Hopkins-Nanjing Center Blog

Tomorrow, we will be sending out pre-departure forms to all enrolling students, including a roommate preference form. Students who have designated that they will live in a double room will have the opportunity to indicate their study and sleep habits, as well as their main academic interests. The roommate preference form should be completed as thoroughly as possible. Hopkins-Nanjing Center staff take these forms into consideration when making roommate selections, and try their best to make as many Chinese-international roommate pairings as possible. The majority of students found that the Center's multicultural residential community greatly contributed to their overall student experience, and helped facilitate intellectual discussions. Admissions Coordinator and HNC '12 alumna Lauren Szymanski states, "My roommate and I actually enrolled in some of the same Chinese courses, which allowed us to continue our discussions outside of the classroom, and even throw around...

As we process the reply forms that were submitted last weekend, a picture of next year’s class at the Hopkins-Nanjing Center is beginning to form.   The following is based on students who have confirmed enrollment with our HNC Office of International Admissions.   Chinese citizens will make up half of the total student body, but their admissions process with Nanjing University is still ongoing.  For now, let us introduce next year’s class of international students! 50% Certificate 40% MAIS 10% Five-Semester Option There will be citizens representing: Canada Dominican Republic France Germany Hong Kong Ireland Italy Kenya Philippines Singapore Sweden United States Finally, the Hopkins-Nanjing Center is excited to welcome its first second-generation student!   The daughter of an HNC ’89 graduate will be joining us this fall in Nanjing. We encourage all enrolling students to join the Facebook group we created for your cl...

Thank you to all admitted students who submitted their reply forms over the weekend!  This past Friday and Saturday we also held admitted student events in Nanjing.  Angela Chang, the American Academic Coordinator at the HNC, fills us in on the recent Center happenings: " Last weekend, we hosted a variety of events at the HNC for some of our admitted students currently based in greater China.  One student, however, even flew in all the way from the US to attend!  On Thursday evening, Robert Daly, a former American Co-Director and creator of the HNC City Wall Walk, gave a lecture on the development of the ancient Nanjing city wall, providing historical depth and context which would have otherwise been lost on us.  On Friday, students had the chance to sit in on classes, have lunch with the co-directors and Chinese faculty, take a tour of the Center and the surrounding neighborhood, and speak with students at the weekly happy hour.  On Saturday, they j...

This is a reminder to all admitted students that the deadline to submit your reply forms is this Sunday, April 21 .  Thank you to those who have already done so!  If you have decided not to attend the Hopkins-Nanjing Center, please still submit the form or send us an email with your plans. We look forward to welcoming the newest class to the Hopkins-Nanjing Center!

It has been a busy few weeks for students at the Hopkins-Nanjing Center!  MAIS student Natalie Sammarco has been working to prepare her thesis plan but had time to send a brief update on her spring break adventure in North Korea.  Stay tuned for a specific piece on her experiences in North Korea coming soon! " The last two weeks have been quite exciting for me! Two weeks ago, I was fairly stressed out by a couple assignments due for my thesis and last week was spring break! As an ‘out of sequence’ student (meaning I switched from the Certificate to the Master’s program, therefore will graduate in 5 semesters instead of 4), I have to do planning for my thesis this term in preparation for writing it during the autumn term. Needless to say, this is exciting but really doesn’t help with the stress and workload! After I turned in the general plan for my thesis, I could concentrate on what I was really looking forward to all term: Spring Break. Many st...

Name Stanley Seiden Program HNC Certificate '11/SAIS MA '13 Five-Semester Option Hometown Weyland, MA Undergraduate school and major Yale, Economics Activities at the HNC Jessup International Moot Court, Student Business Exchange, HNC Coffee Shop, Dragon Boat Team, Jiu Jitsu, Gourmet Club. What is the most important thing you took away from the Hopkins-Nanjing Center? A sense that I know now how to integrate myself into a group of students whose native language is so different from my own.  I restrict our differences to language because one of the most important parts of this revelation has been the realization that, in the end, we're all just young adults with many of the same opinions, behaviors and peculiarities.  But I went from awkward small talk with my roommate to having strong connections with dozens of my Chinese classmates at the Center, and it's a great feeling. Do you have any advice for students admitted to the HNC? ...

We recently tweeted some full color photographs of Beijing from 1947 .   As the Hopkins-Nanjing Center prepares to welcome its 28th class to the Center this fall, we wondered: how has the HNC changed over the years?  Check out some of the photos we found in the archives from the early years of the Center: Hopkins-Nanjing Center classroom, 1986-1987 Hopkins-Nanjing Center classes now take place in the new building completed in 2006 The Center's aerobics group in 1986 The dragon boat team, 2011 The HNC in 1986 The HNC now Shanghai Road, outside the Center's gates Shanghai Road now But some things never change... Halloween, 1986