Summer Programs in China Attract a Record Number of Students

Many area higher education institutions will send students and faculty members to China this summer. A group of twenty-two students who are currently enrolled at various colleges and universities in the University System of Georgia will participate in the 2005 Study in China --General Studies Program in Zhengzhou between May 11 and June 7. The program is sponsored by the Asia Council, Valdosta State University and Dalton State College. Another Asia Council's program is the 2005 Study in China--Chinese Language Program which has enrolled seven participants so far. They will spend six weeks in China studying Chinese in the city of Yangzhou.Emory University also has a five-week Summer program in Beijing. It has enrolled seventeen students so far.Georgia Institute of Technology will host a Summer Study in Shanghai Program. Classes will be held during the nine-week period between May 23, 2005 and July 23, 2005.