Hopkins-Nanjing Center Blog

Yingting Fu is a MAIS student and ERE concentrator at the Hopkins-Nanjing Center. She is currently based in Nanjing, China. Yingting spoke with us about balancing coursework, internships, and writing her thesis. Yingting and her corgi, 旺仔 Can you tell us about yourself and your background?  During my undergraduate studies I studied at Pennsylvania State University, majoring in English and Chinese. That’s when I first heard of the Hopkins-Nanjing Center. I wanted to try out the program, so I first went on a foreign exchange program at Nanjing University for two weeks in the summer. I liked it so much that I applied to the HNC, where I am currently concentrating on Energy, Resources and Environment (ERE). What motivated you to apply to the HNC and how did you choose your concentration? When I first heard about the Hopkins-Nanjing Center MAIS degree, it stood out as a really strong program that allows you to study in China and get in-depth cultural immersion. Typically, the cohor...

Paula Andrea and Catalina Gonz á lez-Mojica at the Global Youth Trends Forum   Paula Andrea Gonz á lez -Mojica  and Catalina Gonz á lez -Mojica , two Hopkins-Nanjing Center students studying in Taipei this year under a Johns Hopkins SAIS visiting arrangement ,   first learned about the 2022 Global Youth Trends Forum in mid-July, when the SAIS Global Careers Office shared information about the event . The Global Youth Trends Forum is a four-day event hosted by Taiwan’s Youth Development Administration to advance international exchange between young people . The event included a two-day trip to Taipei’s Beitou district , Guanxi Township of Hsinchu County, technological research centers, and the TSMC Museum of Innovation . The Forum included panels about the metaverse , artificial intelligence , i ntegrated circuits , and social media.   Paula and Catalina were most intrigued by the topic of the 2022 f orum: “Meta-Verse Era . ” “ Opportunities like this d...

In August 2022 supporting Chinese visa documentation was secured for all international Hopkins-Nanjing Center students . As the issuance of Chinese student visas becomes increasingly normalized, HNC students are starting to make their way back to the classroom in Nanjing .   To provide in-person learning opportunities to students currently located in Nanjing, while continuing to help students located outside of Nanjing to attend classes virtually, the Hopkins-Nanjing Center has begun to experiment with hybrid classes. Through the use of educational technology, some classes have resumed in-person education, while live streaming the class to students who remain online. Teachers have been able to use Zoom to share digital media with students online, while using an LED smart blackboard to share the same media with students in Nanjing, creating an interactive classroom experience for all students involved. Professor Zhao Shudong speaks to students in  International Trade Theory...