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MEXICO: University of Guadalajara, Autonomous University of Guadalajara, University of Monterrey • CWU’s Center for Latino and Latin American Studies is partnering with the Secretariat of Culture of the State of Michoacán to promote the exchange of faculty, artists, and research scholars to advance cultural and academic exchanges. The Secretary of the Ministry of Culture visited the Ellensburg campus in November to inaugurate this new exchange program. CHINA: Anhui University, Beijing Jiaotong University, Peking University, Sha’anxi Normal University • Graduate degrees for mid-level officials from Liuzhou City, Guang’xi Province. CWU is in the second year of a contract with Liuzhou City to provide graduate degrees in Industrial Engineering, Public Accountancy, and Public Administration. 24 students participated in the program last year and 28 are scheduled to complete the program this year. • Biodiversity and Primate Research. For the sixth year CWU faculty and students are collaborating with Chinese primatologists for research on Tibetan macaques and amphibian biodiversity in the “Valley of the Wild Monkeys” in Anhui Province. The project is jointly sponsored by CWU and Anhui University, the flagship university of the province. JAPAN: Asia University, Gunma Prefectural Women’s University, Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, Shimane International College, Shimane University, Shimane Women’s Junior College, and Takushoku University • Language and Culture. Each year more than 125 students from seven Japanese institutions come to Central for environmental and English language studies and to study American society. About 25 students from Shimane Women’s Junior College and Takushoku University visit CWU’s Ellensburg campus for summer language programs. KOREA: Pukyong National University, Kyungdong University, and Ewha Womans University CWU partners with institutions in Seoul, Sokcho, and Pusan on the exchange of faculty and students interested in language acquisition and cultural learning, as well as many other academic disciplines. The Steve Kang Memorial Scholarship fully finances an Ewha student’s year-long program of study at CWU. With the leadership of state Sen. Paull Shin, Central has established an exchange program with Kyungdong University in Sokcho. Sen. Shin initiated the partnership, informing CWU of Kyungdong University’s interest in developing an exchange program to study English, broadcast journalism, and the use of information technology for distance education. A CWU faculty member from the communications department is the university’s first professor there and is on exchange for the 2008-2009 academic year. For more information contact Linda Schactler, CWU Director of Public Affairs, at 509-963-1384 or [email protected]. Fall 2011 CWU maintains education, exchange, and research programs with 30 colleges and universities around the world, including 14 institutions in East Asia, our major service area. This year, 11 faculty and 254 students have been studying, teaching, or conducting research in 29 other nations. CWU has also been designated by the East-West Center in Honolulu as a Regional Center of the Asian Studies Development Program, the only university in the Pacific Northwest region to hold that designation. This year Central is also welcoming 488 students from 42 countries to its campuses around the state. Central Washington University’s International Partners
