A delegation of faculty and administrators from �ϰ������ϲʿ�����¼����’s academic partner, Capital University of Economics and Business (CUEB) in Beijing, traveled to Cleveland on October 16 for the �ϰ������ϲʿ�����¼����-CUEB Joint Forum on Sino-U.S. Economics and Business Development.

The event was jointly hosted by �ϰ������ϲʿ�����¼����’s Confucius Institute and Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs, which have served as bridges for learning and exploration of business opportunities between Cleveland and Beijing.

Pictured, from left, are Joe Roman, president and CEO of the Greater Cleveland Partnership; Anthony Yen, chair of the Confucius Institute trustee council; Quanshe Yang of CUEB; and �ϰ������ϲʿ�����¼���� representatives Ned Hill and Haigang Zhou.

The forum included presentations and discussions among faculty from �ϰ������ϲʿ�����¼���� and CUEB as well as members of the Cleveland civic community on key international business topics facing the U.S. and China, including currency regulation, the costs of health care and demographic shifts.

“There is major interest in exchanging knowledge and developing business opportunities in cities like Cleveland that may not be as visible as some coastal cities in the U.S.,” said Dr. Haigang Zhou, director of the Confucius Institute at �ϰ������ϲʿ�����¼���� and associate professor of finance in the Monte Ahuja College of Business.

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