate the HNC’s 30 th anniversary in June 2016. Vice President Yang, Chinese Co-Director He and American Co-Director Neil Kubler all welcomed the new cohort and gave their thoughts on the road ahead for the HNC.  Vice-President Yang gives his remarks at the opening ceremony Vice President Yang and Chinese Co-Director He remarked on the HNC’s 30 years of contributions to improving mutual understanding between the US and China. American Co-Director, Neil Kubler, spoke to the change he has witnessed in China in becoming a more open society. He also echoed Co-Director He’s sediments for the need for China and the US to learn from one another.  Co-Director Kubler called on the HNC students to make the most of their time at the HNC. He encouraged the new students to “be willing to take risks and engage in what some have called ‘u...

With orientation week underway for the HNC students, our student blogger, Nanfei, has some advice for starting off the new academic year.  Hi All, It’s back to school at the HNC, so I’ve gathered the thoughts of last year’s students into a compilation of tips and tricks to HNC Happiness! Get to know the people. When asked about what they will remember the most, HNC graduates all highlighted the people. The distinct campus environment of the HNC allows students to form lifelong relationships with students, faculty, and staff (if your professor is sitting by themself in the cafeteria, that’s likely an open invitation). Everyone has a story, make sure you hear it!  2014-2015 HNC students at commencement Six classes might be too much. In addition to academic classes, the HNC offers extracurricular cultural classes (e.g. erhu and calligraphy), mini-classes (e.g. US-China Cross Border Banking), school field trips (e.g. strawberry picking), employer presentation...