BJBIE Kicks Off Two Week Recruitment Tour

Professor Gao Arriving at Sichuan University of Engineering and Technical Studies in Chengdu

August 5, 2012 - BJBIE Manager for Outreach and Program Development, Jim Burke, began his two–week long seminar, Path to US Admission in the newly founded Chengdu Regional Office. This first stop was an important beginning to the seminar, as the Chengdu Office has excelled in developing interest in the BJBIE Pathway Program. The first presentation was held at the renown Sichuan University of Engineering and Technical Studies in downtown Chengdu. The seminar BJBIE hosted included presentations by Professor and Lead Librarian of Peking University, Dr. Gao, who spoke about the needed preparation for enrollment in a strong Chinese university like Peking University, a discussion on the state of US higher education and the realities of the admission process for top-ranking American universities, and an overview of the BJBIE Pathway Program and how it prepares students with needed language and cultural skills that will be of benefit to Chinese students as they enroll in strong university programs.

The seminar was a huge success – nearly twenty families attended the program and stayed afterwards to discuss their own questions with the seminar panel. Many students made appointments with the Chengdu Office to organize interviews for the Pathway Program and understand BJBIE’s partner institutions better. After the seminar, BJBIE staff from the Chengdu, Beijing, and Washington DC offices all attended a reception to celebrate the successful program and review plans for future seminars.

Chengdu is the capital of the Sichuan Province – known for its beautiful scenery, panda preservations, and most notably its excellent and unique cuisine. The BJBIE staff was treated to the best and most representative cuisine of the Sichuan Province - the spicy, the savory, the robust, and the subtle – marked the celebration and experience in Chengdu as unique and memorable. This regional office is off to a strong and successful start, which the BJBIE network will benefit from.

Mr. Li, General Manager of the Chengdu Regional Office and Jim Burke, Manager of Outreach and Program Development