Newsletter No. 500

The Constituent Colleges 21 Part 1 different programmes such as Ch’ienMu Lecture in History and Culture, YuYing- shih Lecture in History, UnitedAsia Finance Visiting Scholars Programme, S.Y. Chung Visiting Fellows Programme, andY.S. Hui Exchange Programme in Fine Arts. Renowned scholars are invited to deliver academic and cultural talks. In enhancing intercultural exchanges and fostering global understanding, NewAsia College has established various exchange programmes with overseas institutions. Since 1993, the College has organized New Asia College-Yale University Student Exchange Programme to enhance students’ understanding of the social, cultural and scientific issues in the two regions. NewAsia students may also enrich their international exposure by taking part in the College one-year/ one-semester exchange programmes to the United States (University of Denver), Japan (Asia University, Soka University and Kyoto Sangyo University), Korea (Ewha Womans University), and China (Beijing Normal University). To further improve students’ proficiency in both Chinese and English, the College launches the language enhancement programmes which include Social Putonghua Workshops, Social English Workshops, Putonghua Tables, Summer Putonghua Speaking Camp, English Summer Camp and intensive summer language courses held in mainland China and England. The College also organizes a wide variety of summer activities such as Leadership Development Programme, Summer Japanese Language Programme, New Asia-Yale Community Service Exchange, New Asia College-Hunan University Summer Exchange Programme, and Overseas Job Attachment, so students develop self-confidence and learn about the socio-cultural and economic