Tagged: China Gateway

This summer, the China Gateway hosted a virtual event series in partnership with the American Universities’ China Association to support students learning about industry development trends and career opportunities in China. The series attracted 85 Buckeyes from the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Engineering and Fisher College of Business.

The Ohio State University is ranked in the top 30 nationally among doctoral institutions hosting international students, according to a national report released today.

Ohio State is 26th in the nation and 6th in the Big Ten with 6,604* international students enrolled in 2021, a decrease of 3.8 percent from 2020.

The outbreak of COVID-19 during the 2020-21 academic year significantly limited the ability for students to study abroad and Ohio State currently is not nationally ranked.

The Shanghai Alumni Club kicked off a flag football game series for Big Ten university alumni in Shanghai.

More than 20 Ohio State alumni participated in the game held on October 16. Local high school students from Minhang Crosspoint Academy and Shanghai Star River Bilingual School and their parents were invited to the game by the China Gateway. This game provided students with the opportunity to connect with Buckeye alumni and learn more about Ohio State and the China Gateway.

The China Gateway participated in an undergraduate tour in September and continued their partnership with the Office of Student Academic Excellence to support recruitment of new Buckeyes.

The recruitment tour began in September with visits to high schools and meetings with counselors in Beijing, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Suzhou, Changshu, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. In partnership with the Office of Student Academic Excellence, the China Gateway attended fairs, visited schools and hosted online information sessions to support students and their applications to Ohio State.

Sixteen Ohio State alumni joined the inaugural Virtual Buckeye Happy Hour on August 17 to connect with fellow Buckeyes across the Greater China region. The new program, which will be held every quarter, is facilitated by the China Gateway with support from The Ohio State University Alumni Association (OSUAA) and alumni clubs in the region.

Students from China planning to attend Ohio State autumn semester learned about college life in the U.S. and the importance of being involved both inside and outside the classroom during a virtual Pre-Departure Orientation held on June 25. The event was hosted by the China Gateway and the Offices of International Affairs, Student Academic Success and Student Life and attended by 226 new students and their parents.

Three Ohio State Area Studies Centers have been awarded more than $5.5 million in U.S. Department of Education grants for the next four years. These awards support language and area studies learning and provide grant opportunities for undergraduate, graduate and professional school students.

Mitch Lerner, director of the East Asian Studies Center and professor of history, has been recognized with the 2022 Peter L. Hahn award for distinguished service by the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR). The award is annually presented to a senior historian who has provided significant contributions to the growth and development of SHARF over the course of their career. 

Ohio State’s Graduate and Professional Admissions and the China Gateway hosted a virtual information session on May 13 for potential students at a graduate school fair organized by the Rochester Institute of Technology-Weihai and Beijing Jiaotong University.

The session was well attended with 39 students and family members. An overview of Ohio State’s graduate and professional programs was presented as well as tips on how to navigate the graduate admissions website, and information about tuition, scholarships, research, and career opportunities.

Identifying ways in which Ohio State can best facilitate a student’s transition from high school to college and through graduation is the goal of the newly formed High School Counselor Advisory Board in China. In partnership with the Office of Student Academic Success, the China Gateway appointed members to the inaugural advisory board, which held its first meeting on May 24. The board consists of nine experienced high school counselors from cities across China including, Beijing, Shanghai, Ningbo, Ji’nan and Wuhan.