Study Abroad in China: Chinese Studies & Internship in Shanghai – Faculty & Staff

Shanghai Faculty

Chinese Language Faculty

Our agreement with Donghua University provides us full autonomy in hiring Chinese language faculty. CET selects, trains and manages all Chinese language instructors. All faculty have advanced degrees in either Chinese or linguistics.

Area Studies Faculty

All area studies faculty come from universities in Shanghai, such as: Fudan University, Jiaotong University, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, China Europe International Business School. Most have held teaching or research positions in the United States. CET also hires US faculty who are in Shanghai on sabbatical or summer break.

Shanghai Staff

CET maintains full-time, bilingual staff at each of its study abroad locations.

The Director oversees the area studies curriculum, manages internship placements and arranges all excursions. S/he coordinates housing and local roommates, and oversees student acclimation, health and welfare. S/he is trained to prevent and handle student emergencies.

The Chinese Language Coordinator oversees the language curriculum and faculty, conducts regular language faculty training and manages Chinese language classes.

Staff Bios

Jeremy Friedlein, Director

Jeremy is a specialist in program management, student management, out-of-classroom learning and student internship programs. He has lived in China since 1995 and has worked in the field of study abroad since 1999. Jeremy has served as a resident director at three CET locations: C.V. Starr-Middlebury School in China, Hangzhou Summer Immersion and Intensive Chinese Language in Beijing. He has served as the Director of CET Shanghai since the program’s launch in 2008. In May of 2007, the city of Hangzhou named Jeremy one of the city’s top ten young talents. Jeremy is the first foreigner to receive this award. Jeremy holds a BA in China Studies from North Carolina State University.

Wu Bo, Chinese Language Coordinator

Wu Bo has been involved in the field of Chinese language teaching for over 40 years. She has taught at numerous schools, including Guizhou University, Beijing Huawen Institute, Beijing Foreign Language Normal University and the CET programs in Beijing. She has taught a wide variety of Chinese classes at all levels, from elementary school to adult. Her research on minority languages and Chinese language teaching methodology has been widely published in China. Ms. Wu has served as a lead teacher and assisted with teacher training at the CET Beijing Chinese Language program since 1992.

Cheng Ying (Cherry Cheng), Director’s Assistant

Cheng Ying is a graduate of Donghua University in Shanghai, where she received a BA in Environmental Engineering in 2009. She is from Shanghai and loves to share insider tips about her hometown with CET students.

Shanghai Alumni

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Academic Advisory Board

CET maintains an advisory board of US-based scholars. The Chinese Studies Advisory Board overseas the area studies curricula of two programs:

• Chinese Studies & Service-Learning in Beijing
• Chinese Studies & Internship in Shanghai

The Advisory Board meets annually to discuss curricula and derive teaching standards. Board members visit the CET sites in order to evaluate programs and, when possible, teach courses.

Dr. Dorothy Borei
Professor Emerita of History, Guilford College

Dr. Rebecca Clothey
Associate Clinical Professor, School of Education, Drexel University

Dr. Ken Hammond
Professor of History, New Mexico State University

Dr. Scott Kennedy
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Indiana University

Elizabeth D. Knup
Former American Co-Director, Hopkins-Nanjing Center for Chinese and American Studies

Dr. Nancy Riley
Professor of Sociology, Bowdoin College

Dr. Helen Schneider
Assistant Professor of History, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Dr. Yan Sun
Associate Professor of Visual Arts, Gettysburg College