Training

The EANP conducts a number of activities aimed at fostering the development of a community of nonproliferation specialists in China and other East Asian countries. These include:

Current Programs

• Visiting Fellows Program
  Each year, in conjunction with the CNS Education Program, EANP invites leading East Asian experts and government officials to conduct research in Monterey. These visiting fellows attend a special CNS lecture series covering a variety of nonproliferation topics. Some visiting fellows also visit Washington, DC, to meet U.S. arms control and nonproliferation experts.
• Export Control Fellows Program for Chinese officials
  EANP hosts four to six fellows per year from Chinas export control system for an intensive summer program focused specifically on strategic trade controls. The program brings together officials from different agencies within the system as well as academics studying relevant issues at Chinese universities. These fellows also take part in a three week training session held at the Center for International Trade and Security at the University of Georgia, and then travel to Washington DC for discussions with U.S. experts.

Past Programs

• China Washington Intensive Nonproliferation Seminar (WINS)
  The WINS program brought Chinese officials, researchers, and military officers to Washington, DC, for informal discussions on arms control, nonproliferation, and regional security issues with their U.S. counterparts. WINS provided a valuable opportunity for Chinese participants and U.S. experts to exchange views and to understand each other's perspectives on arms control and nonproliferation issues.
• Train the Trainers Initiative
  This program promoted the emergence of well-trained nonproliferation and arms control specialists in China by providing training and course materials to Chinese university professors. Initially, the program involved three stages: developing an introductory arms control course, conducting a workshop to train Chinese university professors to use the course, and providing the professors with teaching materials (in both Chinese and English) that can be used to develop new courses or incorporated into existing courses. EANP conducted its first training workshop for 16 Chinese professors in Monterey, California from 29 July-12 August 2000. A second workshop took place from 31 July-14 August 2001.
• Tsinghua University Summer Symposium on Arms Control
  Tsinghua University's Institute of International Studies hosted the inaugural "Tsinghua University Summer Symposium on Arms Control" in August 2002. The Center for Nonproliferation Studies and the Union of Concerned Scientists co-sponsored the symposium. The goals included providing training and continuing education on arms control and nonproliferation issues to Chinese graduate students and junior professionals, promoting interest in the study of arms control and nonproliferation in China, and strengthening ties between individuals and organizations in China's arms control community. The Tsinghua symposium was the first seminar in China to bring together participants from the military, academia, and research institutions to focus exclusively on arms control and nonproliferation issues.