Harvard China Student Internship Program
Student Reflections & Previous Placements

 

Student Reflections

Since its inaugural summer in 2008, over 157 students have participated in the Harvard China Student Internship Program. For a sampling of student reflections, please see below:
 
“I believe that the ten weeks I spent in China were a major milestone in my life... Participating in HCSIP allowed me a very unique learning experi­ence that I do not believe is possible through any other program…” – 2008 Intern

“At the end of my internship, I couldn’t help but think about how much I had gleaned in terms of understanding. I came to appreciate what it a local Chinese company was like, how coworkers and cohorts interact, and what the lives of my many Chinese friends were like. What’s more, I couldn’t help but marvel at how I had unexpectedly come to have such a genuine Chinese experience and how I had found myself to how fit and grow into such an environment…” – 2009 Intern

“The welcoming that I felt from my coworkers was more genuine and heart-warming than most feelings I've received from similar situations in America, and even at Harvard. They treated me as equals, expressed interest in my personal background, and were more than eager to help me with my Chinese and teach me new things. That's the point where I realized that my coworkers weren't much different from myself and my friends…” – 2010 Intern

Summer 2011 Host Company Placements

BEIJING (14)

Adfaith (mgmt consulting)
   John (Siu-Shun) Lee

COFCO (agribusiness and food)
   Ida Hempel
   Sharon (Hui Li) Teng

iKang Guobin (health care)
   William Chen
   Tracy Lu

Shanda Interactive Entertainment (IT)
   Cheng (Mona) Huang
   Michael Tingley

Taikang Life Insurance Co. (insurance)
   Lianne Yang
   Patricia Zhong

Vanke (real estate)
   Meng Chen
   Yukun Li
   Jinyan Zang

Hay Group Beijing (mgmt consulting)
   Linxi Wu
   Melody Wu

HONG KONG (2)

China Universal Asset Management (finance / investment)
   Beñat Idoyaga

ING (finance / investment)
   Sam ten Cate

SHANGHAI (15)

CDC Software (IT)
   Chad Eason
   John He

China Universal Asset Management (finance / investment)
   Paul Glootz
   Adam Nguyen

Deloitte (mgmt consulting)
   Michael Cherkassky
   Adam Mitchell

Hay Group Shanghai (mgmt consulting)
   Darja Mihailova
   Joseph Morcos

ING (finance / investment)
   Cecilia Chen

One Foundation (NGO)
   Jasmine Miller
   Christopher Walleck

Sealed Air (manufacturing)
   Rachel Field
   Rena Wang

Vivaki (media)
   Katherine Sylvan
   Liren (Jessica) Truong

TAIWAN (4)

Taishin (finance / investment)
   Kenny Lee

Taiwan Industrial Technology Research Institute (IT)
   Peter Truog
   Pin-Wen Wang

Taiwan Life Insurance (insurance)
   James Wu

TSINGHUA SERVICE PROGRAM: BEIJING, GUIZHOU (2)

   Charlie Sorensen
   Matthew Warshauer