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Thu, June 11, 2015 Go Adv Search 中文 CHINA EUROPE AFRICA ASIA ASIA NEWSPHOTO Epaper / Across America Two US universities see China programs flourish Updated: 20150604 11:20 By Amy He in New York(China Daily USA) Print Mail Large Medium Small 0 Two US state universities are increasing their China initiatives as the schools see a rise in enrollment by Chinese students. Arizona State University, in Tempe, near Phoenix, has one of the biggest Chinese international student populations in the US, most of the growth coming in only the last five years, according to Denis Simon, the school's senior adviser for global affairs to the president's office. The school has a number of Chinarelated initiatives that began six to seven years ago after the university president proposed that ASU prioritize recruiting highly qualified Chinese students to the campus, setting up a series of platforms in China for joint research, and strengthening the ASU brand in China, Simon said. "We're of the belief that innovation and technological change has now become a very global process, and as that process is globalized, almost all new knowledge is the creation of cross border, crosscultural, crossfunctional teams," he told China Daily. ASU now has education and research programs across China, with the two largest in Qingdao and Chengdu. In Qingdao, the school has a biology research partnership called the BioDesign Institute, a research program in which healthcare and sustainability solutions are created by extracting designs from nature into the real world. In Chengdu is ASU's MacroTechnology Works program, another research and development platform that applies technology to design, such as using smart technology on bridges to measure the strength of the bridge and the weight of its load to prevent structural issues from developing. "As you look at the US and China together, we are more and more interdependent in the creation of new knowledge," Simon said. "If you look at the scientific literature, you look at the publications, you're starting to see that the US and China are working more closely together than ever before." The school had more than 8,600 international students in the 20132014 school year, according to data from the Institute of International Education, and Chinese students made up more than a third of that group, at around 3,360, Simon said. About 1,700 of the Chinese students are part of the undergraduate program and 1,600 are in the graduate program. "We went from several hundred Chinese students five years ago to a couple of thousand today," he said. Chinese students, along with other international students and students from out of state pay about $22,000 a year in tuition, compared with the instate tuition of $9,000, as ASU is a public state university. The ASU brand, according to Simon, was "not well known a few years ago," but through extensive promotion on social media and a strong focus on science and technological collaboration, the school now has the fourthlargest Chinese population among US public state universities, and is in the top 10 overall of all US colleges. Florida International University's Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, based in Miami, is also increasing its efforts to establish partnerships in China and to bring Chinese students into the US school system. The school has a partnership with Tianjin University of Commerce in China that was started by the Marriott Most Viewed Ten photos you don't wanna miss June 11 Top 10 investor countries and regions 'Nail houses' in the way, before and after demolition Green card rules eased in Shanghai Chinese artist to be recognized at International Muse Awards Across Canada(June 11) Buried gold coins unearthed in California Pentagon prepares to greet General Fan Beijing showcases Olympic exhibits and visions Pregnant Hannah Quinlivan poses for photos Editor's Picks Premier Li embarks on Latin America visit What do we know about AIIB Full coverage of Boao Forum for Asia Annual legislative and political advisory sessions Spring Festival trends reflect a changing China Patent applications lead the world Today's Top News 65 bodies found, more than 370 still missing ExFIFA executive detailed bribes in 2013 secret guilty plea HK economy will suffer if reform fails, tycoon says Beijing 'shocked' at Nazi comparison by Philippines Ship disaster in Yangtze River: Roundup of updates Obama signs bill remaking NSA phone records program Unconfirmed multiple bomb threats made against flights in US Where Caitlyn Jenner found her Vanity Fair style inspiration US Weekly Home China US World Business Sports Travel Life Culture Entertainment Photo Opinion Video Forum

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Thu, June 11, 2015 Go Adv Search中文  CHINA  EUROPE  AFRICA  ASIA ASIA NEWSPHOTO

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Two US universities see China programs

flourishUpdated: 20150604 11:20

By Amy He in New York(China Daily USA)

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Two US state universities are increasing their China initiatives as the schools see a rise inenrollment by Chinese students.

Arizona State University, in Tempe, near Phoenix, has one of the biggest Chinese internationalstudent populations in the US, most of the growth coming in only the last five years, accordingto Denis Simon, the school's senior adviser for global affairs to the president's office.

The school has a number of Chinarelated initiatives that began six to seven years ago afterthe university president proposed that ASU prioritize recruiting highly qualified Chinesestudents to the campus, setting up a series of platforms in China for joint research, andstrengthening the ASU brand in China, Simon said.

"We're of the belief that innovation and technological change has now become a very globalprocess, and as that process is globalized, almost all new knowledge is the creation of crossborder, crosscultural, crossfunctional teams," he told China Daily.

ASU now has education and research programs across China, with the two largest in Qingdaoand Chengdu. In Qingdao, the school has a biology research partnership called the BioDesignInstitute, a research program in which healthcare and sustainability solutions are created byextracting designs from nature into the real world.

In Chengdu is ASU's MacroTechnology Works program, another research and developmentplatform that applies technology to design, such as using smart technology on bridges tomeasure the strength of the bridge and the weight of its load to prevent structural issues fromdeveloping.

"As you look at the US and China together, we are more and more interdependent in thecreation of new knowledge," Simon said. "If you look at the scientific literature, you look at thepublications, you're starting to see that the US and China are working more closely togetherthan ever before."

The school had more than 8,600 international students in the 20132014 school year,according to data from the Institute of International Education, and Chinese students made upmore than a third of that group, at around 3,360, Simon said. About 1,700 of the Chinesestudents are part of the undergraduate program and 1,600 are in the graduate program.

"We went from several hundred Chinese students five years ago to a couple of thousandtoday," he said.

Chinese students, along with other international students and students from out of state payabout $22,000 a year in tuition, compared with the instate tuition of $9,000, as ASU is a publicstate university.

The ASU brand, according to Simon, was "not well known afew years ago," but through extensive promotion on socialmedia and a strong focus on science and technologicalcollaboration, the school now has the fourthlargest Chinesepopulation among US public state universities, and is in thetop 10 overall of all US colleges.

Florida International University's Chaplin School of Hospitalityand Tourism Management, based in Miami, is also increasingits efforts to establish partnerships in China and to bringChinese students into the US school system.

The school has a partnership with Tianjin University ofCommerce in China that was started by the Marriott

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Commerce in China that was started by the MarriottFoundation, which allows students to start their degrees at alocal college and then transfer into Tianjin University to finishthe last two years there. Upon graduation, they receive a USdegree.

Before Duke University and New York University began offering the same thing for studentslooking to study in China, FIU was the only US school to offer a complete bachelor's degreeonsite in China, according to the hospitality school's dean Mike Hampton.

"The hospitality and tourism industry  not just in China but across Southeast Asia  isexplosive," said Hampton. "There's this war (for) talent, and Marriott, because they've beenone of the leaders in the growth of that sector, saw a need for development of managementtalent in location, because you can't import expatriates everywhere you go," Hampton said.

"Their idea was to partner with us, to be able to offer the opportunity to Chinese nationals andothers to be able to get their education onsite, in the environment, so that they would then beable to get work experience, do their internships and progressively move into the industry,ready to be effective in their jobs," he said.

Students that partake in the FIUMarriott Tianjin China Program pay about $12,000 for twoyears of tuition for their junior and senior years. The program currently has a 300student cap,up from an original 150student cap.

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