With a mission to nurture international educational exchange prospects in global health, the Beijing Foreign Studies University in Beijing, China and Morgan State University in Maryland, USA have concluded a virtual, COVID-19 joint research initiative led by American and Chinese university graduate student research associates.
The collaborative effort involved graduate students as burgeoning thought leaders from both nations and assessed how the two nations addressed the COVID-19 pandemic from a health management perspective and in terms of public image branding, both within their countries and internationally. The joint academic initiative provided an opportunity for the research student associates from China and the United States to conduct experiential research and to share knowledge. The project’s goals included advancing experiential comparative global health systems and initiatives, encouraging joint collaborative student ventures.