Hosted by Yale Center Beijing

Event Time

Friday, October 9, 2026

Registration
6:30 pm-7:00 pm

Networking Reception & Canapés
7:00 pm-8:00 pm

Location

Yale Center Beijing 
36th Floor Tower B of IFC Building 8 Jianguomenwai Avenue Chaoyang District, Beijing (Yong'anli Subway Station, Exit C) 

Registration and Fees

Please click “HERE” to register.

Ticket: Free for Yale students; RMB 60 for Yale alumni, participants of Yale Center Beijing programs & non-Yale students (must submit valid .edu email address or relevant details to qualify); RMB 120 for regular admission. This price includes canapés.

Walk-ins will not be accepted.

The Event

On October 9, join us at Yale Center Beijing for an evening with Brendan Walsh, Yale University’s Senior Associate Provost for International Affairs. Drawing on his experience advancing Yale’s global engagement, Walsh will share insights into the university’s international affairs, global partnerships, and efforts to foster connections across borders. He will also discuss initiatives he oversees, including the Office of International Students & Scholars (OISS) and the Yale Young Global Scholars (YYGS) program. The conversation will offer an opportunity to learn more about Yale’s international community and its continued engagement with the world.

The Speaker

Brendan Walsh
Senior Associate Provost for International Affairs, Yale University

Brendan Walsh has overall responsibility for providing administrative support for the international activities of the schools, programs, and individual faculty across the university. These efforts focus on supporting the development of new projects with partner universities, managing visits to Yale by university delegations and other dignitaries, and safeguarding Yale’s reputation around the world. He also leads the university’s emergency response in the event of a medical emergency, natural disaster, or civil unrest that happens abroad. Brendan serves as the Director of the Office of International Affairs and in addition, the offices of International Students and Scholars and Yale Young Global Scholars also report to him.

Previously, Walsh served as Director of International Affairs in the Provost’s Office at Stanford University, where he founded the Stanford Office of International Affairs and played an instrumental role in launching and managing the Stanford Center at Peking University. Prior to joining Stanford, he served as a senior program officer at the U.S. Department of State. He earned a Ph.D. in international education from New York University.