Hopkins-Nanjing Center Blog

The SAIS Review of International Affairs  journal is published twice yearly by the  Foreign Policy Institute , a research center of  The Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) . "The World in Transition," the 23rd edition of The SAIS Review, will be released next week.  HNC Five-Semester Option student Katie Lebling's photo essay "Many Chinas: An Excursion into the Heart of Xinjiang" will be featured. In addition, check out some recent articles on the SAIS Review website by HNC students and alumni: Will China's Leadership Transition Lead to a New Cross-Strait Policy? By HNC Five-Semester Option student Christina Garafola and SAIS alumnus Bao-chiun "Jingbo" Jing Xi Jinping and the Challenges of Chinese Leadership  By HNC MAIS alumnus Bernard Geoxavier Democracy in Action: A Campaign Rally from the 2012 Taiwanese Presidential Elections  By HNC Five-Semester student...

The Hopkins-Nanjing Center re-opened this week after the Chinese New Year break. Students are once again getting settled into Center life, and will start shopping for spring semester classes which begin on Monday. Below is a sample of courses that will be offered this semester: Courses Taught in Chinese: Nuclear Weapon and Nuclear Strategy ( 核武器与核战略研究 ) Chinese Criminal Law ( 中国刑法 ) Game Theory ( 博弈论 ) Ethnic Minorities in Chinese Society ( 少数民族与中国社会) Mao Zedong's Life and Thought ( 毛泽东生平与思想 )   Courses Taught in English: Asian Energy Security International Dispute Resolution Comparative Economies: U.S. & China International Relations of the Asia-Pacific Mapping Chinese and American Mindsets

Many Five-Semester Option students choose to concentrate in China Studies during their three semesters in the MA program at SAIS in Washington, DC.  A growing number, however, are focusing on other regions or areas of study to supplement the coursework taken during their year in the Certificate program at the Hopkins-Nanjing Center. Kaelyn Lowmaster is a current Five-Semester Option student concentrating in both China Studies and Conflict Management.  Read about her experience on the annual Conflict Management field research trip: Kaelyn in Baku " There’s no better training ground for China hands than the Hopkins-Nanjing Center, so when I came to SAIS for the DC leg of my five-semester option program, I was excited to broaden my academic focus and apply what I learned in Nanjing to different regions and disciplines.   I added a second concentration in Conflict Management to my primary one of China Studies, expecting to research China’s diploma...

On Monday, the Hopkins-Nanjing Center Washington Support Office and SAIS China Studies co-hosted a Chinese New Year reception in Washington, DC.  Faculty, staff, students, and alumni gathered together to celebrate the Year of the Snake.   Guests enjoyed dumplings and reuniting with classmates.  Professor David Lampton gave remarks.   HNC MAIS, Five-Semester, and Certificate alumni had the chance to reconnect 

We in the admissions office are busy this week processing applications after the February 1 application deadline.  Thanks to all those who applied!  Decision notifications will be sent by mid-March but please do not hesitate to contact us if you have an questions before then.  In the meantime, check out MAIS student Natalie Sammarco's update from halfway through the mid-year Chinese New Year break  below.  Later this week we'll also post pictures from last night's reception in DC hosted by HNC and SAIS China Studies celebrating the Year of the Snake! "We are a month into the New Year and on winter break! The beginning of January was a whirlwind of papers and exams, but students still found time to celebrate in style as January 1st brought in 2013. This time is very special for HNC because it is a time of year when most students’ families are lavish in holiday dinner and remembering family. We, at the Center, seem like islands, each one of us mis...

Today (11:59pm) is our deadline for the Hopkins-Nanjing Center Certificate and M.A.I.S. programs! For those of you still working on your applications, feel free to contact our office for any last-minute questions. If you happen to be missing any required documents, our office will notify you early next week. Good luck, hit the submit button, and enjoy Super Bowl Sunday!