Siegfried Ramler

China and the United States: An Encounter of Scholars Teaching About Each Other's Country

Siegfried Ramler, Senior Adjunct Fellow at the East-West Center, highlights a unique and cooperative two-year exploration of how Chinese and American scholars can better teach about each other’s country and culture. This initiative, a joint program of the East-West Center, Peking University and the Chinese Ministry of Education, focused on the United States in the summer of 2001 and on China in the summer of 2002. The China segment, involving 15 Americans and 15 Chinese, offered an insight into many aspects of contemporary China as explored in Beijing, Yunnan region, Nanjing and Shanghai.

Taiwan in the Global New Economy

Prof. Rosita P. Chang received her B.A. from Mills College in Oakland, CA, and her M.B.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh. Before joining the University of Hawaii as Professor of Finance and Executive Director of the Asia-Pacific Financial Markets Research Center, she was Professor of Finance and Director of the PACAP Research Center at the University of Rhode Island. Prof. Chang’s research has been published in several prominent business and financial journals.

Glimpses of Tibet

In September, Siegfried Ramler presented his expert analysis of the development of private education in China. For January’s meeting, Mr. Ramler will recount his recent travels in Tibet. A frequent visitor to Asia, Mr. Ramler is best known for his work in the development of international education at Punahou. Vienna-born, Mr. Ramler has a distinguished career in language education and curriculum and instructional designs at Punahou. He has also lectured in the German, French, and Political Science Departments at the University of Hawaii.

Private Education in China

Private education in China intrigues all who have followed the modern development of this socialist country and society. Siegfried Ramler is eminently suited to elucidate on this matter. A frequent visitor to China, Mr. Ramler is best known for his work in the development of international education at Punahou. Vienna-born, Mr. Ramler has a distinguished career in language education and curriculum and instructional designs at Punahou School. He has also lectured in the German, French, and Political Science Departments at the University of Hawaii.