{"id":100,"date":"2014-08-29T01:49:47","date_gmt":"2014-08-29T01:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/languages.oberlin.edu\/blogs\/liase\/?page_id=100"},"modified":"2019-12-04T20:56:47","modified_gmt":"2019-12-04T20:56:47","slug":"wt15-china","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cilc.oberlin.edu\/liase\/winter-term\/wt15-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Term &#8217;15: Env. NGOs in China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Join us this January as we explore Environment and Enviromental NGOs in China, travelling through three Chinese cities in almost two and a half weeks!<\/p>\n<p>Specifically open to first and second year students interested in Environmental Studies and\/ or East Asian Studies. No prior language experience is necessary.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-254 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cilc.oberlin.edu\/liase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/WT15-EnvNGOs-Publicity-Home-Presentation-300x96.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cilc.oberlin.edu\/liase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/WT15-EnvNGOs-Publicity-Home-Presentation-300x96.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cilc.oberlin.edu\/liase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/WT15-EnvNGOs-Publicity-Home-Presentation-1024x328.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cilc.oberlin.edu\/liase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/WT15-EnvNGOs-Publicity-Home-Presentation-768x246.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cilc.oberlin.edu\/liase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/WT15-EnvNGOs-Publicity-Home-Presentation-1536x492.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cilc.oberlin.edu\/liase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/WT15-EnvNGOs-Publicity-Home-Presentation-2048x656.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><em>When:<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">January 3-17, 2015<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><em>Study locations in China:<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Beijing, Chengdu (Szechuan Province), and Taigu (Shanxi Province)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><em>Who?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">A group of Oberlin students and faculty (ten total).<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><em>Group leaders:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Professor Qiusha MA, East Asian Studies<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><em>Activities:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Lectures by and discussions with environmental activists and university professors on China\u2019s environmental issues and Environmental NGOS (or ENGOs).<\/li>\n<li>Lectures &amp; activities on topics of biodiversity conservation; sustainability tourism; relationship between geological, water and climate conditions; and agricultural development<\/li>\n<li>Visits to environmental-related sites such as an organic farm, irrigation project, terraced agricultural field, air quality monitoring station, ENGO office and programs.<\/li>\n<li>Learning Chinese language (survival Chinese or instruction appropriate to your proficiency level) and cultural appropriateness<\/li>\n<li>Visits to historical and cultural sites<\/li>\n<li>Meeting with Chinese students and people<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>What is an NGO?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">An NGO (non-governmental organization) is a non-profit voluntary citizens group, which is organized on a local, national or international level. Task-oriented and driven by people with a common interest, NGOs perform a variety of service and humanitarian functions, bring citizen concerns to governments, advocate and monitor policies and encourage political participation through provision of information.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Information Session<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">(This event has already occurred. Thank you to everyone who came out!)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Tuesday, September 16 at 4:30pm to 6pm<br \/>\nWilder Hall (Student Union), Room <del>211<\/del> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">101<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join us this January as we explore Environment and Enviromental NGOs in China, travelling through three Chinese cities in almost two and a half weeks! Specifically open to first and second year students interested in Environmental Studies and\/ or East Asian Studies. No prior language experience is necessary. 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