Despite unforeseen challenges, the Class of 2023 has achieved a 92% overall employment and graduate education rate. The 382 graduates from 36 countries can now be found all over the world, with 69% choosing to work or study in places other than their home countries.
| |
Over the years, NYU Shanghai's TESOL program has consistently refined its curriculum and expanded its faculty. Last year, Professor Liang Jiansong joined as the program's new co-director alongside Professor Kentei Takaya. Liang says joining NYU Shanghai fulfills a lifelong dream to contribute to higher education in China.
| |
NYU Shanghai's Halal food station has some tasty new menu items: falafel, chicken shawarma wraps, and hummus! The addition of these dishes are the delicious result of a collaboration between the cafeteria staff and Clinical Assistant Professor of History Wen Shuang, whose research and teaching interests center on modern China and the Arab world.
| |
Red tape imposes tangible costs on businesses, hindering investments and economic growth. A recent study by NYU Shanghai Assistant Professor of Finance Geoffery Zheng and his collaborator introduces a fresh methodology to measure the actual economic costs of bureaucratic hurdles.
| |
Michelle Huang '18 didn't expect to pioneer NYU Shanghai's environmental studies minor. Post-graduation, she didn't expect to build a nonprofit organization in New Zealand. What guided her was her insatiable curiosity, passion for learning, and a desire to contribute to a more equitable world.
| |
• A delegation of 31 young scholars from Harvard University visited NYU Shanghai on January 19 as part of the 2024 China Trek, organized by the Greater China Society, a student organization at Harvard Kennedy School. The representatives toured campus, met with leadership, and engaged in a conversation on academic, cultural, and personnel exchanges.
| |
• Congratulations to Daryl Goh '24, Li Yuxian '24, Brian Kwok '24, Dong Yanxuan '24, and Jason Fu '24, members of a student team advised by Assistant Professor of Practice in Finance David Yu, who won third place in the Shanghai regional final of the 2023-2024 CFA Institute Research Challenge. The CFA Institute Research Challenge is an analytical research competition for finance students from around the world.
| |
Want to paint a mural to create an inviting space? All members of the NYU Shanghai community are invited to participate and propose a design for two large-scale murals for a mural project in the entrance area of the new Social and Behavioral Science Lab on floor B2. Please register here as an individual or group before March 1. For mural painting inspirations, watch the video to see Li Lisha and Liu Bin introducing the Lijiang Mural Project!
| |
"Restarting dynamics of mutual inquiry, of mutual exploration of academic issues–none of that works without trust at the personal level, trust at the institutional level, and trust at the governmental level...You should take your classes seriously, but also feel a sense of almost historical mission of demonstrating to everyone that there is the possibility of building trust back up, step by step."
— Neysun A. Mahboubi, Director of Penn Project on the Future of U.S.-China Relations, University of Pennsylvania, speaking on "Where Does U.S.-China Scholarly Exchange Go From Here?"
| |
Welcome Back, Scholars!
Ready to embark on a new journey this semester? Here's to another chapter of growth, learning, and unforgettable moments.
| |
| From the NYU Global Network
| |
The $400 million public-private initiative, announced by Governor Kathy Hochul as part of her 2024 budget proposal, will result in a groundbreaking computational facility in Upstate New York that promotes responsible research and development, boosts New York's economy, and serves all New Yorkers equally.
| |
• NYU Shanghai publishes 2023 Final Destinations Report
Jiefang Daily and Pudong Fabu reported that the Class of 2023 has achieved a 92 percent overall employment and graduate education rate, 57.5 percent of whom have received graduate program admissions at world's top universities, while 34.5 percent have landed a job.
| |
• From waste to wearable fashion
As the Trash Fashion Show took place for the first time at the New Bund Campus, China Daily chatted with IMA student designers about their ideas of transforming recycled materials into fashion statements.
| |
• COP28: China aspires "to present itself as an environmental leader"Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Yifei Li talked to Radio France International about China's environmental policy during last year's COP28 UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai.
| |
For a complete listing of events at NYU Shanghai, check out the Weekly Events Newsletter, delivered to your inbox every Monday when school is in session. If you wish to highlight your event in the Weekly Events Newsletter, upload your event to Engage no later than the Thursday before the Monday newsletter.
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
