California International Education Foundation

We are a non-profit foundation that provides programs, workshops, public lectures, and scholarships designed to enhance innovation and creativity among students, faculty, and professional practitioners

Founder and President: David Unruh, Ph.D.

Thirty years of experience in program development and international education at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

He has developed countless innovative courses, programs, and initiatives for undergraduates, graduate students, and professionals in the U.S. and abroad.

Our programs must meet your needs

1. We listen to the needs of the institutions, students, and faculty

1. Your interests and needs are matched with the remarkable educational, cultural, and environmental resources in California

2. You will be exposed to the very best and most innovative educational and corporate leaders in California

3. Every event, excursion, and lecture is intended to facilitate the development of innovation and creativity

Beijing Institute for Graphic Communication

1. Produces high level professionals for media and communication positions

2. Faculty are accomplished and noteworthy experts in their field who are also creative and innovative artists and technologists

3. The study abroad program must provide students continuity for their studies, as well as exposure to a variety of educational, artistic, cultural, and corporate resources for their growth

4. The Los Angeles-based study abroad program should provide a richness and depth of experience that is unavailable elsewhere

“Spring Festival” Program for BIGC Students

1. Students arrive in Los Angeles on January 19 and return to Beijing February 6th

2. 19 day program with students living in a suite hotel or college residence hall; breakfast will be provided

3. The program will be “on the go” with excursions and lectures (or briefings) nearly every day.

4. Extraordinarily rich in content and experience

Educational Institutions

In-depth tours and presentations by faculty at a number of Southern California colleges and universities on issues of

interest to BIGC students

University of California, Los Angeles – UCLA

One of the top public universities – offering graduate programs in design, art, theatre, film and television. A

leader in the study of art-science

California Institute of the Arts – CalArts

Established by the Disney family – CalArts specializes in developing professionals in the visual, performing,

media, and literary arts

Southern California Institute of ArchitectureSCI-ARC

One of the most avant-garde architecture schools with a reputation for pushing the boundaries of academic

study

Art Center College of Design

Best known for programs in automobile, product, and entertainment design. Also offers photography, advertising,

graphic design, and illustration

OTIS School of Design

Otis is a creative community of artists, designers, and students working together in Los Angeles, a world center of

cultural production

University of Southern California – USC

One of the top private universities in the country – includes graduate programs in art, communication, media, film and

theatre

Arts and Entertainment Institutions

Behind the scenes tours of world-class cultural and entertainment organizations. Presentations by scholars and

practitioners in the field

The Getty Center

J. Paul Getty trust is the richest art institution in the world – $5.6B USD

Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)

The museum is one of the largest in the country. It’s collections span the history of art from ancient times to the

present

Hollywood

Hollywood is a place and a “state of mind.” It is an area rich in history and continues to be one of the most interesting

and vital parts of the city

Disneyland

16M people visit Disneyland each year. It represents and idealized view of American life, history and culture.

Universal Studios

University Studios Hollywood is both a theme park and a movie studio. It is often advertised as “The Coolest Place in

LA”

Media and Technology

Los Angeles and Southern California is home to many entertainment and media organizations that are changing

the way people work and play

Workshops and Lectures

The program includes daily updates, lectures, and presentations so that participants have a better

understanding of the excursions

Creativity and Innovation

All excursions and lectures will focus on how people and organizations develop new ideas and how they bring them to

the marketplace

Presentation Skills

Creative and innovative people face the challenge of presenting their work to others. We provide workshops, lectures, and

discussions on how to present ideas

Art and Science

Scientists and artist tend to work is isolation of one another. We help people understand how art and science should be

brought together

History of California and Los Angeles

The State of California and the City of Los Angeles have the most ethnic diversity of any region in the U.S. and the world.

Our excursions and lectures will help explain why

Urban Planning

What is the future of Los Angeles and the State of California? The excursions and lectures will help explore the future of

our area

Program Fee and Expenses

Program Fee is $4,790 USD

1. Does not include round trip Beijing to Los Angeles airfare

2. Fee includes admission fees to Universal Studios and Disneyland

3. Fee includes airport pickup and drop off, all program excursions, and any planned shopping trips

4. Shuttle bus transportation for all excursions, including a shopping excursion as determined by the students

Program Fee also includes. . .

5. Interaction with Chinese graduate students at UCLA, USC and other local institutions

6. Advising and consultation on studying in the U.S. and how to apply to graduate or professional school

7. Suites hotel (3 students per room) with free breakfast, late afternoon drinks and snacks, indoor pool, hot tub, spa, and gym. Many low cost restaurants nearby