Student Exchange Program

Twenty to twenty-five student delegates will be selected through a rigorous application and interview
process from universities across China to participate in the 2010 HAUSCR Student Exchange Program,
with room and board expenses fully covered by HAUSCR and its sponsors. The weeklong program
combines the experience of a liberal arts education at Harvard with interactive programs designed not only
to enhance the worldview of the student delegates, but also to allow them to share their unique personal
experiences with members of the Harvard community. By actively participating in symposium events, the
student delegates will be exposed to alternate ways of viewing the world, as well as a stronger
understanding of American culture. These experiences will in turn help them develop a broader perspective
of the world around them. Moreover, by participating in classes and seminars at Harvard, the student
delegates will gain insight into the values and limits of an American liberal arts education, in comparison to
their own educational experience in China.

At the same time, the Student Exchange Program will provide Harvard students a direct opportunity to
interact with university students from China. By facilitating conversation between students of the two
countries, the program will also enable Harvard students to examine the social and cultural aspects of China
from a more authentic and personal angle.

Lastly, the Student Exchange Program provides a common ground for Harvard students and Chinese
delegates to form meaningful relationships with prominent speakers, professors, artists and public officials.
Through in-depth discussions with guest speakers and professors, students from both countries will be
exposed to new insights and diverse perspectives on the relevant social and cultural issues in the two
countries.

In an effort to achieve all of these goals, HAUSCR has planned the following components of the Student
Exchange Program.