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Stanford Report: The First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, spoke at SCPKU today and said study abroad allows students to realize that countries all have a stake in each other's success.  Following her remarks, she held a conversation with students on the Stanford campu via SCPKU's Highly Immersive Classroom. Read more.

 

 

 

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Advancing Healthcare event by AHPP

Co-sponsored by Peking University's Institute for Global Health and Development and the Asia Health Policy Program

(Friday, September 13, 2024, 9:00am to 10:30am - Beijing time)

In this seminar, distinguished speakers will share their insights on the intersection of cutting-edge technology and healthcare policy. The event will feature short presentations followed by an in-depth discussion, exploring what it takes to bring innovative healthcare solutions from concept to implementation.

Representing different facets of the healthcare ecosystem, the presenters will address key topics such as the application and economic impact of surgical robotics, the delicate balance between pharmaceutical regulation and innovation, technology for population health and chronic disease control, and the development of digital solutions for aging populations.

This seminar offers a unique opportunity for attendees to gain valuable insights into the latest trends in healthcare technology and policy, and to engage in meaningful dialogue about shaping a healthier, more efficient future for all.

Xiaoyanlei 091224

Dr. Lei Xiaoyan is the MOE Cheung-Kong Scholar Professor of Economics, and PKU Boya Distinguished Professor. She is currently the chair of the Academic Committee of the National School of Development, the director of the PKU Center for Healthy Aging and Development Studies, and deputy director of the MOE-PKU Center for Human Capital and National Policy Research, co-editor of the Journal of Economics of Aging, and a research fellow of IZA. Her research spans the areas of labor economics, health economics, and economics of aging. Her research has been published in Review of Economics and Statistics, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, among others. Since 2020, she has consecutively been included on Elsevier’s List of Highly-cited Scholars in China. She received a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2007.

Min Yu 091224

Professor Min Yu graduated from the Department of Clinical Medicine at Zhejiang Medical University with a Bachelor of Medicine degree in 1988 and a Master's degree in Public Health from Beijing Medical University in 1998.

Professor Yu focuses on the prevention and control of chronic diseases and injuries. He has served as the chief editor or co-editor of five monographs and has published over 20 peer-reviewed papers. He has led one project under the National Key R&D Program’s “Precision Medicine Initiative” and three provincial or ministry-level projects. Professor Yu has received the third prize of the Science and Technology Award from the Chinese Preventive Medicine Association, the third prize of the Provincial Science and Technology Advancement Award, and the second prize of Provincial Medical and Health Science and Technology.

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Dr. Beini Lyu's research interests are pharmacoepidemiology, clinical epidemiology of chronic diseases, real-world studies, and health technology assessment. Dr. Lyu’s work has been published in top medical journals such as the Lancet Regional Health-Americas, Diabetes Care, and the American Journal of Kidney Diseases. She served as PI of a research grant from the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology (ASDIN). She has received the Donn D 'Alessio Outstanding Student Award from the Department of Population Health at the University of Wisconsin, the American Heart Association Student Research Fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease, and the Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Student Abroad. Dr. Lyu received her M.D. from Peking University and her Ph.D. in epidemiology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Jianan Yang 091224

Dr. Jianan Yang's primary research fields are health economics and development economics, with specific interests in health policy reform, health behavior and healthcare demand, and pharmaceutical innovation. Her research papers have been published in leading international journals in development economics, such as the Journal of Development Economics. She has also served as an anonymous reviewer for renowned academic journals including the Journal of Public Economics, the Journal of Development Economics, and the Journal of Health Economics, among others. She earned her bachelor’s degrees in Economics and Mathematics from Renmin University of China in 2016, and her Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California, San Diego in 2022. Before joining Peking University, she was a postdoctoral fellow in the Asian Health Policy Program at Stanford University.

Yuhang Pan 091224

Dr. Yuhang Pan's research fields include environmental economics, health economics, and development economics, with a focus on using a causal inference approach to study the impact of environmental pollution, public policy, and climate change on health and social welfare. His works have been published in economics and scientific journals, such as Science, Nature Sustainability, and the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. Dr. Pan obtained his undergraduate degree from Beijing Normal University in 2015 and his doctoral degree from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2021. Prior to joining Peking University, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Hong Kong.

Yuhang Pan, Assistant Professor of Economics, Peking University Institute for Global Health and Development

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Xiaoyan Lei, Professor of Economics, Peking University National School of Development and Institute for Global Health and Development
Min Yu, Deputy Director, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and Standing Committee Member of Injury Epidemiology Branch of the Chinese Preventive Medical Association
Beini Lyu, Assistant Professor, Peking University Institute for Global Health and Development
Jianan Yang, Assistant Professor, Peking University Institute for Global Health and Development
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The Stanford Center at Peking University is excited to announce our full re-opening for the 2023-24 academic year and beyond. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, SCPKU programs were suspended and in-person events were put on hold indefinitely. Following the end of the zero-COVID policy in China, the center re-opened on a limited basis to welcome eight Stanford students for this year's Summer Seminar, Chinese Corporations: A Case Study Workshop, led by Professor Andrew Walder. As the academic year approaches, the center plans to re-activate several other programs.

Please note that faculty and students, graduate and undergraduate, from all Stanford schools are welcome to reserve office space at SCPKU at any time. Faculty seeking only office space or students seeking only carrel space can contact SCPKU Program Coordinator Owen Raymond (oraymond@stanford.edu) to reserve desk space. For those seeking financial assistance, limited fellowship opportunities are available. Please see below for timeline information regarding our funded programs:

Summer Seminars:
Sept 18, 2023: Applications are now open for faculty seminar proposals.
January 5, 2024: Faculty proposal application deadline
February 2024: Seminar selections and their dates will be announced, applications open for seminar students
March 15, 2024: Student application deadline
April 2024: Decisions announced

Pre-Doctoral Fellowships, Faculty Fellowships, and Team Innovation Faculty Fellowships:

Cycle 1:
September 18, 2023: Applications are now open for SCPKU fellowship programs.
January 5, 2024: Application deadline
February 2024: Decisions announced
March-September, 2024: Fellowship term, at minimum 1 month and at maximum 3 months. Based on space and funding availability, SCPKU may provide extensions up to one academic year.

Cycle 2:
July 1, 2024: Application deadline
August 2024: Decisions announced
September 2024-March 2025: Fellowship term, at minimum 1 month and at maximum 3 months. Based on space and funding availability, SCPKU may provide extensions up to one academic year.
 

Thank you for your interest in our programs! We are so excited to welcome the Stanford community back to SCPKU. For more information, please contact SCPKU Program Coordinator Owen Raymond (oraymond@stanford.edu).

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Kristian has been involved in the Chinese media industry since 1996, when he started his career at Claydon Gescher Associates, a China media-focused law firm and consultancy.

As a founder and managing director of China Media Management Inc, Kristian holds decades of experience building partnerships for international media companies in China and 20 years of bringing Chinese media companies to global film and TV markets in Cannes, Singapore, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, and Austin, TX. He is proficient in Mandarin and has lived in China for more than 25 years, mostly in Beijing.

He is a graduate of both The Ohio State University and the Beijing Languages Institute and was a 2020 Stanford DCI Fellow.

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With a population of 1.4 billion people in the midst of industrialization and urbanization, the role of China in tackling climate change will be critical to the success of human species in facing up to the world's greatest existential challenge. Based on the newly published book -- Climate Mitigation and Adaptation in China: Policy, Technology and Market, FU Jun will discuss the parameters, policies and prospects of China's role in meeting the global crisis. In particular, in light of the country's regional heterogeneity and aided by simulation modeling, he will discern the philosophical nuances between particular justice and general justice in Chinese strategic thinking toward equitable, inclusive and sustainable growth, and focus on how different sets of technologies -- low carbon, zero carbon, negative carbon, as well as institutional technology -- will likely configure in an adaptive and dynamic fashion in China's pathways toward carbon peak prior to 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060, and with implications for green financing and international cooperation.

FU Jun is Professor of Political Economy and Public Policy at Peking University. He has authored, co-authored, and edited five books, including Institutions and Investments (Studies in International Economics, The University of Michigan Press), Pathways to Prosperity: A China Narrative in Metaheuristic Growth Theory (in Chinese, Peking University Press), and Climate Mitigation and Adaptation in China: Policy, Technology, and Market (Springer Nature). Graduated with Ph.D. from Harvard University, he is the first Chinese national to have been elected as Foreign Academician in 2020, together with Anthony Giddens and Jurgen Harbermas, by the Bologna Academy of Sciences in its time-honored history.  Inter alia, he has been an invited reviewer for PNAS, served on the 11-Member Visiting Committee for Area Studies and International Programs across Harvard University, and on the Advisory Board of Economia Politica. Outside academia, he has served as Member of the Listing Committee of Shenzhen Stock Exchange, Executive Board Member of SOS Village (China), Vice Chair with A. Michael Spence as Chair of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on New Growth Models, Board Member of Peking University Educational Foundation, and Advisor to the Chairman of the Executive Council of UNESCO.

This event is co-sponsored by Stanford Center at Peking University

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In October 2021, Stanford Precourt Institute for Energy, SCPKU, and the China Program with Peking University’s Institute of Energy organized closed-door roundtables to promote China and the United States' decarbonization and carbon neutrality. The topics covered climate change, global sustainable finance, corporate climate pledges, opportunities and challenges, the power, transportation, and industry sectors. The full report can be found in the link.

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The 2020 US election occurred in the middle of a once-in-a-century pandemic, yet the voter turnout was the highest in 120 years.  After all the mail-in ballots were counted, former Vice President Joseph Biden was declared the winner of the popular vote and the Electoral College vote by a wide margin.  Yet, Donald Trump refused to concede defeat for two months after the results became clear and mounted a series of court challenges to fight the results, including taking his baseless claims of fraud to the Supreme Court.  Even more unprecedented, mobs of Trump supporters assaulted the Capitol building on Jan. 6, forcing an evacuation of both the House of Representatives and the Senate.  In the aftermath of that insurrection in Washington, the US House of Representatives voted to impeach Trump for his role in inciting the insurrection and not stopping the mob action, making him the first president in US history to be impeached twice.  To help understand this historic US election and its aftermath, SCPKU on Jan. 13, 2021 convened a distinguished roundtable titled “The 2020 U.S. Election: Stress Test for American Democracy.”

The Stanford participants were Professors David Brady and Bruce Cain; Professors Pan Wei and Wang Yong joined from Peking University.  Professors Jean Oi from Stanford and Wang Dong from PKU moderated.  The event was part of an ongoing collaboration between SCPKU and Peking University.

Professor Brady analyzed the election results at the presidential level and down-ballot.  Using survey data, he highlighted the extreme divisions within the electorate.  However, the results of the election as a whole show that it was a referendum on Trump at the top of the ticket, where he failed, but down-ballot the Republicans made gains, especially in the House.  The crucial issue that drove the loss for Trump was his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.  That cost former President Trump five battleground states and the election.  Prof. Brady cautioned that the progressives and the Democratic Party would be wrong if they thought the election outcome signaled a huge surge to the left.

Professor Bruce Cain analyzed the aftermath of the election, including the decision to impeach Trump, which had happened only on the morning of our program, asking why the Democrats had chosen that route and where the Democratic and Republican parties are headed after the election.  The impact of seeing the far-right extremists breach the Capitol cannot be overstated.  Regardless of whether one calls it a coup, a riot, or an insurrection, it was traumatic for members of Congress.  This trauma made it unacceptable to do nothing, even if some Republicans were willing to go down that route.  There had to be accountability.  Impeachment was the better choice to ensure that nothing like this would ever happen again.  As for where the parties might be headed, Prof. Cain thinks we are likely to see consensus regarding the need to fix some of the problems in the electoral system and the way it is administered.  He questioned how much foreign policy would figure into the agenda of the Biden administration in the first year.  He stated that the progressives are going to force the Democratic Party into something a little bit closer to what Trump was trying to do in terms of paying attention to the implications of economic policy.  Prof. Cain further offered that there will probably be more of a renewal than was seen under the Trump administration towards human rights.

Professor Pan Wei offered his observation that three big changes are dividing Americans and undermining the basis of the American democracy.  The first is a widespread anti-intellectualism; the social respect for scientific knowledge is degrading among the ordinary people.  The second change is the rapid growth of individualism, which he sees manifest in the strong and healthy not wanting to wear a mask to protect the health of the old.  The third change Prof. Pan noted was the manipulation of the new capital of social media, where groups strengthen their political identities.  He blamed government for not regulating media platforms, allowing companies to ban individuals, including the president.  He reasoned that the cause for the three major changes is a new digital technology, which is bringing the US deep into the age of tertiary industry.  The US leads in the decentralization of digital technology, where individuals are creating innovative ideas that create rich overnight.  Prof. Pan worries about the increasing competition and inequality that will come from such developments, especially surrounding the ability to attend elite universities.  He concluded that it is America against America.  This contradictory combination of the three changes has brought about the current social and political results in the US.  He stated that President Trump catered to the anti-intellectualism, which led to the mishandling of COVID-19.  Were it not for that, Prof. Pan thinks Trump would have been reelected.

Professor Wang Yong argued that we need to go beyond President Trump to explore the reasons for the problems in the US democracy.  He focused on the effects of economic globalization and argued that the US, as its biggest beneficiary, has seen a widening wealth gap and more inequality.  In addition, he remarked that the US has overreached in international relations and expended too many resources intervening in other countries, fighting two wars in the Middle East and Afghanistan.  The consequences have manifested in the handling of COVID and the outcome of the election.  COVID changed the way people vote, which made the election more chaotic.  He submitted that the US political system had failed the stress test, and that perhaps it was a good time for people in the United States to talk about the reform of the 100-year-old tradition that is its political system.  American political division is seen by many as the world’s biggest challenge in 2021.  Prof. Wang concluded with questions and hope that the Biden administration will lead to a positive impact on US China relations.

Following the presentations, the participants engaged in a lively discussion and Q&A on a number of different topics.  One clear conclusion was that the Stanford participants all agreed that the US did pass the stress test, even if it was difficult, and that possibly the US may be stronger for it.  

SCPKU will continue to host similar programs in the coming months and deepen the understanding between the US and China.

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“Reception Hall with Tang Ning” is one of the most popular internet interactive broadcast shows in China with a very large audience base across the nation. Mr. Tang Ning is the founder and CEO of CreditEase Group and the host of “Reception Hall with Tang Ning Show.” 

On January 26, Josh Cheng, Executive Director of Stanford Center at Peking University, was invited to make an appearance in the show with two other guests: Professor Xiao Zhixing, and Mr. Jingsheng Huang, who retired last June from the post of Managing Director of Harvard (Shanghai) Center. The issue focused on the discussion, once again, was an extremely hot topic in China nowadays…. “Pursuing studies in America.”  It was estimated by CreditEase staff, and the January 26 show attracted close to a million viewers.

In the discussion, Mr Cheng strongly advises Chinese parents that if the family had the means and capabilities, sending kids to study in America is a decision that “goes without saying.”  Cheng alluded, based on his personal experience, that education in the US had completely changed his mindset, opened up brand new horizons, and equipped with a new set of perspectives and angles that had been guiding his career life. Stanford's education has profoundly changed his life and his family life for many generations to come.

Strategically, Cheng advised, Chinese parents ought to urge their youngsters to come to North America to explore and discover new fields, a new society, new ways of thinking, and more importantly, to discover themselves. Parents should not urge and expect their youngsters to come to America by living in a very closed Chinese speaking cluster and isolated from American society at large and forget about the mission of coming to American is not only taking some courses and get some degrees but to experience a discovery process that explores humanity, society, technologies, universe and themselves.

Professor Xiao Zhixing, who taught at China Europe International Business School (CEIBS), has worked with many entrepreneurs in China for a long time. Those entrepreneurs are more likely to send their kids abroad earlier; thus, their children lacked a sense of purpose and motivation. He pointed out that entrepreneurs should pay more attention to their children's cultural identity, self-identity, and sense of belonging and cultivate their creativity and leadership.

Mr. Huang commented on whether to go abroad at present: at a strategic level, education is a marathon, the same as life. It is unwise to be bound by age. Studying abroad is something that any age group can do, and it can be a lifelong plan. At the tactic level, for Chinese students who are currently facing the choice of studying abroad, they can make full use of the gap year to enrich themselves and improve their abilities in all aspects. Parents need to broaden their horizons and understand their children's wishes. Studying in Britain and the United States is not the only choice.

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On January 26, Tang Ning Reception Hall hosted a discussion on "China-US Education Prospects, Where Is the Current Road to Studying Abroad." The event was simultaneously webcasted on multiple platforms, and nearly one million viewers participated online.

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According to a local report there are more than 600,000 students from China currently studying in the US and millions of Chinese families are planning to send their kids to pursue their education in North America.

However, the deterioration of Sino US relations in recent years, combined with uncertainties from the pandemic around the globe had had a profound impact on those students who are already studying in the US and parents who are preparing to send their kids to study in America.

Stanford Center at Peking University, along of other peer institutions in China, had been approached by various groups seeking perspectives and insights on critical issues: Is it still safe and sound to send kids to study in America? Are there indications that US universities and schools are closing their doors to Chinese students?  Should parents and students start to seek other options, perhaps study in the UK or other countries?

In response to such concerns and with a desire to serve local communities, a round table panel discussion was held at the Yale Center of China in Beijing on Dec 26, 2020.   Stanford’s Executive Director, Josh Cheng, was among the nine directors of American education institutions with Centers in China who participated in the discussion.  Others (shown in the photo) participating in person were Yale, Chicago, Cornell, Notre Dame, and Columbia.  Representatives from Harvard, Wharton and Princeton participated virtually.

The directors shared with their personal experiences as well as institutional practices to directly address many concerns expressed by Chinese parents and students.  They believe US universities and schools will continue to welcome Chinese students, both in undergraduate and post graduate programs.  Having international students is an inseparable part of the global extension effort by almost every American educational institution. 

Stanford University just issued a statement in support of Stanford's international students and scholars, explicitly including those from China.

https://news.stanford.edu/today/2021/02/08/statement-president-marc-tessier-lavigne-support-stanfords-international-students-scholars/

Josh Cheng shared his perspectives on the safety and security concerns with Chinese parents. Using practices at Stanford, and other American universities, Mr. Cheng reiterated that American universities always make the safety and security of its students, staffs and faculties top priority.

The panel discussion was well attended, and it was agreed that if the pandemic policy of limiting visitors by PKU is lifted in near future, the Stanford Center at Peking University could serve as next host of the continuing discussion on US China Education.

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On December 26th, a group of American university center directors gathered at the Yale Beijing Center to discuss the future of international higher education in China. Josh Cheng, SCPKU Executive Director, introduced Stanford’s efforts to support students, no matter what nationality or race, continuing their study and research during this turbulent year.

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The past few months have been the strangest time. It was additionally peculiar for me in that, since I was learning remotely in China, most of my classes took place from midnight to morning. Sitting in front of my laptop each night while the world slumbered around me was difficult. But I also remember the way, from time to time, glimmers of conversations on zoom would absorb me entirely and make me forget I was alone and in the dark. Having met those wonderful people saved me from the coldness of seclusion, and made my quarter so much better:’) 

-2024, ALICE

I thought online college would be a disaster, but luckily, I was wrong. The teaching teams made lots of efforts to accommodate to the challenges in online instruction, so the learning experience was still of great quality despite being a different format. Moreover, the communities are amazing! My classmates and the student orgs I joined, especially the Gaieties team, always made my day in the past quarter. Can't wait to continue my journey at Stanford! 

-2024, SHAWN

This was definitely not how I expected college to start. The empty abyss of those Zoom squares with cameras off, those awkward moments of silence in breakout rooms, those bookmarked school events I didn’t attend: all things that made up my first quarter in college scream “human_interaction == 0”. Added on to my FOMO was the decreasing motivation to talk to people online. Therefore, when I went to Beijing to see my friends for the first time, I felt relieved. “They went through the same struggles I did.” I thought, “I’m with them.” There is a silver lining after all. 

-2024 RACHEL

I always thought that waking up at 5:00am would be the biggest challenge of online learning. But that becomes trivial when I face the real challenge --- lack of partnership. I remember the many hours stuck on a coding problem, alone; the many days spent looking for online studying buddies who could match my time zone; the many weeks of struggle to keep myself energized by my sheer curiosity of knowledge. It is at the freshman in-person gathering in Beijing that I truly feel my draining energy become to restore by the laughter, compassion, and wittiness of my classmates. It is people who makes Stanford attractive. 

-2024 DAVID

 

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On behalf of Stanford Center at Peking University, a year-end holiday gathering welcomed both undergrad and graduate students enrolled at Stanford. They had to spend their fall quarter in China due to the pandemic. Students reflected on their experiences and shared their stories about their quarter in China.

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