From Jan 15, 2018 to December 30, 2018, Dr. Yu Qian,
from the Editorial Office of BAI visited Harvard Kennedy School. Her research
topic focused on local government innovation, especially on the diffusion mechanism
of local government innovations between China and the United States.
During her visit to Harvard, she took several courses, such
as “Principles of Economics”、“Foundations of Comparative Politics”、“American Government: A New
Perspective”. The International background of Harvard faculties and students
has led to a rich, enthusiastic, in-depth and effective class discussion, which
benefited her a lot.
Harvard University is an important institution to study Chinese
issues overseas and brings together a large number of experts and well-known
scholars at home and abroad. During her visit, she often attended lectures at
Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard-Yenching Institute, Fairbank Center and Harvard
Law School. The research field of the lectures involved was very broad and the
perspective was very novel,which greatly expanded her horizons and enriched her knowledge.
Dr. Yu’s research has received great support and help
from relevant professors and researchers at the ASH Center, Harvard Kennedy
School. They provided her with a large number of case studies and field
research opportunities for US local government innovation. She also
participated in the 2018 American Political Science Conference.
Harvard University has always been a sanctuary in the
hearts of many students and scholars. It not only carries people's desire for
knowledge, but also entrusts the spiritual pursuit of generation after
generation. With the opportunity to go abroad for further studies, Dr. Yu is
very grateful to the wise vision of the school leaders and the support of
relevant departments. The International Cooperation and Exchange Department of
BAI is a very excellent and outstanding team, and they have made great
contributions to the international communication of the faculty. She hopes that
the international cooperation and exchange work of BAI will be better and
better.