About Us

• Financial support for the operation and maintenance of this site comes from American International Education Foundation (AIEF). A California based non-profit organization; AIEF provides support on academic betterment programs, scholarship programs, professional training programs and youth leadership and internship programs.
• Financial support for the initial development of the content came from the SMBC Global Foundation, which provides scholarships and academic support for students from Asian countries, including China.
• NAFSA: Association of International Educators oversaw development of this site. NAFSA is a voluntary, non-governmental, non-profit professional association, focused on promoting international education and exchange.
• Gang Wang, associate director of the Office of International Students and Scholars at Yale University (U.S.A.) designed the site. Gary Althen, retired director of the Office of International Students and Scholars at the University of Iowa (U.S.A.) wrote the material.
• Larry Daks, a retired U.S. foreign-service officer with years of experience in China and other Asian countries, served as consultant to the developers.
• Members of the advisory committee helped guide the development of this project. They include Gang Wang (mentioned above), Michael Brzezinski of Purdue University; Mary Funari, Washington State University; Jay Horn, University of Texas at Austin; Karen Huang, Lehigh University; and Hu Qing Iavicoli, formerly of Harvard University.

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