Hopkins-Nanjing Center

The Hopkins-Nanjing Center is a joint educational venture between Nanjing University and Johns Hopkins University that opened in Nanjing, China in 1986. Former Hopkins President Steven Muller and former NJU President Kuang Yaming worked together to create the Center, recognizing the importance of improved understanding and relations between their respective countries. Muller believed China to be "the country of the future." [ Rienzi, Greg. [http://www.jhu.edu/~gazette/2007/11jun07/11nanj.html "An Unlikely Success Story in China"] , "Johns Hopkins Gazette", June 11, 2007. Vol 36, No. 37.]

Mission

The mission of the Hopkins-Nanjing Center is "to develop and train professionals to provide leadership in managing successful bilateral and multilateral relationships involving China and the West in an increasingly complex international environment." [ Hopkins [http://www.nanjing.jhu.edu/ Hopkins Nanjing Center | The Center and China ] ]

Academics

The Center is unique in that it is the only joint program of its kind in China. The Hopkins-Nanjing Center offers an opportunity for students to appreciate how Western and Chinese societies view themselves and how they interact with other cultures. Students benefit from modern facilities, such as the only uncensored, open-stacks library in China, offering both English and Chinese collections.

Traditionally, Chinese students study in English from American faculty and international students study in Chinese from Chinese faculty. However, students elect to take some courses in their mother language or classes that are team taught by both an American and a Chinese professor.

Students

The student body at the center is composed of approximately 50% Chinese citizens and 50% international students. The international population is made up largely of Americans but includes individuals from all over the globe. Many students hold undergraduate degrees in Chinese or East Asian Studies. Some also hold advanced degrees prior to attending the Hopkins-Nanjing Center.

Programs of Study

The Center offers two distinct academic programs: a two-year Master of Arts in International Studies and a one-year graduate Certificate program.

Certificate Program

The Hopkins-Nanjing Center offers a graduate Certificate in Chinese and American Studies. Certificate students spend one year at the Center and have great flexibility in the courses they choose to take during that year. The Center’s international (American and all other non-Chinese) students learn about China from a Chinese perspective. These students focus on how the Chinese interpret Sino-American relations, how they view their changing economic and political systems, and how they analyze their own political, social, and intellectual history.

M.A. International Studies

The Hopkins-Nanjing Center Master of Arts in International Studies is a two-year graduate degree jointly offered by The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and Nanjing University. Students will benefit from the resources offered by both institutions and are considered alumni of both schools. The M.A. allows students to select from one of four concentrations: Chinese Studies, International Politics, International Economics, and Comparative and International Law. The M.A. degree will bring Chinese and international students together in the same classrooms — a feature of the Hopkins-Nanjing Center not found in other programs offered in China.

References

External links

* [http://www.nanjing.jhu.edu/ Hopkins-Nanjing Center website]
* [http://zmzx.nju.edu.cn/zhongmei/page/main96/main.aspx Hopkins-Nanjing Center website in Chinese]
* [http://www.sais-jhu.edu SAIS - Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies]