Rutgers & China

The Rutgers Chinese Debate Team competed in the 2025 World Chinese Novice Debating Invitational (“Shixin Cup”) and landed the top spot as champions. In addition, team member Tianyu (Edward) Yao, a freshman at the Rutgers-New Brunswick School of Arts and Sciences, was awarded the Best Debater of the Tournament for his outstanding critical thinking ability and consistently strong performance throughout the event. The Invitational took place in late October, and the Rutgers Chinese Debate Team distinguished itself among twenty university teams from around the world, advancing through every round and ultimately securing the championship with an undefeated record. 
 

Two Rutgers alumni and one senior were named Schwarzman Scholars – one from each campus location in a historic first for the university.

On November 4, Rutgers Global joined with the Rutgers Foundation to hold a make-up in-person graduation celebration in Shanghai for our Chinese students who graduated during the pandemic. These students completed their studies at Rutgers but, due to the travel and capacity restrictions enacted during the Covid pandemic, were able to participate in an online ceremony. The Shanghai event was a success, drawing an audience of more than 500 recent Rutgers alums and their friends and family. Here are photos from the event, and a highlights video.

A delegation of 27 representatives from leading Chinese universities visited Rutgers University in late September to meet and discuss ways to collaborate in the areas of student and faculty exchange and international research. Organized by the China Education International Exchange Association (CEAIE), a Chinese organization focusing on facilitating conversation between China and the world in the field of education, the "Double First-Class" universities represented included Peking University, Renmin University of China, Beijing Normal University, Fudan University, Tongji University, Southeast University, Xiamen University, Sun Yat-sen University, Southern University of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Lanzhou University, and South China University of Technology. The delegation attended a two-day meeting at the Institute for International Education (IIE) in New York, and then visited Rutgers and Columbia University during their short visit to the U.S. See some photos from the event.