MIT: Independent Activities Period: IAP

IAP 2013 Activities by Sponsor - China Crossroads



(CANCELED) Speed-Friending: China versus Non-China

Cuicui Chen and Rong Yuan, Co-Presidents of China Crossroads

Jan/11 Fri 03:00PM-04:30PM W20-407, bring your pen.

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/10

Want to know the Top 3 reasons why Chinese versus non-Chinese people break up with their BF/GF's? 

Interested in how Chinese versus non-Chinese people receive political information and express political views? 

Non-Chinese students will be matched with Chinese students to chat about various aspects of China and the world in a cozy setting.  With 8-minute rotations and 30+ neat questions to select from, you will likely be stunned by how huge the difference is between the preconceptions of China and the real one!  

Sample questions include: 1. Who is your idol and why do you admire him/her?  2. How do people in your country establish connections, or guanxi (in Chinese), for career purposes?  3. Do you think the rise of China is a threat to the rest of the world?

A similar event was held in November, funded by GSC Funding Board.  Here is what one of the participants in that event has to say:" The experience was packed with fun and valuable insights. It provided us with a great opportunity to meet and to talk to friends who are interested in knowing more about China. "

Registration required here by January 10.  Space is limited as speed-friending requires a balance between the number of Chinese versus non-Chinese participants. 

This event is brought to you by China Crossroads, an MIT-funded student group with the main aim of promoting critical and creative thinking towards mutual prosperity of China and the world. For more information, please visit chinacrossroads.mit.edu.

Sponsor(s): China Crossroads
Contact: Cuicui Chen, (617) 971-6911, CUICUI@MIT.EDU