A representative of Schwarzman Scholars, a new scholarship program for graduate study in China, will be on campus Tuesday, Dec. 2, from 10:30 a.m. until 12 noon, to give a presentation in Room 260 of Bascom Hall. Dr. Allysa Trotmetter will offer a brief presentation about the Schwarzman Scholars program, and allow time for discussion and questions. The presentation is free and open to the public. Students are particularly encouraged to attend.

Schwarzman Scholars (http://schwarzmanscholars.org) is an ambitious new initiative, inspired by the Rhodes Scholars program, to introduce the next generation of young global leaders to each other and to China. Up to 200 scholars will be recruited annually from the U.S., Canada, China and around the world for a fully-funded one-year program at Tsinghua University in Beijing, one of China’s most prestigious universities. Scholars chosen for this highly selective program will live in Beijing for a year of study and cultural immersion, attending lectures, traveling and developing a better understanding of China. Classes will be taught in English. Students will pursue degrees in one of three disciplines: public policy, economics and business, or international studies. Admissions will open the fall of 2015, with the first class of 100 students in residence by the summer of 2016.

The program was created by Tsinghua University and Steve Schwarzman, CEO and co-founder of Blackstone Group, one of the world's biggest private-equity firms.

Schwarzman Scholars hopes to recruit outstanding scholars from The University of Wisconsin-Madison and prepare them for future leadership and invites students of all year levels to attend the introductory meeting on December 2, 2014.

Submitted by Academic Affairs on November 19, 2014

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