{"id":36644,"date":"2018-02-23T11:46:31","date_gmt":"2018-02-23T16:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccbc.com\/?p=36644"},"modified":"2018-02-27T13:08:55","modified_gmt":"2018-02-27T18:08:55","slug":"canada-china-education-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ccbc.com\/zh-hans\/ccbc-in-the-news\/canada-china-education-trade\/","title":{"rendered":"Schools Considered Key to Cementing Asia Trade Ties"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” specialty=”off” _builder_version=”3.0.95″ background_image=”https:\/\/ccbc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/hero-single-event-1.jpg” custom_padding=”||75px|”][et_pb_fullwidth_post_title _builder_version=”3.0.95″ title=”on” meta=”on” author=”off” date=”on” categories=”on” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” featured_placement=”below” text_color=”light” text_background=”off” text_orientation=”center” custom_padding=”50px|||” \/][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”article” _builder_version=”3.0.95″ background_layout=”light”]\n

This article appeared in<\/em>\u00a0Business in Vancouver\u00a0on February 22, 2018, featuring an interview with Sarah<\/span> Kutulakos<\/span><\/strong><\/a>,<\/span> the Executive Director of CCBC. To read the full article, please click on the link below.<\/em><\/p>\n

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By Chuck Chiang<\/p>\n

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The shift resulted in two events in Vancouver in early February. A reception focused on connecting the educational institutions of the two countries, as well as promoting networking by alumni of schools with Canada-China links, took place on February 8 at Simon Fraser University\u2019s (SFU) downtown campus. That was followed by a February 9 fundraising luncheon for Educating Girls of Rural China (EGRC), a Vancouver philanthropic group that has put 845 girls through school since the organization launched in 2005.<\/p>\n

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While the CCBC has always emphasized education, officials say it has noticed a recent rise in its membership of educational institutions and players, to 44 members, or 13% of CCBC\u2019s overall membership. That ties education with financial institutions as being first overall among sector representation at CCBC.<\/p>\n

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As such, a renewed focus on the sector is appropriate given Chinese students\u2019 contribution to the Canadian economy, estimated to be as high as $4 billion a year, said CCBC executive director Sarah Kutulakos.<\/p>\n

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