American Elite Students Gather in BLCU to Strengthen Chinese during Summer Holiday

　　On June 9^th, the opening ceremony of the 9^th Harvard Beijing Academy Project jointly hosted by BLCU and Harvard University was held in BLCU. Vice president Qi Dexiang, section chief of International Cooperation and Exchange Office Zhang Baojun, director of Harvard University Chinese department Liu Lijia and 102 students came from Harvard University, Yale University and other famous schools attended the ceremony.

　　Found in 2005, and held every summer holiday, Harvard Beijing Academy was a Chinese study project jointly started by BLCU and Harvard University. And this one was the 9^th, and more than 700 students from Harvard and Yale University participated the project. There were 9 weeks in each project, and the project took a training model of Combination of Da Ban and Xiao Ban. Through social investment, cultural tour, Chinese language partner, cultural lectures, and visit Chinese families, the students’ Chinese level and understanding of Chinese society and culture were enforced.