Hopkins-Nanjing Center Blog

HNC Career Services Manager Hailey McGleam recently led 22 students to Shanghai for a comprehensive introduction to business development and geopolitical risk consulting. The trek brought together 13 international students and 9 Chinese students for a full day of meetings with international consulting companies in Shanghai. Students had the opportunity to hear from several Hopkins-Nanjing Center alumni about how they have been applying the skills they acquired during their time at the HNC in the workforce.   First up, the group headed to Intralink in the Xuhui District. They were hosted by Daniel Kollar, MAIS '14, who is the current Deputy Managing Director of Greater China and the Global Head of Automotive, Mobility, and Supply Chains at Intralink. Intralink is a global business development consultancy that specializes in supporting international market expansion, particularly for technology companies in sectors like e-commerce, biotech, MedTech, and IT. The firm helps compani...

While coursework at the Hopkins-Nanjing Center includes standard assignments such as readings, presentations, exams, and papers, some classes invite students to explore ideas more creatively. This blog features highlights from those innovative learning experiences.   International Water Politics - Role Play Simulations     International Water Politics is an Energy, Resources, and Environment course taught by Professor Wang Zhijian in Chinese. The course introduces various academic perspectives regarding current international freshwater politics (such as water security, water war, water politics, water hegemony, water justice, etc.) and explores some typical international river conflict and cooperation cases. Professor Wang takes an unconventional approach in the classroom by requesting international students to read and respond in Chinese, while the Chinese students read and respond in English. This provides a good challenge for anyone practicing their target language. ...