257

Events held at PWCC

 

SEVEN

Telepresence events since PWCC began its Research Frontiers Speaker Series last March. Speakers included business ethics professor Kevin Werbach.

 

1,800

Approximate number of Wharton alumni currently in China

 

2,009

Number of Penn alumni who attended events

 

6,875

Miles between Philadelphia and Beijing

 

15,015

Event attendees

 

ONE

Ben on the Bench replica at PWCC

 

1896

Year when the first Chinese student enrolled at Penn

 

30+

Media outlets covering PWCC news and happenings annually

 

$5.4 MILLION

Funding for 28 projects through the Penn China Research and Engagement Fund, which facilitates engagement with PWCC and supports five areas of study, including health care, innovation, and political economy

 

TWENTY+

Current PWCC partnerships with Chinese institutions

 

30%

Events related to business (25 percent focused on technology/innovation/entrepreneurship)

 

160

Approximate number of Chinese students currently at Wharton

 

*All figures from 2015–2017 unless noted

Published as “China Connection’” in the Spring/Summer 2018 issue of Wharton Magazine.