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We've spent years forming strong ties with top universities in China.

The University of Dayton has established partnerships with Nanjing University, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Art Institute, Shanghai Normal University, Zhejiang University and Jiangsu Educational Program. A growing number of students are completing study abroad programs in China. Faculty serve as visiting scholars. A group of eight faculty recently spent a year studying Chinese culture, politics and business through the University’s Faculty Global and Intercultural Study/Travel Program. They traveled to China in 2011 to visit the cultural sites they studied and to work on individual research projects.

The University of Dayton now enrolls more students from China than any other country outside the United States. The China Institute is another step toward the University's globalization.

Beyond bringing more Chinese students to campus, the opportunities for expanding faculty and student exchanges and delivering education in China are significant. We envision that the University of Dayton China Institute will:

• Foster more faculty exchanges
• Create more student exchanges
• Provide leadership training to executives in the park
• Offer certificate programs and other curriculum
• Offer gateway programs to Chinese students, who will have the opportunity to enroll in undergraduate and graduate programs on campus
• Develop an Engineering Innovation Center with Nanjing University in Suzhou

Innovation is Part of Our Culture.
Not to Mention Our History.

A team of University of Dayton engineers, scientists and students will focus their efforts on developing collaborations with Fortune 500 and other companies in the park, securing venture capital funds and bringing technology to the market.

The University of Dayton boasts a strong track record in the commercialization of technology and in building research teams in emerging technologies, such as nanotechnology and bioengineering. The University’s technology partnerships office adeptly works with faculty and researchers to bring technology to the market.  Some product development also will occur on the University of Dayton’s campus in the Design and Manufacturing Clinic in the School of Engineering’s Innovation Center. Here, students have solved more than 600 industry problems for 120 industries in the past 15 years. It is another successful model for moving ideas from the lab to the marketplace.

As the University of Dayton China Institute grows, we will hire some of the best University of Dayton-educated Chinese graduates who can bridge the cultural differences and develop greater educational and research opportunities for faculty and students.

Building Community Begins With Building Relationships.
That's at the Heart of Our Mission.

In China, the Catholic population is on the upswing, with plans for the construction of a Catholic church in Suzhou Industrial Park.

Priests in the archdiocese of Nanjing desire in-service training in theology and philosophy that we can provide. We would also welcome Chinese priests in our classrooms and as ministers to our Chinese students.

The archdiocese operates the Ark-Nanjing Special Education Center with support from the local government. Some students have autism. Others have Down syndrome. All have special needs. We see an opportunity for faculty and students in the School of Education and Allied Professions and students in our service-abroad programs to make a difference in the lives of these students.

Service opportunities abound in China, where religious communities often take a leadership role in running medical clinics, helping rural communities get clean water and providing legal aid. This summer, University of Dayton engineering students worked on a wastewater treatment project on the outskirts of Shanghai.

We believe building community begins with building relationships, one at a time. That's a mission that resonates in every corner of the globe.