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Hangzhou and Hebei

Written by Alice Chen (Wofford College), Student Correspondent for Middlebury in Beijing, Spring 2025 Reconnecting After Spring Break After everyone separated and traveled all around China for spring break, we all found ourselves reconnected for Middlebury in Beijing’s Traveling Seminar in Hangzhou. Our Travelling Seminar in Hangzhou consisted of group activities, and our own free time where we […]

Afternoon Tea at Maokong, Taipei

Written by Isaac Frank (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Student Correspondent for CET Taiwan, Spring 2025 “Melita, this is NOT downhill.” 40 of us CET students and language partners who’d decided to come to 猫空 (Maokong) Tea Village trailed behind Melita, the CET staff leading our optional Saturday activity. We had just finished a CET-sponsored trip […]

Beijing in the Spring and Traveling to Chengdu

Photos taken by Paul Douglass (Yale University), Student Correspondent for CET Beijing, Spring 2025 Beijing in the Spring Beijing, like many cities in China, is filled with green spaces. This park in the heart of Beijing’s financial district features a lake and traditional architecture. It is the perfect place to unwind after classes. China has a large retired […]

Back-to-Back-to-Back Activities in Beijing

Written by Alice Chen (Wofford College), Student Correspondent for Middlebury in Beijing, Spring 2025 Temple of Heaven (天坛) Middlebury in Beijing students and roommates teamed up with CET students and roommates and we headed off to the Temple of Heaven together in a bus. It reminded me of my elementary field trip days! The Temple of Heaven is […]

A Taste of YiLan

Written by Isaac Frank (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Student Correspondent for CET Taiwan, Spring 2025 I didn’t realize how essential it was to spend a weekend outside of Taipei. While I love the city and there are countless daytrips you can take, this semester midpoint weekend trip opened my eyes to how much there is […]

A Trip from Beijing to Shanghai

Photos taken by Paul Douglass (Yale University), Student Correspondent for CET Beijing, Spring 2025 This past week CET Beijing took a trip to Shanghai. Shanghai is known as the “Magic City” in part because of its weather. Its location in between the coast and the Yangtze River Delta creates a temperate and humid climate, leading to foggy views […]

CET Jordan: Academic Consultation Board

Over the years, we’ve built a strong network of locally-based faculty that we’re proud to call our peers. These faculty make up our Academic Consultation Board—a select group of local voices and thought leaders that help advise and shape components of the CET Jordan program. 

Board members support the program in many ways, including but not limited to:

  • Leveraging topical expertise to help develop courses, including field-based components.
  • Teaching courses or guest lectures for CET Jordan and custom programs
  • Recommending and providing academic resources for research

Academic Consultation Board Members

  • Dr. Bader Al Madi | American University of Madaba, PhD, Sociology, Political Science
  • Dr. Amani El Serhan | University of Jordan, PhD, Women's Studies
  • Dr. Amani Qashmar | University of Jordan, PhD, Education
  • Dr. Areej Alawzi | University of Jordan, PhD, English Literature/Translation
  • Dr. Ahmad Al Khrisha | World Islamic Sciences & Education University, PhD, Arabic Language & Literature

Learn more about studying abroad with CET

Learn more about studying abroad with CET