Thanks to the assistance of a CIE travel grant, I was able to visit Hellenic American Education Center in Greece in the fall of 2013. HAEC is a relatively young university that promotes college education in English. It features a very internationalized student body and faculty as well. During my visit, I got to interact with not only colleagues/students from Greece, but also those from other European countries. I truly feel that this trip has enriched me professionally in many important ways

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University of New HampshireUniversity of New Hampshire Scholars' RepositoryFaculty Travel Reports Global Education CenterFall 2013Yixin Liu Associate Professor of Finance travels toGreeceYixin LiuUniversity of New Hampshire - Main Campus, yixin.liu@unh.eduFollow this and additional works at: https://scholars.unh.edu/international_travelThis Report is brought to you for free and open access by the Global Education Center at University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. It hasbeen accepted for inclusion in Faculty Travel Reports by an authorized administrator of University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. For moreinformation, please contact nicole.hentz@unh.edu.Recommended CitationLiu, Yixin, "Yixin Liu Associate Professor of Finance travels to Greece" (2013). Faculty Travel Reports. 85.https://scholars.unh.edu/international_travel/85Yixin Liu | Center for International Education and Global Engagementhttp://unh.edu/cie/yixin-liu[6/14/2016 1:21:37 PM]Home UNH Home Contact/Emergency Center for International Education and Global EngagementCopyright © 2016, Center for International Education and Global Engagement  •  University of New HampshireHood House  •  89 Main Street  •  Durham, NH 03824  •  Ph 603-862-2398  •  Fax 603-862-0169Thompson Hall  •  105 Main Street  •  Durham, NH 03824  •  Ph 603-862-1288  •  Fax 603-862-0844Professor Liu at the entrance of the University of AthensThe Parthenon in Athens, GreeceThe Porch of the Caryatids at the AcropolisYixin LiuAssociate Professor of Finance — GreeceThanks to the assistance of a CIE travel grant, I was able to visit Hellenic AmericanEducation Center in Greece in the fall of 2013. HAEC is a relatively young university thatpromotes college education in English. It features a very internationalized student bodyand faculty as well. During my visit, I got to interact with not only colleagues/studentsfrom Greece, but also those from other European countries. I truly feel that this trip hasenriched me professionally in many important ways.At HAEC, I had the opportunity to supervise student-directed studies. Directed studies arevery different from the classroom lectures that I have been used to. In a classroom setting,I go in, give lectures and assign homework. Everything is done on a weekly basis. Directedstudies require the same kind of rigor but the time dimension is much more flexible. This isbecause many of the students there work full time and their work schedules may vary. Ikept a pretty open teaching time table; sometimes I arranged two meetings a week with astudent, sometimes biweekly. By working with my students, I actually learned a lot frommy teaching in Greece, especially about how to ensure timely progress in the presence ofirregular schedules.I also enjoyed the interaction I had with HEAC faculty members. Because HAEC is a muchsmaller community than UNH, faculty members across different disciplines actually workclosely together. I had opportunities to interact with not only business professors but alsoprofessors from music, linguistics, and others. I actually developed a number of researchideas as a result. HAEC has a research center designed to promote interdisciplinaryresearch. At their invitation, I made a presentation of my research paper to an audience ofboth faculty and MBA students this past November.My trip to Greece also opened opportunities to enhance my outreach and networking skills.HAEC was interested to tap into the vast Chinese market. To help with this initiative, Iaccompanied the school administrators to a Greek-China forum on higher education inSeptember. The Greek Ministry of Education, the Chinese Embassy in Greece, as well asmany well-known universities from China and Greece sent representatives to this forum.Through this event, I learned how to start collaborations among higher educationinstitutions. I was glad to be able to help promote HAEC, the hosting university for my trip.In the future, I will also be glad to help UNH in its effort to expand collaboration internationally.Time flew by quickly. By the time I came back to Durham, I had brought with me a lot ofmemories and experience that I believe will tremendously benefit my students and thedevelopment of my career as a professor at UNH.About OISS Int'l Affairs Dual Major / Minor Study Abroad The World at UNH UNH Int'l Travel Policies & Resources Faculty AlumniYixin Liu | Center for International Education and Global Engagementhttp://unh.edu/cie/yixin-liu[6/14/2016 1:21:37 PM]For questions about this website          For UNH main directory dial 603-862-1234ADA Acknowledgement | Contact the UNH Webmaster

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Faculty Travel Reports Global Education Center
Fall 2013
Yixin Liu Associate Professor of Finance travels to
Greece
Yixin Liu
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus, yixin.liu@unh.edu
Follow this and additional works at: https://scholars.unh.edu/international_travel
This Report is brought to you for free and open access by the Global Education Center at University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. It has
been accepted for inclusion in Faculty Travel Reports by an authorized administrator of University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. For more
information, please contact nicole.hentz@unh.edu.
Recommended Citation
Liu, Yixin, "Yixin Liu Associate Professor of Finance travels to Greece" (2013). Faculty Travel Reports. 85.
https://scholars.unh.edu/international_travel/85
Yixin Liu | Center for International Education and Global Engagement
http://unh.edu/cie/yixin-liu[6/14/2016 1:21:37 PM]
Home UNH Home Contact/Emergency
 
Center for International Education and Global Engagement
Copyright © 2016, Center for International Education and Global Engagement  •  University of New Hampshire
Hood House  •  89 Main Street  •  Durham, NH 03824  •  Ph 603-862-2398  •  Fax 603-862-0169
Thompson Hall  •  105 Main Street  •  Durham, NH 03824  •  Ph 603-862-1288  •  Fax 603-862-0844
Professor Liu at the entrance of the University of Athens
The Parthenon in Athens, Greece
The Porch of the Caryatids at the Acropolis
Yixin Liu
Associate Professor of Finance — Greece
Thanks to the assistance of a CIE travel grant, I was able to visit Hellenic American
Education Center in Greece in the fall of 2013. HAEC is a relatively young university that
promotes college education in English. It features a very internationalized student body
and faculty as well. During my visit, I got to interact with not only colleagues/students
from Greece, but also those from other European countries. I truly feel that this trip has
enriched me professionally in many important ways.
At HAEC, I had the opportunity to supervise student-directed studies. Directed studies are
very different from the classroom lectures that I have been used to. In a classroom setting,
I go in, give lectures and assign homework. Everything is done on a weekly basis. Directed
studies require the same kind of rigor but the time dimension is much more flexible. This is
because many of the students there work full time and their work schedules may vary. I
kept a pretty open teaching time table; sometimes I arranged two meetings a week with a
student, sometimes biweekly. By working with my students, I actually learned a lot from
my teaching in Greece, especially about how to ensure timely progress in the presence of
irregular schedules.
I also enjoyed the interaction I had with HEAC faculty members. Because HAEC is a much
smaller community than UNH, faculty members across different disciplines actually work
closely together. I had opportunities to interact with not only business professors but also
professors from music, linguistics, and others. I actually developed a number of research
ideas as a result. HAEC has a research center designed to promote interdisciplinary
research. At their invitation, I made a presentation of my research paper to an audience of
both faculty and MBA students this past November.
My trip to Greece also opened opportunities to enhance my outreach and networking skills.
HAEC was interested to tap into the vast Chinese market. To help with this initiative, I
accompanied the school administrators to a Greek-China forum on higher education in
September. The Greek Ministry of Education, the Chinese Embassy in Greece, as well as
many well-known universities from China and Greece sent representatives to this forum.
Through this event, I learned how to start collaborations among higher education
institutions. I was glad to be able to help promote HAEC, the hosting university for my trip.
In the future, I will also be glad to help UNH in its effort to expand collaboration internationally.
Time flew by quickly. By the time I came back to Durham, I had brought with me a lot of
memories and experience that I believe will tremendously benefit my students and the
development of my career as a professor at UNH.
About OISS Int'l Affairs Dual Major / Minor Study Abroad The World at UNH UNH Int'l Travel Policies & Resources Faculty Alumni
Yixin Liu | Center for International Education and Global Engagement
http://unh.edu/cie/yixin-liu[6/14/2016 1:21:37 PM]
For questions about this website
          
For UNH main directory dial 603-862-1234
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