What's Up Wudaokou: This Week's Best Events in the Heart of Studentland

What's Up, Wudaokou? Whether you're at Tsinghua, BLCU, Peking University, or even Google, there is an event for you in Haidian. In this series, we round up the best innovation, entrepreneurship, technology forums and workshops as well as student-related events. Don't worry, we'll even sneak in the occasional happy hour...
 

Tuesday, Apr 23

Armor from Entrepreneurial Scars: Lessons From Richard Robinson
Yenching Academy Tech VC Club and the PKU startupgrindU chapter invites you to this fascinating forum featuring longtime China investor and entrepreneur Richard Robinson. He'll talk frankly about the challenges and rewards of pursuing entrepreneurship, and on turning business scars into armor. This is the first ever PKU startupgrindU event, so head over to support them in what will hopefully be the first of many enlightening discussions to come. Free. 7.30-9.30pm. Peking University
 

Tuesday-Monday, Apr 23-Apr 29

Celebrating Tsinghua University's 108th Anniversary
One of China's oldest and most prestigious universities, Tsinghua, celebrates their 108th anniversary this week. To mark the occasion, they have organized a packed schedule of educational, cultural, and sporting events, including an artificial intelligence summit, a rare books exhibition, a student homecoming parade, bodybuilding competition, robot band performance (yes, you read that right), college open days, and much, much more. Free. Tsinghua University
 

Friday, Apr 26

"Future Leaders" Program Launch: A Dialogue on Re-Imagining Global Education
Peking University Guanghua School of Management welcomes you to this discussion which looks to re-imagine global education. The forum will bring together elite leaders from prestigious business schools from all over the world to deliberate on cooperation in education in the era of global competition, and development of strategies on improved international cooperation in higher education. The event will also celebrate the launch of a brand new, innovative undergraduate double-degree program created through a partnership between the Guanghua School of Management and 14 top-tier international business schools. Free. 2-4pm. Peking University
 

Saturday, Apr 27

The 7th Career Fair for International Students in China
The Chinese Service Centre for Scholarly Exchange (CSCSE) hosts its seventh Career Fair for International Students in China this weekend. Students will have a chance to meet and interact with potential employers looking to recruit international students and browse internship opportunities. The fair will also feature discussions relating to employment and startup policy for international students in China. Free. 10am-4pm. Beijing Institute of Technology

Blockchain Technology Fighting Climate Change
Keynote speakers Rich Huang and Neo Lin, co-founders of Synergy Inc., will lead Startup Grind University Renmin chapter's second spring event, this time focussing on how blockchain technology can be used by companies in the fight against global warming and environmental destruction. Free. 1-5pm. Renmin University of China

READ: Drastic Slowdown in the Number of International Students Choosing China

Images: Tsinghua Journals, courtesy of event organizers