Get Ready to Study in the US Today

Thinking about studying in the US? Not sure how changing visa policies and global uncertainty may impact your plans? In today's fast-changing global environment, students, families, and educators are rethinking overseas education plans. From changing visa policies to career prospects and the long-term value of an international degree, studying in the US presents both new opportunities and important considerations.


Join AmCham China on April 28 at the Chamber's Beijing office for a half-day, in-person event designed to help you get ready for studying in the US. Hear the latest US visa updates directly from the US Embassy in China, along with practical insights from education experts and industry professionals on navigating uncertainty and preparing for success.


This event will cover essential visa guidance, the latest trends in US study, strategies for making informed study decisions, and practical advice on how students can prepare academically, culturally, and emotionally for their journey abroad.


Whether you are a prospective student, a parent planning for your child's future, or an educator supporting international pathways, this session will equip you with the insights and tools you need to confidently take the next step toward studying in the US.


Event Details:

  • Date & Time: 14:30 โ€“ 16:50, April 28 (Tuesday), 2026
  • Format: In-Person Event
  • Language: English (Embassy & keynotes) | Chinese (panel)
  • Location:5F, Wework 5C, Gate 5, Pacific Century Place, 2A Workers' Stadium North Road, Chaoyang District (็›ˆ็ง‘ไธญๅฟƒCๅบง5ๅท้—จ5ๅฑ‚5C)
  • Contact: Melody Wen, mwen@amchamchina.org


Important Notes:

  • Registration closes at 6 PM Beijing Time on April 27, 2025.
  • Refunds will not be issued within 48 hours of the event.
  • Walk-ins will not be permitted.


This event is complimentary for all AmCham China members and offer-holder students. Please RSVP by April 27.๏ปฟ

Agenda

Schedule and topics are subject to change. Please check back for updates.

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
Registration
2:45 PM - 2:55 PM
Welcome Remarks
2:55 PM - 3:25 PM
Insights from the US Embassy
ยท Latest US Visa Updates
ยท Key Considerations for Visa Applicants
ยทQ&A
· Latest US Visa Updates
· Key Considerations for Visa Applicants
·Q&A
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3:25 PM - 3:55 PM
US Study Trends & Preparing for Life Abroad
-Emerging Trends in US Study
-Student Mental Health & Well-being
-Travel & Pre-departure Guidance
-Emerging Trends in US Study
-Student Mental Health & Well-being
-Travel & Pre-departure Guidance
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3:55 PM - 4:40 PM
Panel Discussion | Studying in the US: Opportunities, Risks, and Smart Planning
4:40 PM - 4:50 PM
Audience Q&A and Closing Remarks

Speakers

Stay tuned for more speaker announcements.

  • Perry Landesberg (Vice Consul at US Embassy in Beijing)

    Perry Landesberg

    Vice Consul at US Embassy in Beijing

  • Dr. Chris Oniya (Professor & Lecturer at University of International Business and Economics (UIBE))

    Dr. Chris Oniya

    Professor & Lecturer at University of International Business and Economics (UIBE)

    Chris Oniya, Ph.D.
    Business Management, University of International Business and Economics
    Current Roles:
    • General Secretary, International Alumni Association
    • Board Member, Alumni Association
    • Advisor, International Student Union (overseeing 27 chapters in BRICS, Southeast Asia, North and South America)
    • Professor & Lecturer, University of International Business and Economics (Business English, English Public Speaking)

    Key Achievements:
    • Peking University Speech: Represented the university at the “China and the World in the Eyes of Young Students” event, hosted by the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
    • China-US Exchange: Shared insights on China-US relations at the 2024 “Guling Yuan” Youth Dialogue in Fuzhou. Coverage by China People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and The Paper.

    ่ทฏๆ˜“ๅšๅฃซ๏ผˆDr. Chris Oniya๏ผ‰๏ผŒๅฏนๅค–็ปๆตŽ่ดธๆ˜“ๅคงๅญฆไผไธš็ฎก็†ๅญฆๅšๅฃซใ€‚
    ็Žฐไปปๅฏนๅค–็ปๆตŽ่ดธๆ˜“ๅคงๅญฆๅ›ฝ้™…ๆ กๅ‹ไผšๆ€ป็ง˜ไนฆ้•ฟใ€ๆ กๅ‹ๆ€ปไผš็†ไบ‹ใ€ๅ›ฝ้™…ๅญฆ็”Ÿไผš้กพ้—ฎ๏ผŒ่ดŸ่ดฃ27ไธชๅ›ฝๅฎถ็š„ๅˆ†ไผš๏ผŒๅŒ…ๆ‹ฌ้‡‘็ –ๅ››ๅ›ฝใ€ไธœๅ—ไบšๅ›ฝๅฎถใ€ๅ—ๅŒ—็พŽๆดฒๅ›ฝๅฎถใ€‚
    ๅŒๆ—ถๆ‹…ไปปๅฏนๅค–็ปๆตŽ่ดธๆ˜“ๅคงๅญฆ่ฎฒๅธˆ๏ผŒๆ•™ๆŽˆๅ•†ๅŠก่‹ฑ่ฏญๅ’Œ่‹ฑ่ฏญๆผ”่ฎฒ็ญ‰่ฏพ็จ‹ใ€‚
    ๆ›พๅœจๅค–ไบค้ƒจ้ข†ไบ‹ๅธไธปๅŠž็š„“ๆˆ‘็œผไธญ็š„ไธญๅ›ฝไธŽไธ–็•Œ——้’ๅนด็•™ๅญฆ็”Ÿๅฏน่ฏไธญๅ›ฝๅค–ไบคๅฎ˜”ไธป้ข˜ๆดปๅŠจไธญไปฃ่กจๅฏนๅค–็ปๆตŽ่ดธๆ˜“ๅคงๅญฆๅœจๅŒ—ไบฌๅคงๅญฆๅ‘่กจๆผ”่ฎฒ๏ผ›
    ๅœจ็ฆๅทžไธพๅŠž็š„2024“้ผ“ๅฒญ็ผ˜”ไธญ็พŽไบคๆตๅŸบ้‡‘ไผš้’ๅนดๅฏน่ฏไผšไธญๅˆ†ไบซไบ†ๅฏนไธญ็พŽไบคๆต็š„็ฒพๅฝฉ่ง่งฃ๏ผŒ่ขซไธญๅ›ฝไบบๆฐ‘ๅฏนๅค–ๅ‹ๅฅฝๅไผšๅ’ŒๆพŽๆนƒๆ–ฐ้—ป็ญ‰ๅคšๅฎถๆ–ฐ้—ปๅช’ไฝ“ๆŠฅ้“๏ผ›
    ไฝœไธบๅฏนๅค–็ปๆตŽ่ดธๆ˜“ๅคงๅญฆๅค–ๅ›ฝไธ“ๅฎถๅ‚ๅŠ 2024ไธญๅ›ฝ——ไธœ็›Ÿๆ•™่‚ฒไบคๆตๅ‘จใ€‚
    ๆ›พๅ‚ๅŠ ๅŒ—ๅคง็บตๆจช็ฎก็†ๅ’จ่ฏข้›†ๅ›ขไปฅๅŠๅ’Œๅ›ๅ•†ๅญฆ้™ขๅ›ฝ้™…็ญ็š„ๅ•†ไธšๅŸน่ฎญ๏ผŒๅœจๅ“ฅไผฆๆฏ”ไบšๅคงๅญฆใ€ๅ“ˆไฝ›ๅคงๅญฆๅ’Œ่Žฑๆ–ฏๅคงๅญฆๅผ€ๅฑ•้‡‘่žๆŠ•่ต„็ ”็ฉถ้กน็›ฎ;
    ๆ˜ฏๅŸƒ้š†·้ฉฌๆ–ฏๅ…‹็š„่„‘ๆœบๆŽฅๅฃๅ…ฌๅธ Neuralink๏ผˆ็ฅž็ป่ฟžๆŽฅ๏ผ‰ใ€็พŽๅ›ฝ็งๆœ‰้‡‘่ž็ง‘ๆŠ€ๅ…ฌๅธ Ripple๏ผˆ็‘žๆณขๆ”ฏไป˜๏ผ‰ใ€NFTไบคๆ˜“ๅนณๅฐ Opensea๏ผˆๆฌง็บต๏ผ‰ใ€็”Ÿ็‰ฉ็ง‘ๆŠ€ๅ…ฌๅธ Colossal ๅ’Œไบบๅทฅๆ™บ่ƒฝๅ…ฌๅธ OpenAI ็š„ๆ—ฉๆœŸๆŠ•่ต„่€…ใ€‚
    ๆญคๅค–๏ผŒๅˆ›็ซ‹ไบ† YOOFU๏ผˆYouth of Our Future United๏ผ‰๏ผŒไธ€ไธชไธ“ๆณจไบŽ้’ๅฐ‘ๅนดๅ›ฝ้™…ๆ–‡ๅŒ–ๆ•™่‚ฒ็š„ๅนณๅฐ๏ผŒๆ—จๅœจๅŸนๅ…ปๅ…ทๆœ‰ๅ…จ็ƒ่ง†้‡Ž็š„ๆœชๆฅ้ข†ๅฏผ่€…ใ€‚
    ๅคšๆฌก่Žทๅพ—“ๆฅๅŽ็•™ๅญฆ็”Ÿ็คพไผšๆดปๅŠจ็งฏๆžๅˆ†ๅญ”ใ€ๆ•™่‚ฒ้ƒจ“ไผ˜็ง€ๆฅๅŽ็•™ๅญฆ็”Ÿๅฅ–ๅญฆ้‡‘”ใ€“ๅฏนๅค–็ปๆตŽ่ดธๆ˜“ๅคงๅญฆๆ กๅ‹ๅทฅไฝœ็ชๅ‡บ่ดก็Œฎๅฅ–”็ญ‰่ฃ่ช‰ๅฅ–้กน

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  • Mary Chan (Partner & Clinical Mental Health Counsellor at COGNITIVE ASSURANCE LIFE MANAGEMENT(CALM) INTERNATIONAL PTE. LTD.)

    Mary Chan

    Partner & Clinical Mental Health Counsellor at COGNITIVE ASSURANCE LIFE MANAGEMENT(CALM) INTERNATIONAL PTE. LTD.

    Mary Chan is a Clinical Mental Health Counsellor and an award-winning tv/film producer. She is from Hong Kong, received her professional training in the United States Pacific Graduate School of Psychology and is certified in Canada.

    She is currently a member of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association, American Counselling Association, Canadian Association for Play Therapy, Association for Contextual Behavioural Science and Chi Sigma Iota, the counselling academic and professional honour society international.

    Mary has worked previously with International SOS and Raffles Medical Group and is currently a partner with CALM International. Having worked with a Hollywood studio has enriched her exposure to different cultures and dynamics around the world and that multicultural experience and appreciation have benefitted her current role as a therapist and trainer.

    Mary Chan has over ten years of experience working with international schools across China, providing counseling, crisis support, and psychoeducational services to students, parents, and educators. She specializes in treating mood disorders, relationship and family issues, developmental trauma in children, and grief. Her multicultural fluency, combined with a background in media and corporate leadership, enhances her ability to connect with globally mobile families and school communities. In both on-campus and clinical settings, she has been a trusted partner in helping schools address mental health challenges with compassion and cultural awareness.
    ้™ˆๆ…ง่ดžๆ˜ฏไธ€ไฝไธดๅบŠๅฟƒ็†ๅฅๅบทๅ’จ่ฏขๅธˆ๏ผŒๅฅน่ฟ˜ๆ˜ฏไธ€ไฝ่Žทๅฅ–ๅฝฑ่ง†ๅˆถ็‰‡ไบบใ€‚ๅฅนๆฅ่‡ชไธญๅ›ฝ้ฆ™ๆธฏ๏ผŒๅœจ็พŽๅ›ฝๅคชๅนณๆด‹ๅฟƒ็†ๅญฆ็ ”็ฉถ็”Ÿ้™ขๆŽฅๅ—ไธ“ไธšๅŸน่ฎญ๏ผŒๅนถๅœจๅŠ ๆ‹ฟๅคง่Žทๅพ—่ฎค่ฏใ€‚็›ฎๅ‰ๆ˜ฏๅŠ ๆ‹ฟๅคงๅ’จ่ฏขๅ’Œๅฟƒ็†ๆฒป็–—ๅไผšใ€็พŽๅ›ฝๅฟƒ็†ๅ’จ่ฏขๅไผšใ€ๅŠ ๆ‹ฟๅคงๅ„ฟ็ซฅๆธธๆˆๆฒป็–—ๅไผšใ€ๅ›ฝ้™…่ฏญๅขƒ่กŒไธบ็ง‘ๅญฆๅไผšๅ’Œ Chi Sigma Iota๏ผˆๅ›ฝ้™…ๅ’จ่ฏขๅญฆๆœฏไธŽไธ“ไธš่ฃ่ช‰ๅญฆไผš๏ผ‰็š„ๆˆๅ‘˜ใ€‚

    ้™ˆๆ…ง่ดžๅœจไธญๅ›ฝไธŽๅคšๆ‰€ๅ›ฝ้™…ๅญฆๆ กๅˆไฝœ่ถ…่ฟ‡ๅๅนด๏ผŒไธบๅญฆ็”Ÿใ€ๅฎถ้•ฟๅŠๆ•™่‚ฒๅทฅไฝœ่€…ๆไพ›ๅฟƒ็†ๅ’จ่ฏขใ€ๅฑๆœบๅนฒ้ข„ๅŠๅฟƒ็†ๅฅๅบทๆ•™่‚ฒ็ญ‰ๆœๅŠกใ€‚ๅฅนๆ“…้•ฟๆฒป็–—ๆƒ…็ปช้šœ็ขใ€ไบบ้™…ๅ…ณ็ณปไธŽๅฎถๅบญ้—ฎ้ข˜ใ€ๅ„ฟ็ซฅๅ‘ๅฑ•ๆ€งๅˆ›ไผคๅŠๅ“€่พ…ๅฏผใ€‚ๅ‡ญๅ€Ÿๅคšๅ…ƒๆ–‡ๅŒ–่ƒŒๆ™ฏๅŠไผ ๅช’ๅ’Œไผไธš้ข†ๅฏผ็ป้ชŒ๏ผŒๅฅน่ƒฝๆ•้”ๅฏŸ่ง‰ๅ’Œ็†่งฃๅ›ฝ้™…ๅฎถๅบญๅœจ่ทจๆ–‡ๅŒ–็Žฏๅขƒไธ‹็š„ๆŒ‘ๆˆ˜ไธŽ้€‚ๅบ”้œ€ๆฑ‚ใ€‚ๆ— ่ฎบๆ˜ฏๅœจๆ กๅ›ญๅ†…่ฟ˜ๆ˜ฏๅœจไธดๅบŠ็Žฏๅขƒไธญ๏ผŒๅฅนๅง‹็ปˆไปฅไธ“ไธšไธŽๅŒ็†ๅฟƒๅ’Œๆ–‡ๅŒ–ๆ„่ฏ†ไธบๅŸบ็ก€๏ผŒๅๅŠฉๅญฆๆ กๅฆฅๅ–„ๆœ‰ๆ•ˆๅœฐๅบ”ๅฏนๅฟƒ็†ๅฅๅบทๆ–น้ข็š„ๆŒ‘ๆˆ˜๏ผŒๆทฑๅ—ไฟก่ต–ใ€‚

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  • Jingyu Wang (Executive Director of Notre Dame Beijing, University of Notre Dame.)

    Jingyu Wang

    Executive Director of Notre Dame Beijing, University of Notre Dame.

    Jingyu Wang serves as the executive director of the Beijing Global Gateway, University of Notre Dame.

    Wang previously taught at Princeton University as a Lecturer in New Jersey. She also worked as the Research Associate at University of Notre Dame to coordinate the US Department of Education Title VI project with the theme “Undergraduate International Studies & Foreign Language". Wang was the founding Director of Chengdu American Center for Study Abroad from 2012 to 2018 in collaboration with Chengdu Municipal Government in China.

    Wang earned her master’s degree in Applied Linguistics from Beijing Normal University. She used to teach Chinese literature at Daqing No. 4 High School. Additionally, Wang was a co-author of A Kaleidoscope of China through Princeton University Press in 2009.

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  • Katie Beck (Head of External Relations at Western Academy of Beijing (WAB))

    Katie Beck

    Head of External Relations at Western Academy of Beijing (WAB)

  • Stephanie Tong (General Sales Manager, North China at United Airlines)

    Stephanie Tong

    General Sales Manager, North China at United Airlines

    Stephanie is the Northern China Regional Sales Manager for United Airlines, based in Beijing, where she leads passenger sales operations across the region. She brings more than 20 years of experience in the aviation and travel industry, with deep expertise in commercial strategy, distribution, and corporate account management.

    She began her career with Air China, building a strong foundation in Revenue Management and Public Relations. She later expanded her communications and stakeholder engagement experience through PR leadership roles at Richina Underwater World and San Miguel China Investment.

    Stephanie joined United Airlines as a Corporate Account Manager, where she successfully managed key Fortune 500 and leading Chinese corporate clients within the China Point of Sale (POS) market. Her strong commercial acumen and relationship management capabilities have contributed significantly to business growth and customer engagement.

    In recognition of her outstanding performance, Stephanie was honored with the Chairman’s Award in 2011 and received the Leadership Recognition Award in 2025. In her current role, she oversees a broad portfolio of sales distribution channels, including BSP agencies, online travel agencies (OTAs), tour operators, and corporate sales.

    United Airlines currently operates the most extensive network of direct flights from Greater China to the United States, offering 52 weekly nonstop services from Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong to San Francisco and Los Angeles, with onward connections to more than 280 destinations across the Americas.

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  • Claudia Cheng (Head of Technology at Ivy Global Scholars (IGS))

    Claudia Cheng

    Head of Technology at Ivy Global Scholars (IGS)

    Ms. Claudia Cheng is the Head of Technology at Ivy Global Scholars (IGS), where she leads
    technology strategy and digital initiatives supporting the organization’s educational platforms
    and cross-border programs. Her work focuses on building technology-enabled systems and
    experiences that support students, educators, and global learning communities.

    With a background in software development, product execution, and user-centered platform
    design, Claudia works at the intersection of technology and international education. She brings
    a practical perspective on how digital tools, data, and program design can better support
    students exploring global higher education opportunities. Prior to joining IGS, Claudia
    completed her secondary and undergraduate education in the United States and developed
    her early career in software engineering at a leading multinational technology company
    specializing in advanced optical, sensing, and control solutions.

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Tickets

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Venue

5F, Wework 5C, Gate 5, Pacific Century Place, 2A Workers' Stadium North Road, Chaoyang District (็›ˆ็ง‘ไธญๅฟƒCๅบง5ๅท้—จ5ๅฑ‚5C)

Beijing, Chaoyang District, China

If you have any questions please contact Melody Wen

Contact Organizer

+86 85190864

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