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The First BXAI Day was held in Hangzhou on 27 October, 2014.  It was well-attended by our Advisory Council members, Board Governors, Executive Committee members, representatives from Bai Xian Asia Institute (Japan) Inc., as well as other partners and supporters, including representatives from our partner universities and Bai Xian Foundation.

The day kicked off with an Open Forum in the morning followed by luncheon and the Institute’s third Board Meeting in the afternoon.

Our CEO, Ms. Ronna CHAO, provided an overview of BXAI’s 2014 achievements and introduced the topic for discussion: “Attracting the Best Minds of Asia” at the Open Forum.  The discussion centered around developing a distinct Asian scholarship program and enhancing support for our scholarship recipients.  Participants discussed the Institute’s unique positioning to connect peoples and institutions across Asia and to develop a scholarship program with a distinct Asian niche and experience.  In particular, participants were of the view that the BXAI Summer Program has great potential to connect all of the Institute’s stakeholders and promote the Asian way of education by exposing our scholars to the best policy, technology, social thought and corporate leaders here in Asia.

On 24 October 2015 Shanghai Jiao Tong University held an opening ceremony for its Asian Youth Center (AYC).  The AYC admitted 303 residents, including 27 Chinese students and 276 international students, for the 2014-2015 academic year.

The 4th Joint School Symposium for the Asian Youth Center (AYC) was held at Shanghai Jiao Tong University from 23-25 October, 2014.  The theme for the year was to learn about the updates of the project and the innovative trend in education as well as the international student mobility.  More than 110 guests, including representatives from 17 Asian universities comprising 5 from Mainland China, 6 from Japan, 2 from Korea, 3 from Hong Kong, and one from Taiwan, attended the 3-day event.