Despite Opposition, Cornell Approves Partnership With CCP-Controlled Peking University

Despite Opposition, Cornell Approves Partnership With CCP-Controlled Peking University
People enter and leave the gate of Peking University in Beijing on July 27, 2016. Thomas Peter/Reuters
Bill Pan
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Cornell University is moving forward with a proposed dual-degree program between its prestigious hotel school and China’s Peking University (PKU), despite calls to reconsider partnering with a state-run institution that has a poor record of academic freedom and human rights.

The proposed two-year graduate program, designed for executive professionals residing in China, would allow participants to obtain a master’s degree in hospitality management from Cornell’s School of Hotel Administration, and a master’s degree in business administration from PKU’s Guanghua School of Management.