Subject: The Work of IFCSS Academic Exchange Committee (IFCSS HQ NR-4120)

From: IFCSS HQ <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1993 12:12:30 -0400

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IFCSS Headquarters News Release No. 4120         April 9, 1993
        THE WORK OF IFCSS ACADEMIC EXCHANGE COMMITTEE
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Independent Federation of Chinese Students and Scholars (IFCSS)
   733 15th Street, N.W., Suite 440, Washington, D.C.20005
         Tel. (202)347-0017  Fax: (202)347-0018
                Email: [email-masked]

        The Work of IFCSS Exchange Committee
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Objectives:

	The Committee for Education, Science and Technology and Culture
	Exchanges of IFCSS is aimed at promoting advancement of education,
	science and technology, and culture in China. The Committe hopes
	to bridge between the resourceful Chinese students and scholars
	and the needy countrymen inside China. By establishing effective
	channels of communication and understanding, we overseas Chinese
	students and scholars can help China in the areas mentioned above.

Projects:

	1) Offering scholarships to college students in China who
		maintain excellent academic records, hold strong social
		responsibilties, and enjoy high respect among professors
		and fellow students.
		The number of scholarships are about twenty-five, with
		financial awards between US$200 and $500 each.
		Participants in this project should be local CSS
		organizations or officers of such organizations.

	2) Funding projects on social activities or services in China.
		Proposals should be submitted by college student groups
		in China and approved by an evaluation subcommittee.
		Amount of funding awards will vary with individual
		proposals and availability of funds as well.

	3) Helping new students with their travel arrangements: airport
		arrival, temporary accomodation, orientations to campus.
		Information on individual campuses and CSS contact
		persons will be compiled.

	4) Encourage CSS to interact with interested domestic individuals,
		institutions. For example, the committee will collect
		information on which professors/scientists or institutions
		are interested in sponsoring visiting CSS of some
		particular expertises to visit their faculty and research
		facilities and/or give seminars.

	5) Help the high schools in China's poor areas. In cooperation with
		the SOS China Education Fund, the committee will initiate
		donation drives and send awards to needy students, teachers
		and/or schools in those areas.

	6) Support the selected projects of Chinese Academic Link:
		a) Summer workshops 93
		b) Compilation of Ph.D. thesis abstracts by overseas CSS
		c) KXB Review Column by CAL

	7) The Committee remains open to other potential and feasible
		projects proposed by CSS at this moment.

        Contact:   Mr. Luan Shusheng
                   Chair
                   IFCSS Exchange Committee
                   (503)753-8619
             
              Email: [email-masked]

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