欧美同学会加拿大分会

Canadian educational institutions have long attracted students from China pursuing degrees and research opportunities abroad. Many of these students who have journeyed back from the West , continue to work and identify with Canadian culture and business. Among the links existing between Canada and China through public and private sector initiatives, lies a unique Chinese-initiated organization called the Chinese Western Returned Scholars Association which maintains a branch devoted specifically to returned academics from Canada.

The Chinese Western Returned Scholars Association (WRSA) was founded in 1913 as a non-governmental organization for Chinese scholars having returned from studying overseas. The association aims to provide members-through social activities and academic exchanges-with an opportunity to share experiences and knowledge of studying abroad. WRSA currently has more than 8, 800 members who belong to country-specific branches, Canada being one of the 12largest branches.

“The Canada Branch was one of the original branches created,” remarks Professor Alfred Peng,

director of the Canada Branch. “As Canada was one of the earliest countries to recognize the People’s Republic of China, both countries have always had strong relations.” Professor Peng, a former assistant professor of architecture at the University of Waterloo, has been involved in the Canada branch for close to 15 years, Becoming it’s Director in 1991. He maintains that returned scholars from Canada continue to have strong connection with the country, many of whom go back and forth between Canada and China pursuing business and academic endeavours.

The Canada branch has over 300 members, all of whom have spent at least two years studying in Canada. The Branch holds social events for members every two to three months, which include business seminars and casual networking cocktails. In addition, members receive regular copies of a “Study in Canada” newsletter containing information on living and doing business in Canada and personal profiles of current and former student members.

For more information on WRSA, please contact Mr. Charles Yan, secretary-general of Canada Branch, Chinese Western Returned Scholars, Tel:8518-1908

加拿大教育体制长久以来对中国学生到海外求学及研究具有极大吸引力。很多归国留学生，他们在加拿大商业氛围中工作，保留了浓郁的加拿大文化。在沟通中国加拿大政府和民间的团体中，有一个独特的组织称为中国欧美同学会加拿大分会，所有成员为加拿大学成归来的留学生和学者。

中国欧美同学会成立于1913年，是中国海外留学归国人员组成的非政府组织。欧美同学会宗旨是通过社会活动及学术交流活动使广大会员分享在海外学到的知识和生活工作经验。欧美同学会现有会员8800多人（1998年资料），以所留学的国家为单位分为12个分会，加拿大分会是其中之一。

加拿大分会会长彭培根教授说：“加拿大分会为较早成立的分会之一，加拿大是最早承认中华人民共和国的国家之一，两国保持着长期友好的关系。”彭教授原系滑铁卢大学建筑学助理教授，在欧美同学会已有15年。1991年当选为加拿大分会会长。彭教授介绍说，归国留学生依然与加拿大保持着十分密切的联系。现在，许许多多的会员频繁地来往于两国之间从事商务活动或学术交流。

欧美同学会加拿大分会现有会员300多人，所有的会员都在加拿大有两年以上的学习工作经历。分会每两到三个月为会员组织一次活动，包括商务讲座及联谊交流等。另外，会员经常收到“留加通讯”，其中包括加拿大商务及生活信息、会员现在和以前的情况介绍等。

有关欧美同学会加拿大分会的详细情况，请与加拿大分会秘书长Chareles Yan联系。电话：85181908

Chinese Returned Scholars early 1900’s