Wenzao University Delegation Visit

The Hunter College Chinese Program welcomed a visiting delegation of administration officials and teachers from Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages at Hunter on November 17th, 2022:

1. University President Mei-Hua Chen
2. Senior Vice President Chung-Hsien Shih
3. Dean of International Affairs Yujane Chen
4. Dean of Mandarin Chinese College Chang-Mo Hsu
5. Chairperson of the Alumni Association Yi-Tsuen Lou
6. Associate Professor, Department of Applied Chinese Chi-Hsiang Wang
7. Wenzao Chinese Language Center Specialist Yi-Hsuan Chen
8. College Program Assistant Chia-Yu Liu

The delegation came to Hunter to commemorate the new Hunter/Wenzao partnership in the Taiwan Huayu BEST: Bilingual Exchanges of Selected Talent Program. The benefits of the partnership include exchange teachers for each institution, and generous scholarships for Hunter students interested in studying Mandarin Chinese in Taiwan at Wenzao during the academic year.

The delegation met with Hunter Provost Manoj Pardasani, Chinese Program Head Der-lin Chao, Education Abroad Director Sarah Craver, and the teachers and staff of the Hunter Chinese and Flagship programs, to discuss the progress of the new partnership in its first year, and suggest ideas for expanding areas of cooperation in the future.

Hunter President Jennifer Raab kindly joined the meeting to welcome and thank the delegation.