Jinan University Summer Session is hosted by Jinan University. All of the program’s courses and transcripts are credentialed and issued by the Academic Affairs Office of Jinan University.
 
Jinan University is the first university for overseas Chinese students founded in China. It is currently the university with the largest number of overseas students in China, and one of the key comprehensive universities listed in the “211 Project”. The university is jointly founded by the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council, the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, and Guangdong Province. The name of the university “Jinan” comes from “The Tribute of Yu” in the Book of History, which reads, “Reaching Eastward to the North and South, we shall spread the culture far and wide.”
 
Having long been known as “the First University for Overseas Chinese Students”, Jinan University abides by the wise guidance of the inspiring motto “loyalty, sincerity, integrity and respect”.  Jinan University, in every facet of its operations, pays attention to cultivating talents with fine Chinese traditional moral culture and actively implements the guiding principle of “facing overseas, Hong Kong and Macau” for running a school. From the time that it was established, Jinan University has been the intellectual home for more than 200,000 graduates from 134 countries and all 5 continents of the world.  With myriad students and graduates all over China, and all over the world, you will become a member of a very large, widespread, and successful university family when you come to Jinan University.

Faculty

  • Ozeas S. Costa Jr.
  • Krishni Burns
  • Ketian Chen
  • Bernard Brooks
  • Arlene Clachar
  • Gerald Jaynes
  • Coaching Courses：
    Introduction to Meteorology and Climate/ Introduction to Astronomy/ Fundamentals of Physics I (With Lab)
    Personal Profile：

    Dr. Costa Jr. got his Ph.D in Nutrient Biogeochemistry and Aquatic Ecology from the University of Plymouth. He is currently an Associate Professor with the School of Earth Sciences at Ohio State University. Dr. Costa Jr. is an aqueous geochemist whose research focuses on the bio-geochemistry of plant nutrients in aquatic ecosystems. The majority of his courses focus on Earth and Environmental Sciences, but he has also taught courses in Physics, and Chemistry. He has more than 10 years of teaching experience in many countries like America, Canada, Qatar, and China.

  • Coaching Courses：
    Introduction to Religions/Introduction to Modern Western Literature
    Personal Profile：

    Dr. Burns received her Bachelor of Arts from Oberlin College and her Ph.D. in Classics from the University at Buffalo, SUNY. She is currently a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Anthropology and Classical Studies at the University of Akron in Akron, Ohio. Her research into Roman social history focuses on ancient religion, women's roles in the Roman Republic, and the reception of classical mythology in modern western literature.

  • Coaching Courses：
    Introductory Biology（With Lab)/ General Chemistry I (With Lab)
    Personal Profile：

    Dr. Ketian Chen received his Ph.D. in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology from the University of Miami. He joined the Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography at Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale and was appointed as a faculty member in the Department of Chemistry in 2016. Dr. Chen’s research focused on the exploration of human bone marrow stem cells to understand the mechanisms of stem cell proliferation and differentiation and develop potential treatments for various diseases via stem cell engineering.

  • Coaching Courses：
    Statistics/Cal1/Cal2/Cal3/Linear Algebra
    Personal Profile：

    Dr. Brooks earned his M.Sc. in Biophysics and PhD in Applied Mathematics from the University of Guelph. He got his MBA in Finance from the Rochester Institute of Technology and also teaches as a professor at the school of Mathematical Sciences there. He has taught for more than 20 years in America and China.

  • Coaching Courses：
    (Honor)Introduction to Sociology/(Honor) Principles of Psychology
    Personal Profile：

    Dr. Clachar received her Ph.D. in Linguistics from Columbia University. She is a professor at the University of Miami, Florida where she teaches such courses as Language Development for Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Children, Applied Linguistics, Psychological Foundations of Language Acquisition, TESOL and Language Policy and Planning. Her research focuses on the psycholinguistic challenges exhibited by child speakers of English-lexified Creoles as they acquire Standard English.

  • Coaching Courses：
    Macroeconomics/ Microeconomics
    Personal Profile：

    Dr. Jaynes is a Professor in the Departments of Economics and African American Studies at Yale University where he has taught courses in economic theory and various applied areas. He earned his doctorate in economics from the University of Illinois (Champaign-Urbana). During his career he has contributed to a range of areas including economic theory, economic history, the economics of immigration, and race relations. He has also taught at the University of Pennsylvania and has lectured at many universities across the world such as Harvard, Princeton, UC Berkeley, and the University of Bonn.