2017 Workshop for Academic Paper Writing for International Publications
On May 30-June 2, 2017, the Chinese Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CCUGH) held the second English Writing Workshop at Duke Kunshan University. As the chair institution, Duke Kunshan organized the workshop and offered lectures and training on how to write and publish an English research paper. Over 90 attendants from 18 institutions participated in the first-day lecture event. The hands-on training was provided to 16 selected participants primarily from member universities of the CCUGH.
The workshop included a 1-day open lecture event, followed by 3-day hands-on training in manuscript revision. Mentors were Profs. Gavin Yamey, Lijing Yan, Edie Allen, Keith Dear and John Ji from Duke/Duke Kunshan University.
2017 Implementation Research in Global Health Workshop
On Aug 28- Sep 1, 2017, the Chinese Consortium of University for Global Health held the Implementation Research (IR) in Global Health Workshop at Fudan University. Duke Kunshan University co-organized the workshop with Fudan University, aiming to help young researchers have a comprehensive understanding of IR, including proposal writing, methodology, data collection and analysis, and results dissemination. The speakers at the workshop were Prof. Shenglan Tang, Duke and Duke Kunshan University; Prof. Henry Lucas, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, UK; Prof. Xu Qian, Fudan University; Prof. Qian Long, Duke Kunshan University, and Dr. Di Dong, the World Bank. Thirty-one young researchers from 16 institutions attended the workshop.
2017 Chinese Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CCUGH) Meeting in Guangzhou
On Dec 14-15, 2017, the CCUGH held the 2017 consortium meeting at the Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou. The 2-day session consisted of three components: consortium member meeting, board member meeting, and global health education workshop. At the member meeting, Prof. Shenglan Tang, the 2nd CCUGH chair, summarized what Duke Kunshan University (DKU) had done in the past two years as the 2nd Secretariat and passed on the chairmanship to Prof. Xu Qian, Fudan University. Fifteen out of the 24 members were elected as board members. DKU will continue to play an essential role in CCUGH with Prof. Lijing Yan representing DKU on the board. Four vice chairs were nominated and elected at the board meeting. Ms. Shuyu Guan introduced the Duke Kunshan model of global health master education at the education workshop.
