Joining Worlds
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    A Long History

    104 Years and Counting

    Oberlin Shansi was established in 1908. Though some things have changed, the commitment to our international partners and to do good have remained the same.

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    Mutual Exchange

    Bringing Scholars to the U.S.

    An important part of cultural exchange is reciprocity. Oberlin Shansi brings scholars from Asia to Oberlin College to study, research, and learn about U.S. pedagogy.

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    Getting Your Feet Wet

    In-Asia Study Grants for Undergraduates

    Oberlin Shansi offers grants to Oberlin College undergraduates to help fund projects in Asia during Winter Term or Summer Break.

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    Programming for Perspective

    Collaborating for On-Campus Programs

    Shansi collaborates with varied partners to organize and fund programs in the U.S. and Asia.

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    Bringing Experts Together

    International Multidisciplinary Symposia

    Oberlin Shansi has collaborated with other organizations to put on large academic conferences, including one in the spring of 2012 on nuclear energy. The symposium, Fukushima: Lessons Learned? coincided with the one year anniversary of the Great Tohoku earthquake, tsunami, and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.

What's Happening

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Meet Current Fellows

Claire McGregor

Claire is one of the two fellows selected for the 2011-13 fellowships to Shanxi Agricultural University in Taigu, China.