Doing Business in China

How to find School exchanges partner in China,these are the new trends and steps to build partnership with Chinese school.

All Chinese schools want to partner, especially with U.S. schools. But, the decision is not the school’s; it is the local government’s. Education is government business in China and it has been that way for thousands of years.” Once the government agrees to a partnership, the Chinese school will enthusiastically deploy its resources to promote the exchange.

Unlike in years past, Chinese schools no longer need outside funding support for exchanges, opening up the feasibility of reciprocal exchanges between officials, teachers, and students. Wang explains that parents in China strongly support student exchanges and will gladly cover the costs for their child to go to the United States.

If one has the long-term vision and dedication to foster a partnership, what is the first step? One effective strategy is to build on pre-existing sister-city or trade relationships in your community, expanding these to include alliances between educational institutions. Moreover, several states, such as Connecticut, Indiana, Oklahoma, North Carolina, Vermont, and Washington State offer exchange programming or support through their state departments of education or through other organizations. Other starting points include:

The China Exchange Initiative organizes two-way principal shadowing exchanges between Chinese and U.S. schools, and also lists state-by-state exchanges on their website.

The National Committee on U.S. China Relations offers the Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program to China for U.S. educators, a Freeman Foundation-funded teacher exchange program, and also sponsors the Education Delegation of Chinese educational officials and school administrators to the United States.

The National Consortium for Teaching Asia (NCTA) is a collaborative effort between the East Asian Studies programs of Columbia University, Five College Center for East Asian Studies at Smith College, Indiana University, the University of Colorado, the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Southern California, and the University of Washington. They offer seminars for teachers and educators throughout the United States and also organize exchanges for seminar alumni.