Hopkins-Nanjing Center Blog

On May 9, 2023, Ambassador Nicholas Burns and colleagues from the US Mission to China visited the Nanjing University (NJU) and the Hopkins-Nanjing Center (HNC). The tour began on NJU’s historic Gulou campus, including stops at the historic North Building and the Pearl S. Buck House. The latter was the residence of American author Pearl S. Buck for 15 years in the 1920s and 1930s and since 2012, it has been a small museum dedicated to Buck’s life. One of the highlights was when the Pearl S. Buck House Director showed the Ambassador the third-floor cupola where Buck wrote most of her Noble Prize-winning novel, The Good Earth . The Ambassador then met with NJU school leadership before coming to the Hopkins-Nanjing Center.   Visit to the Pearl S. Buck House in Nanjing. Photos courtesy of @USAmbChina on Twitter The Ambassador toured the Hopkins-Nanjing Center campus facilities, including the HNC’s world-class library. During the library tour, the Ambassador was able to view the HNC’s co...

Adam Dunnett, Secretary-General of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China On April 26, 2023, representatives from the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China visited the Hopkins-Nanjing Center to introduce the Chamber and available job opportunities. Mr. Adam Dunnett, the Secretary-General—in charge of seeing the Chamber’s seven chapters across nine Chinese cities—led the presentation.  Mr. Dunnett spoke about the Chamber’s history and crystallized its mission as “ABC”: Advocacy, Business Intelligence, and Community Building. He also introduced the important advocacy work the Chamber does on behalf of European companies in China, what he enjoys about working at the Chamber, and the number of HNC students who have interned and worked at the Chamber over the years.  Speaking to over twenty HNC students, Dunnett was joined by Nanjing Chapter General Manager Ms. You Haiyan and Government Affairs Manager Ms. Chen Si. Ms. You explained how advocacy plays out locally by ...