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Mar
1
2017

DEADLINE: Energy Technology & Policy - Wanxiang Fellows Program (China)

When: Wednesday, March 1, 2017
All day  

Audience: Student - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students

Cost: Free to apply

Contact: Mike McMahon   (847) 467-1361

Group: Trienens Institute

Category: Global & Civic Engagement

Description:

Originally part of President Barack Obama’s “100,000 Strong” initiative, the Wanxiang Fellows Program sends 12-20 Northwestern students to China to work on one of the world’s most important challenges: the development of sustainable green energy technologies. This competitive fellows program takes place during the Summer Quarter and consists of three phases.

First, in the Spring Quarter prior to travel, students will be introduced to environmental and sustainability studies and will visit the Wanxiang America Corporation headquarters in Elgin, Ill.

During the abroad phase, Wanxiang Fellows will spend one month completing two full-credit courses with other Northwestern students in Beijing. Afterwards students will continue their studies at Wanxiang Polytechnic in Hangzhou.

Along with language study, students will learn about clean energy science from researchers at Wanxiang Corporation, and will go on various experiential field trips (i.e. solar manufacturing plant, electric vehicle battery factory, and energy storage stations) for a full two weeks. Upon returning to Northwestern University, the third phase, the students will report on their experience.

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