Meet with Pitt Alumni and China Business Expert Lois Dougan Tretiak!

Lois Dougan Tretiak has more than 30 years experience working on China business issues and direct involvement in China. A graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, Ms. Tretiak is currently the Senior Advisor on China for the Economist Group. She also served as the Economist Group’s Chief Representative in Beijing and Shanghai, advising businesses on Chinese investment strategies.

The struggle between Russia and Great Britain over Central Asia in the nineteenth century was the original "great game." But in the past quarter century, a new "great game" has emerged, pitting America against a newly aggressive Russia and a resource-hungry China, all struggling for influence over one of the volatile areas in the world. In Great Games, Local Rules, Alexander Cooley, one of America's most respected Central Asia experts, explores the dynamics of the new competition over the region since 9/11.

The theme for the 2012 conference is "Modernity and Cultural Development: the Changing China in a Globalized and Digitized World"

All students with an interest in international studies are welcome to join us for a free workshop with the international studies certificate program advisors and Alyson Kavalukas, Pitt's Internship Coordinator, to learn about how to find international studies internships and volunteer opportunities both locally in Pittsburgh, in the United States, and overseas, through Pitt and on your own!

Meet Mrs. Kiyoko Matsumoto of Handa City, Japan, for a special workshop for students & faculty about love and marriage customs in Japan, including a model demonstration with traditional Japanese wedding attire for women and men! This once in a lifetime event includes special talks by Dr. Clark Chilson (Religious Studies) and Mrs. Fumiyo Iwadachi (Handa City).

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