Lingnan (University) College Yale Exchange Program
L(U)CY Program
Please note that the L(U)CY program is paused for the 2020-21 academic year due to COVID-19.
The program plans to resume for the 2021-22 academic year.
Who can apply?
All Yale College students (first year, sophomore, junior and senior) are eligible to apply.
How do I apply?
All applicants submit an online application.
When is the application deadline?
The program is paused for the 2020-21 academic year. The deadline is normally in early October.
I have more questions. Who do I ask?
“Coming out of the trip to China, I’m left with an overwhelming feeling of appreciation for Chinese culture, and the question of how I can continue to engage with it and its people into the future, as someone living in the United States. ”
Cooperation Across Continents
Yale students collaborate with Chinese students from Lingnan (University) College at Sun Yat-sen University to create a social solution or project based on the year’s theme. Teams consist of two Yale students, three Lingnan students and one Yale mentor. This unique setup enables teammates to work in new ways, learn a different perspective and experience new friends all before traveling to China.
Friends for Life
The core of Yale-China Exchange Programs is bringing people of different backgrounds together with the intent of creating life long relationships. By engaging in personal and academic discussions, L(U)CY participants experience new perspectives, lifestyles and people. They see the similarities and differences between themselves and their counterparts around the world. By talking and listening, participants bridge the cultural gap showing that there is far more that brings people together than keeps them apart.
Social Innovation in Action
For the 2021 L(U)CY program, we hope to partner again with Tsai Center for Innovation at Yale (CITY).
Tsai CITY
Tsai CITY aims to create an interdisciplinary learning environment that cultivates innovators, leaders, creators, and entrepreneurs in all fields and for all sectors of society. Tsai CITY has four core commitments:
Interdisciplinary Collaboration
Inclusivity Across All Dimensions of Diversity
Skills and Practice of Effective Action
Risk-Taking and Resilience
Learn more about Tsai CITY by visiting their website.
Shared Expertise
Yale-China and Tsai CITY work together to find at least three experts to come to the Yale campus and speak and interact with L(U)CY participants. Experts are chosen not only based on the theme but the projects that the teams choose to pursue. Participants get to not only hear from these experts but also ask questions and work with them.