2018 China Rising Star Study Tour Now Taking Applications

2018 China Rising Star Study Tour
Study Abroad

The International Consortium invites students to participate in the winter 2018 China Rising Star Study Tour, sponsored by the China Education Association for the International Exchange (CEAIE). This two week study tour will be held from January 7 to January 20, 2018 in Beijing, Guangzhou, and Chengdu, with a focus on arts and design. Forty American students, along with students and faculty members from Chinese higher vocational colleges, will participate.  Activities will include workshops on student artistic creation and design, site visits, and cultural experiences.

CEAIE will pay for all participant expenses in China, including lodging, meals, in-country transportation, academic programs, and cultural tours.  Participants will be responsible for paying for their international flights, Chinese visas, travel insurance, and personal expenses.

Students eligible to participate in this study tour must:

  • Be US citizens
  • Be 18 to 30 years of age
  • Have an interest in China and Chinese culture
  • Be willing to promote education exchange and cooperation between China and the US

The application deadline is November 10, 2017.

About the Program

The China – U.S. Rising Star Student Study Tour is a flagship student exchange program under the framework of the China – U.S. High-level Consultation on People-to-People Exchange (CPE) in the sector of vocational education. AASCU’s International Education Office, as co-sponsor of this initiative, along with the China Education Association for International Exchange (CEAIE) selects students from its member universities featuring programs focusing on a variety of thematic areas of vocational education and applied learning, to experience two weeks of intensive training and study in host Chinese higher vocational colleges. The 2018 Winter tour will focus on different areas of art and design.

This program is made possible thanks to the generous support and funding by the Ministry of Education of China.

Goals of the 2018 China Rising Star Study Tour

  • Strengthen cross-cultural communication skills of student participants;
  • Improve the professional capacity of the student participants, and
  • Facilitate the increase of students studying in China in the vocational education sector

For more information, please contact Mandy Lautzenheiser at mandy.lautzenheiser@rockets.utoledo.edu.

SPC Center of International Programs