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Mr. Audie Wong Executive Director China-United States Exchange Foundation 20/F Yardley Commercial Building No. 3 Connaught Rd West Sheung Wan, Hong Kong

Re: Report of tile HBCU Presidential Delegation Visit to China -December 16-22, 2018

Dear M.r. Wong,

The HBCU-China Network would like to thank the China-United States Exchange Foundation and partners for its continued efforts to provide opportunities for HBCU studenis, presidents, and our institutions, to get to know China and its rich cult_1,1re and history. Thi_s _lette.r serves as a report t9 summarize t_he key outcomes of the very productive HBCU presidential delegati_on visit to China December 16-22, 2018.

SUMMARY REPORT

the H:Bcu Pres_idential D_elegation to China included presidents of four institutions: They were (in institutional alphabetical order): Dr. Aminta Breaux, Bowie State University (Bowie, Maryland); Dr. Kevin Rome, Fisk University (Nashville, Tennessee); Dr. Lester Newman, Jarvis Christian College (Largo, Texas); and Dr. Davfd Wilson, Morgan State University (Baltimore, Maryland).

This was Dr. Breaux's first visit to China.

Sunday December 16, 2018 The delegation arrived at Beijing International airport on Sunday evening December .16, 2018, arid was received by a'rapreseritative from the China United States Exchange Foundation. After we checked into the Shangri-la Hotel, we gathered in the lobby for an informal meeting to discuss and reacquaint ourselves with the goals of the visit, which were to:

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rii'!on_d11y D~e111be_r 1], ~018 We started on Mon_day with a briefing conducted by Ms. Yu.tao Lu.an. We then had a very productive visit to Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) where we met.with Dr. Jing Wei, Deputy Chief Executive and Deputy Director-General. Dr. Wei discussed with us the process that an HBCU should follow if it desires to be considered as a potential site for a Confucius lnst_itu_tE!. Thus far, approximately four HBClJ h.;ive Co,nfucius lnsiitutes on t_heir ~mpuse_s, and each of us expressed a desire to explore this possibility as wen. Dr. Wei in_d_icated that she would $end us via .email the procedures. We all left ouY business cards with. her, and are expecting to receive the procedures soon. As soon as we receive them, we will have the appropriate person on our respective campuses responsible for International Programs to follqw-up.

The delegation was then received by Mr. Xie Yuan, Vice President of the Chinese People's .Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), and Mr. Zhang Heqiang, Director Gene_ral of C_PAFFC. The d_iscussion took place_ around strategies that HBCUs should cons_ider to engage wi_th C_hinese universities in so_me of the "smaller "cities where HBCUs could recruit students to attend our campuses, and with more Chinese universities in rural China where the students don't have as many opportunities to study abroad. The Chinese universities might be more eager to host, not only students from HBC Us, but perhaps be open to the idea of some collaborative degree programs as well. The delegation woLJ!d like to explore these thought processe_s in more d_etail as we feel it might be very promising. We would suggest that a future HBCU presidential delegation visit might in"clude some exposure to the campuses of such Chinese universities.

Du.ring ihe_ afternoon, we made two campus visits: Beiji_ng LJn_iversity of __ Chem_ic.1I Techno_logy (Buen a_nd Beijing Language a_nd CulJure University (BLCU). At BUCT, each of us signed a Memorandum of Collaboration that will open doors for our students to study there--begin·ning possibly as soon as summer 2019 (photos.attached). Each of us provided to BUCT the name of the contact person on our campus who will follow-up with their contact person. We are very excited about this oppoi:tunity ;;ind will move expedilio_u_sly to identify several stude_nts to s_tudy . there. ·

Our visit to BLCU was equally productive. We agreed to continue to dialogue with them around hosting a smiill group of HBCU presiclen_ts for a 3-5-day langu;;ige immersion program, as well as work with BLCU to develop some "tailored" language programs for our students. Again, each HBC_U pledged to follow-Lip with them i:Jn an individual basis.

Meeting with Mr. Audie Wong, Executive Director of China-United States Exchange Foundation A terrifi~ e_nding to ou_r first-full d_;ay "'.o/as, the opport~nity to, meet and have _dinner \'Vith Mr. Audie Wong. We are grateful that 1111.r. Wong flew in from Hong Kong a_nd met with us. The d_inn_er 11nd dialogue were rich. The cuisine was utterly excellent and the dialogue covered a number of important topics. We discussed the formation of American higher education in order to provide Mr. Wong with the context out of which Historically Black Colleges and Universities were fanned. We also ialked about_ the_ impact o,f the scholarsh)p on our studen~ ( over 750 of them have studied abroad in China since the initiation of the HBCU Scholarship Program.) We also thought it would be a good idea to have Mr. Wong, since he is new to the leadership of CUSEF, come to some of our campuses and discuss the relationship between CUSEF and HBCUs. We "'.ofill follo.w-upwith his office to d:iscuss the details of suc_h a visit or a possible_ mini-conference.

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Tuesday December 18, 2018 Tuesday was devoted to a day of understanding Chinese culture and history. Members of the dE!legation vi_sited.nu_memus hi_stori1:a_l place_s an_d edifices in Beiji_ng, including The Forb_idden City and the Temple of Heaven. We also enjoyed another day of authentic Chinese cuisine and some shopping at the Silk Market.

Wednesday December 19, 2019 Our day comm_enced with breakfast in our local ho.tel, and then a visit to the US Embassy. At the Embassy, our discussion unfolded around viays that HBCUs can become more attractive institutions to Chinese students seeking to study within the United States. EducationUSA made us aware of the numerous recruitment/information fairs that take place in China each year and suggested we consider sending r~preSE!ntatives to some of thi:lse fairs. We h_ave already begun receiving emails from EducationUSA with dates and IO:cations of these fairs and several of u·s are plarinin·g to have representatives to attend some of them goirig forward.

We spent a portion of the afternoon touring another tradition in Beijing-the Pearl Market, and afterwards, boa_rded our flight to Chongqing. ·

Th·ursday December 20, 2018 Our meeting at Chongqing University (CQU) was exceptional. CQU has hosted several students from HBCUs and the students have.had transformational experiences on their campus. Our delega)ion was received in a formal nie_eiing tiy Professor Dr. Xu Wang, Vice Chiiirman of the University Couricil, as well as by Mr. Rex Gao, Deputy Director of the Office of lriternational Affairs, and Mr. Cliff QIN, Head, Section of International Staff and Global Relations. Our campuses will follow-up with them with the goal to identify at lea_st_ five student_s from each of our institutions·to st_udy at CQU this summer.

We then had another very successful luncheon with The Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, hosted by Mr. Wang Guangcheng, Deputy President, and Lu Jin, Director. They exprellsed worry t_h_at the U.S. is making it S9 diffi~ult for.Chine!;e stlJcienti. to ga_in Vis~s that many of these st_udenti. might start to look to Ca_nada and Eu.rope for universities to study, and not the U.S. We as a delegation certainly understand the negative impact on US higher education if we lose a significant number of Cliinese students, and are hopeful that whatever the issues are, that they will be addressed at the level ofthe US State Department. We tl)en boarded a flight for the last l~g of our trip --- Shanghai.

Friday December 21, 2018 (Shanghai) ' Our first visit in Shanghai was to Donghua University. We were met formally by the University

President, as well as by Frances, the Director of the International Student Admissions Department. Donghua has not thus far participated in the China/HBCU Scholarship Program~. but is extremely inte_rested in doing so-again as early a_s 2019-should they get approval from the Ministry of Education to offer scholarships to students from HBCUs under the program. All members of the HS.CU Presidential Delegation felt that Donghua would be a very good fit for our students. We were joined in the meeting with the President and Frances by an African American graduate student who had completed her undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University in

. Nashvi)le, Tennessee. She was very impressive, and conveyed to us notlii_ng b_ut positive comments about her experience at Oonghua. We have given Frances the contact information for our campus-based representatives for follow-up. Our goal, again, is to have students from our instit_utions studying at Donghua.

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, Finally, we concluded our university visits in China with a visit to another campus wherewe had not established a prior relationship=Shanghai University of International Business and Economics (SUIBE) (see photos). lhavealso followed up with them and indicated that the Hf?CU Pr~sid_ents i_n the de_legation would give th~m contacts on their respective campuses to initiate possible collaborations.

Summary From the perspective of the HBCU Presidential Delegation, the goals we agreed to at the beginning of-the trip were achieved. We now know the process local Chinese institutions must foi1oi,iio secure the M

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inistry ofEduc~Uon's scholarships for HBCU students; we think we have opened doors of possibilities at additional Chinese universities to host HBCU students; we

. understand the step(s) to employ to make an application for a Confucius Institute on our campus~s; and we gained considerable feedback from campuses that have hosted HBCU st_uc:l_ents. ·

Thanks again to CUSEF for hosting us, and for its continued efforts to provide opportunities for Historically Black Colleges and Universities. We look forward to ongoing collaboration with CUSEF and its partners, and w_ith mutu;ally benefic:ial partnerships with Chinese universities.

Yours Sincerely,

David Wilson, President, Morgan State University Chairml;ln, HBCU Chin_a Scholarship Network

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From: HBCU-China Network ~11_l_>j1!ct_: 21_1_!~ HBCIJ Presidents Vis_it to C_hina • Report At):ached Date: January 8,.2019 at 1:30:25 PM EST To_: HBCU-C:.hina Netwo_rk Cc: Julia )Nilson , Julia Wlisoii

Dear HBCU-China Network Members,

Happy New Year!

We a"re pleased _to provide the atfached update of th_e recent successfully completed HB_CU Presidential. Visit to China from December 15 - 22, 2018. The attached is a summary report of the China visit from Dr. David Wilson, Pres_ident o_f Morgan State Uniyersity and Cha_irnian ofth_e HBCU-Chin_a Schola:,ship Network.

Can you please review the report, and share with your presidents and key administrators to ensure they a:re.inform·ed ~fthe continued succe~ses of the HBC::U-China Network?

We look forward te> an exciting and productive year of continued and increa_sed ·collaboration and opportunities between HBCUs and Chinese universities for HBCU-China student exchanges.

Thank you for vo:ur origoin·g participation in the HBCU-China Scholarship Network.

Best r¢gards,

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Report of the HBCU Presidential Delegation Visit to China December 16-22, 2018

The HBCU Presidential Delegation to China included presidents of four institutions: They were (in institutional alphabetical order):

• Dr. Aminta Breaux, Bowie State University (Bowie, Maryland) • Dr. Kevin Rome, Fisk University (Nashville, Tennessee) • Dr. Lester Newman, Jarvis Christian College (Largo, Texas) • Dr. David Wilson, Morgan State University (Baltim_ore, Maryland).

This was Dr. Breaux's first visit to China.

Sunday December 16, 2018 The delegation arrived at Beijing lntern·ational airport on Sunday evening Dece'mber 16, 2018, and was received by a representative· from the China United States Exchange. Foundation .. After we checked into the Shangri-la Hotel, we gathered in the lobby for an informal meeting to discuss an_d reacqu_aint ourselves with the goals of the visit, which were to:

1) Gain feedback from institutions in China that had hosted students from HBCUs 2) Keep the doors cif opportunity open for students at HBCUs who are desirous of studying in

China to do so 3) Visit universities that had not hosted HBCU students to ascertain thei_r interest in doing so,

· 4) To explo'fe the process of possibly housing a co·nfucius Institute on more HBCU campuses 5) Understand the process which Chinese universities must follow in accessing government

sponsored scholarships for students at HBCUs to study on their campuses.

It was a very productive discussion and we were all very clear about the expected outcomes of our visit.

Monday December 17, 2018 We had a very productive visit to Confucius Institute Headquarters' (Hanban) where we mety,,ith Dr. Jing Wei, Deputy ChiefExecutive and Deputy Director-General. Dr. Wei discussea with u·s t_he pro~ess that an HBCU should follow if it des.ires to be considered as a potential site for a Confucius Institute. Thus far, approximately four HBCU _have Confucius Institutes on thei_r campuses, and each of us expressed a desire to explore·this possibility as well. Dr. Wei indicated that she would send us via email the procedures. As soon as we receive them, we will have the appropriate person on our respective campuses responsible for ln!_emational Programs to follow-up. ·

The delegation was then received by Mr. Xie Yuan, Vice President of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), and Mr. Zhang Heqiang, Direct9r General of CPAFFC. The discussion took place around strategies that HBCUs should consider to engage 11,1ith Chinese univers_ities in some of the "small.er "c~ies where HBCUs co_uld recruit students to attena our campuses, arid with more Chinese universities in rural China where the student_s don't h_ave as many opportunities to study abroad. The Chinese universities might be more eager to host, not only students from HBC Us, but perhaps be open to the id.ea of some

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collaborative degree programs as well. The delegation would like to explore these thought processes in more detail as we feel it might be very promising. We would suggest that a future 1-iBCU pre_sidential delegation visit might i_nclude some exposure to the campuses of such Chinese universities.

During the afternoon, we made two campus visits: Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT) and Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU). At B,UCT, each ofus signed a Memorandum of Collaboration that will open doors for our students to study there-beginni_hg possibly as soon as summer 2019 (photos attached). Each of us provided to BUCT the name of the con~act person on our campus who will .follow-up with their contact person. We are very eiccited about this opportunity and will move expeditiously to identify several students to study there.

Our visit-to BLCU was equally productive. We agreed to continue to dialogue with them around hosting a sm?1[I group ofHBCU presidents for a 3-5-day language immersion program, as well as work with BLCU to develop some '.'_tailored" lan·gu·age programs for our students. Agai_n, e_ach HBCU pledged to follow-up with them on an individual basis.

11/leeting with Mr. Audie Wong, Executive Director of China-United States Exchange Foundation A terrific ending to our first-full day was the opportunity to meet arid have dinne_r Ylith llllr. A_udie Wong. We are grateful that Mr. Wong flew in from Hong Kong and met with us. The dinner and diaJ9gu_e we_re ri


We spent a portion of the afternoon touring another tradition in Beijing-the Pearl Market, and afterwards, boarded our flight to Chongqing.

r·hursday December 20, 2018 Our meeting at Chongqing University (CQU) was exceptional. CQU has hosted several students from HBCUs and the st_udent.s have ha!l tri:msformational e_xperi(!l_nces on their campus; Our delegation was receiv_ed in a formal meeting by Professor Dr. Xu Wang, Vice Chairman of the University Council, as well as by Mr. Rex Gao, Deputy Director of the Office of lntemational Affairs, and Mr. Cliff QIN, Head, Section of International Staff and Global Relations. Our campuses will follow-up wtth them with the goal to identify at least five s_tu_d_e_n_ts from e_a_ch cif our institutions to study at cau this summer.

We then had another very successful luncheon with The Chinese People's Association for Friendship Ylith Foreign Countries, hosted by M_r. Wang Guangcheng, Deputy President, an_d Lu Jin, Director. They expressed worry that the U.S. is making it so difficult for Chinese students to gain visas that many of these students might start to look to Canada and Europe for universities to study, a_nd not the U.S. We as a delegation certainly l!n_derstand the negative imp_act on US higher education ifwe lose a significant number of Chinese students, and are hop·eful that whatever the issues are, that they will be addressed at the level of the US State Department. We then .b_oarded a flight for the la.st leg of ou_r trip - Sha_nghai.

Friday D.ecember 21, 2018 (Shanghai) Ou_r first visit in Shanghai was to Donghua Univer!?)ty. W~ Y1ere met formaUy tly the University President, as well as by Frances, the Director of the International Student Admissions Department. Donghua has not thus far participated in the China/HBCU Scholarship Program-but is e)rtremely interested in doing so-again as early as 2019-sho_uld they get approval ~rom the Ministry of Education to offer scholarships to students from HBCUs under the program. All members of the HBCU Preside_ntial Delegation felt that Donghua would be a very good fit for ou'r students. We were joined in the meeting with the President and Frances by an African American graduate student .who had completed her undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt Un_iversity i_n Nashville, Tennessee. Shewa_s very impressive, and conveyed to us nothing but posttive ~mments about her experience at Donghua. We have given Frances the contact information for our campu~based representatives for follow-up. Our goal, again, is to have· students from our institutions studying at Donghua.

Finally, we concluded our university visits in China with a visit to another campus where we had not established a prior relationship - Shanghai University of l_nte_mational Bu_si_nes_s and Economics (SUIBE) (see photos). I have also followed u·p with them and indicated that the HBCU Presidents in the delegation would give them contacts on their respective campuses to initiate possible collaborations.

Summary From the perspective of the HBCU _Presi_d_ential Delegati_o_n, th_e goals we agreed to at the. beginning of the trip were achieved. We now know the process local Chinese institutions m·ust follow to secure the Ministry of E:duc;ation's scht1larsh,ips for HBCU students; we think we have . . . opened doors of possibilities at additional Chinese universities to host HBC.U students; we un_derstand the step(s) to employ to make an application for a Confucius Institute on our

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campuses; and we gained considerable feedback from campuses that have hosted HBCU students.

Thanks again to CUSEF for hosting us, and for its continued efforts to provide opportunities for Historically Black Colleges and Universities. We loo_k forward to ongoing coll_a_boration Ylith CUSEF and its partners, and with mutually beneficial partnerships with Chinese universities for members of the HBCU NetYlork.

Subni_itted By:

David Wilson, President, Morgan State University Chairman, HBCU China Scholarship Network

Cc: Julia Wilson Wilson Global Communications USA

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