Service Opportunities

• Association for International Teaching, Educational and Curriculum Exchange (AITECE) Teaching Program
  
  The U.S. Catholic China Bureau serves as the North American liaison office for AITECE (Association for International Teaching, Educational and Curriculum Exchange).  AITECE is an independent, non-profit organization organized and run by the Columban Fathers and is registered in both Hong Kong and China. USCCB recruits, screens and facilitates qualified persons to serve in China's tertiary educational institutions as foreign experts or tutors in TOEFL [English as a second language] and/or as teachers in other selected disciplines; e.g., business, social work, sciences, technology, etc. The goal of AITECE is to contribute to the modernization of China through the exchange of personnel and to promote international understanding and friendship through professional service and Christian witness.
  
  Since its founding in 1988, AITECE has sponsored 250 foreign experts and teachers who have worked in over 30 institutes of higher learning in many provinces and major cities in China.
  
  AITECE negotiates minimum one-year contracts with preference for extended service. Living allowance is provided by the designated Chinese institute, with free accommodation inside the university. Orientation is provided, along with assistance during the term of service in China, through mediation with institute authorities and advice on practical problems. In addition, candidates can rely on the support of like-minded people involved in similar work. Return (and sometimes outbound) travel is provided after one year of service.
  
  Contact our office [973-763-1131] if you are interested. See AITECE site for more information.
   
• Maryknoll China Service Project - China Volunteer Teachers Program
  
  The Maryknoll Hong Kong Region began the China Volunteer Teachers Program to facilitate placement of committed and competent Christian teachers in China as a service to the Chinese people and the Chinese Church. Placement is generally in a university. Maryknoll Hong Kong supports teachers through its members already teaching in China. Maryknoll members have worked in China since 1917. Year long and summer placements are available.
  
  For more information contact: Coordinator, China Volunteer Teachers Program; 44 Stanley Village Road; Stanley, Hong Kong.
  
  E-mail: chinaserve@iohk.com
   
• New China Link
  
  New China Link (NCL) is a volunteer service agency for rural China (specifically for the SW province of Guizhou, one of China’s poorest regions), founded by a former volunteer teacher in the Columban Fathers’ AITECE Program (Association for International Teaching, Educational and Curriculum Exchange). NCL offers a new way to spirituality and vocation without vows and institutional commitment and stresses the importance of a system of aid of Asians-for-Asia, bringing together people from rich and poor nations. Examples of NCL work include projects for water supply, middle school health education, school building, simple housing and local empowerment.
  
  For more information: Website: http://www.newchinalink.org
  
  E-mail: newchinalink@yahoo.com