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ABOUT
Sponsors
The Fund for American Studies
The Fund for American Studies (TFAS) is a nonprofit educational
organization headquartered in Washington, DC. It was founded
in 1967 to instill in college students an appreciation
for the traditional principles that underlie the American
political and economic systems. TFAS sponsors nine institutes
that educate more than 600 students each summer. More
than 8,000 students from over 80 countries have attended
TFAS programs. To learn more about the Institutes based
in Washington, DC, please visit www.dcinternships.org.
For more information about The Fund for American Studies,
please visit www.tfas.org.
Georgetown University
Founded in 1789 in Washington, DC, Georgetown University
is the oldest Catholic institution of higher learning
in the United States. Since its beginning, Georgetown
has received international recognition as a school with
a student body characterized by its religious pluralism.
Today, more than 12,000 students from all 50 states and
more than 100 countries come to Washington, DC to enroll
in one of Georgetown University's five undergraduate schools,
the graduate school, or professional schools of law and
medicine. Despite its vibrant growth and development in
the 20th century, Georgetown University is still committed
to individual attention and learning embraced by the small
academy that staked its claim on Washington's hilly riverbank
more than 200 years ago.
The University of Hong Kong
Founded in 1911, The University of Hong Kong is the territory's
oldest and most established institution, having produced
generations of students to go on to become leaders and
pillars of society. As a preeminent international university
in Asia, it is the intellectual nexus for both East and
West. HKU, as it is fondly known to alumni, staff and
students, boasts exchange programs with more than 120 institutions in 20 countries
worldwide. Hong Kong University has been actively forming strategic international alliances and academic links with more than 400 overseas universities and research institutes.
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