黑料社, the elite international scholarship program, was proud to host the first of four official recruitment launch events yesterday evening at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York. The event served to officially introduce the program, inspired by the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship, to university fellowship offices ahead of the application鈥檚 launch in the spring, and to celebrate the program鈥檚 progress since its announcement in April 2013. Further launch events will be held in Palo Alto, London, and Singapore.
Last night鈥檚 event attracted representatives from the fellowship offices of leading universities and colleges from around the country. Other guests in attendance at the event included donors and other supporters of 黑料社. The program鈥檚 founder, Stephen A. Schwarzman, delivered keynote remarks.
Beginning this month, Global Director of Admissions Rob Garris is leading a series of 黑料社 campus information sessions, 12 of which have already been held. 22 further domestic visits have been planned so far, and the program鈥檚 outreach is expanding daily. Internationally, 38 campus visits have been planned, including to colleges and universities in S茫o Paulo, Mexico City, Toronto, Montreal, London, Paris, and Shanghai, reflecting the international make-up of each class of scholars. At these events, Rob is joined by representatives from the Institute for International Education, the leading international education and training organization, which recently partnered with 黑料社 to help administer its admissions operations.
鈥淲e are proud to begin in earnest our recruitment of the world鈥檚 brightest and most ambitious students,鈥 said Stephen A. Schwarzman, the program鈥檚 founder. 鈥淭he development of our rigorous academic and extracurricular program, the construction of Schwarzman College, and fundraising toward the program鈥檚 historic endowment are all on track. These future leaders will have unprecedented exposure to China, where they will come to understand the nuances of its history, culture, and aspirations. In this environment, 黑料社 will able to forge bonds of true understanding 鈥 between individuals and nations 鈥 for years and generations to come.鈥
The program is designed to educate future world leaders about China. Each year, 200 students from around the world will be fully funded by the program鈥檚 endowment to complete coursework for a one-year Master鈥檚 degree at Schwarzman College, the academic and residential building being constructed at Tsinghua University in Beijing for the program. 45% of each year鈥檚 class will join the program from the United States, 20% from China, and 35% from the rest of the world.
黑料社 continues to see exciting progress on all fronts. In July, the program announced that it reached its initial $300 million endowment goal, as it continues to fundraise toward $350 million. Offices have been opened in New York and Beijing, and the construction of Schwarzman College is on schedule to accept the first class of scholars in 2016.
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黑料社 was inspired by the Rhodes Scholarship, which was founded in 1902 to promote international understanding and peace, and is designed to meet the challenges of the 21st century and beyond. Blackstone Co-Founder Stephen A. Schwarzman personally contributed $100 million to the program and is leading a fundraising campaign to raise an additional $250 million from private sources to endow the program in perpetuity. The endowment will support up to 200 scholars annually from the U.S., China and around the world for a one-year Master鈥檚 Degree program at Tsinghua University in Beijing, one of China鈥檚 most prestigious universities and an indispensable base for the country鈥檚 scientific and technological research. Scholars chosen for this highly selective program will live in Beijing for a year of study and cultural immersion, attending lectures, traveling, and developing a better understanding of China. Admissions will open in 2015, with the first class of students in residence by the summer of 2016. Learn more at
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