Beijing, February 2024 — The AUCA Annual Awards Ceremony and Holiday Mixer took place at the Cornell China Center in Beijing, marking a successful start to the Year of the Dragon. Nearly a hundred representatives from AUCA member institutions, high schools, universities, government and corporate partners gathered to reflect on the achievements of 2023 and look ahead to 2024. The inaugural AUCA Annual Awards Ceremony was held in Shanghai in February 2023, and we are delighted to continue this tradition in Beijing this year, recognizing and celebrating the outstanding contributions of our members and partners to our community.

 

This year’s awards ceremony centered around the theme of “Sustainable Development in Education.” In a world facing unprecedented societal and environmental challenges, it is our collective responsibility as global educators to contribute our efforts toward solutions. Colleagues from the global education sector, along with government and corporate partners, came together to discuss and share best practices related to sustainable development in education. Initiatives were proposed to empower our students to make a positive impact on the world.

 

       

       

 

Forum on Sustainable Development in Education

The event was hosted by Elva Xia, Chair of AUCA Graduate Recruitment Committee and Director, Marketing and Recruitment at Northeastern University.

 

Peter Wen, Manager, Cornell in China, delivered the opening address.

 

Mr. Yamin Xu, Dean, Greater China Area, Smart City Expo World Congress |Tomorrow.City Institute, delivered the keynote speech. He introduced the core concepts and trends of sustainable development and explored its application value in future education and talent development. The dialogue highlighted the opportunities and challenges that global sustainable development narratives bring to our education system and talent cultivation models, aiming to seek new possibilities.

 

The first panel discussion, moderated by Phoebe You, AUCA Honorary Life President, Senior Director of China Gateway, The Ohio State University, featured distinguished guests including Percy Jiang, Director of College Counseling, Keystone Academy，Xu Li, Vice Dean for Administration, School of Design, Southern University of Science and Technology and Nan Liu，Shuimu Tsinghua Scholar, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University. The discussion revolved around the present and future of sustainable development in education. The panelists shared how universities and high schools are implementing the United Nations’ sustainable development goals and proposed initiatives from an educator’s perspective.

 

The second panel discussion focused on co-creating talent development and sustainable cooperation between academia and industry. Wenting Wu, Chair of AUCA Career Services Committee and Director of Employer Relations and China Career Services, University of Southern California, moderated this session. The panel featured Yingjie Gu, Director, Career Development Center, School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University; Vivien Sun, HRVP, Huatai Securities and Yi Wang, Executive Director, Harvard Center Shanghai. The guests explored ways to enhance students’ abilities, adapt to changing times, and improve talent development and recruitment sustainably. They also discussed how to address technological advancements and industry uncertainties, helping students alleviate job-related stress and anxiety.

 

As a partner of AUCA, ETS has consistently worked to create international exchange and learning platforms for students, facilitate Sino-foreign partnerships in education, culture, technology, and other fields, and achieve substantial development. Sumin Lai, Director of Client Relations, ETS China, shared ETS’s efforts in sustainable education development.

 

d'Arcy Lunn, EiM Group Head of Sustainability and Global Citizenship, shared best practices, exploring how sustainable development can be interpreted from personal and practical perspectives. His insights provide educators and educational institutions with foundational concepts and ideas for sustainable development, along with relevant examples.

 

Appointment Ceremony

Jiashu Cheng, Executive Director of Stanford Center at Peking University, has accepted an invitation to serve as an advisor to AUCA.

 

AUCA 2023-24 Steering Committee Members

 

 

Awards Ceremony

The 2024 AUCA Annual Awards Ceremony recognized outstanding achievements in six categories: Best High School Partner, Best University Partner, Best Government Partner and Corporate Partner, Best Partner and Outstanding Contribution Award.

 

-Best High School Partner-

 Soochow Academy
United World College Changshu China
Wuxi United International School
China World Academy
Wuxi Dipont School of Arts and Science
Ulink College of Suzhou Industrial Park
Xiamen ECNU Xiping Bilingual High School
Vanke Meisha Academy
Tsinglan School
Chongqing BI Academy

 

 

-Best University Partner-

University of Nottingham Ningbo China
Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
Beijing Jiaotong University Weihai Campus
Eastern Michigan joint college of Engineering, Beibu Gulf University
Guangdong Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College (UIC)
Southern University of Science and Technology
International Business College at Dongbei University of Finance and Economics
Wenzhou-Kean University
Aberdeen Institute of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, South China Normal University 

 

 

-Best Government Partner-

海外人才创新创业首站、上海长宁人才发展有限公司
Beijing Chaoyang High-level Talents Service Center
EducationUSA

 

 

-Best University-Corporate Partnership-

HONOR
P&G China
PwC AC Shanghai
EY
Schneider Electric
Mars
GSK
AstraZeneca China
Decathlon(China) Global Sourcing & Intelligent Manufacturing
Kimberly-Clark
Kuaishou
Unilever
Tesla
Tencent
ByteDance
Swire Group
Youhug Media
HTSC
Sinolink Securities
Midea Group
PwC
Jardine Matheson
Novartis China
Simcere
BOE
Philips
Deloitte China
Bloomberg
L’ORÉAL

 

 

-Employer of Choice-

 HONOR
P&G China
AstraZeneca China
FDM Group
Kuaishou
Unilever
Tesla
Tencent
ByteDance
HTSC
Clarins China
Standard Chartered Bank (China) Limited
Ant Group
Ping An Asset Management
Xiaomi Corporation
ClTlC Securities Shanghai Branch
Goldman Sachs
Louis Vuitton
HSBC
Global Business Division, Orient Futures
miHoYo
Meituan
Bloomberg
L’ORÉAL

 

 

-Outstanding Employer-

EY
Mars
Decathlon(China) Global Sourcing & Intelligent Manufacturing
Shanghai High School International Division
GE Healthcare
AlphaSights
PwC
SKF China
Huawei Technologies Co.,Ltd.
Eli Lilly
IQVIA
Shanghai Starriver Bilingual School
Driscoll's Management (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.
HITACHI Energy (China) Ltd.
ZTE
McDonald's China
Avery Dennison
GEELY
Cushman & Wakefield
HSBC Insurance Brokerage Company Limited
Carlsberg China
Ningbo Lingjun Investment Management Partnership（Limited Partnership）
Ericsson
KPMG
KLOOK
Deloitte China
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Li Auto
Mondelez China
Ruder Finn Group
FUNPLUS
Guanghua Education Group
FNZ Group
Haier Smart Home
SHANGHAI E-WAY INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD
Sumscope
BEISIT Electric Tech (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd.
Redstone Haute Couture

 

 

-Most Potential Employer-

Gerson Lehrman Group  

 

-Best Partner-

ETS China
Education in Motion
ChinaICAC
Bloomberg
L’ORÉAL
Plug and Play China
Yuexiu Commercial
USC Marshall School of Business

 

-Outstanding Contribution Award-

Elva Xia, Northeastern University
Bayar, Georgia Tech-Shenzhen
Shanshan Wu, Bocconi University
Lin Zeng, University of Connecticut
Esther (Binzhi) Zhao Baylor University
Rachel Yu, The Ohio State University
Karen Weng, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Di Lu, Washington University in St. Louis Center for Career Engagement
Tracy Wu, Robert. H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland
Jennifer Zhou, Arizona State University
Kevin Wang, Boston University
Teng (Peter) Wen, Cornell University
Jingyu Wang, University of Notre Dame
Sophia Hua, Beijing National Day School
Xiaobo Jiang, Keystone Academy

 

Thank you to Honor, L 'Oreal and Courtyard Beijing Future Science City for providing wonderful gifts for the lucky draw.

 

We extend our gratitude to AUCA’s member institutions and partners for their support and contributions. Let us continue to work together in the new year, fostering sustainable development in education and talent cultivation!