President Jack Kahn had the opportunity to welcome Director Dai Wenhua from the Hebei Institute of China’s prestigious Tsinghua University to Shoreline

President Jack Kahn had the opportunity to welcome Director Dai Wenhua from the Hebei Institute of China’s prestigious Tsinghua University to Shoreline. Mr. Dai is the Director of Development Planning of External Relations at the Hebei institute in Beijing, which was founded jointly by the Hebei Provincial Government and Tsinghua University. The mission of the institute is to provide education training and economic and social development advisory services to government agencies and state-owned corporations in the province. International education promotion and global engagement is an important component of their programs. Shoreline has been partnering with the institute for several years prior to the pandemic. Associate Vice President of International Education & Global Engagement, Samira Pardanani, and Director of International Outreach, Bo Fu have met with them multiple times, including a visit to Tsinghua in Beijing in 2019. Accompanying Director Dai was Aaron Quan, a local partner who has worked with Shoreline for several years and regularly refers students to the College.