The East Is Crimson

The Harvard curriculum, specially designed for this program, resembles a midcareer executive course. Housed at the Kennedy School?s Ash Center?the same graduate school Bo Xilai?s son attended?Harvard faculty teach Chinese officials leadership, strategy, and public management. Some of the lectures are given by big-name Harvard professors, including Roger Porter and Joseph Nye. Although the classes are restricted to Chinese officials, these party members have ample opportunity to mix with the school?s faculty and general student body. Borrowing from the case-study method made famous at the university?s business school, the coursework zeroes in on specific topics such as U.S. policy and government, how the media operates, negotiation strategy, and even social media. The classroom work is supplemented by site visits to places like the Massachusetts State House, the Boston Redevelopment Authority, and larger institutions like the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, and the United Nations. Besides its main leadership program, which lasts eight weeks, Harvard runs more tailored courses, too. One is focused on crisis management. Another is entirely devoted to the Shanghai municipal government. A new energy program will bring together executives from the China Southern Grid Power Corporation. ?The goal is to help the Chinese government work in this environment of globalization,? says Lu. ?To catch up.?

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