ArtoEast可計學分的中國田野考察與學術休假駐留項目，由帶領項目的教研團隊共同設計。
為學系、海外學習辦公室與研究團隊而設、由教研團隊主導的項目——讓貴校的中國交流經得起課程委員會的審視。
我們為大學設計中國駐留、田野學校與研究訪問:提供 IRB 兼容的方法學文件、與教研團隊共同撰寫的學習成果,以及讓學生在現場進行真正訪談的雙語支援。
ArtoEast 直接與學術事務辦公室、海外學習辦公室、教研負責人及研究團隊合作。項目按大學實際採購流程設計:書面工作範圍、區域選址理據、具名工匠夥伴名單、列明成本的預算,以及海外學習辦公室可審閱的風險登記冊。
學習成果由帶領該群學生的教研團隊共同設計,並非從目錄套用而來。若項目涉及一手研究、訪談或田野錄音,我們會提供 IRB 兼容的方法學文件。雙語主持的安排,讓學生進行的是真正的對話——而非由導遊轉述的摘要。
簡介之下的實質內容。
以下技術詞彙保留英文（IRB、indemnification 等為機構採購標準用語）。
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Learning outcomes drafted with the faculty lead
Before any logistics, the faculty lead and our programme designer work through the syllabus integration: what the students need to be able to do by the end, what evidence of learning the department wants to see, how the in-country work feeds the assessment. The host studios and scholars are briefed against those outcomes, not a generic itinerary. This is what makes the programme credit-bearing in substance, not just on paper.
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IRB-compatible methodology for primary research
Where students or faculty are conducting interviews, oral histories, ethnographic observation, or material culture documentation, we provide methodology documentation that maps onto standard IRB protocols — informed consent procedures in Mandarin and English, data-handling provisions, host-community agreements. Your IRB office reviews the same kinds of documents they review for any field-based research, in the format they expect.
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Risk management documentation for study-abroad office review
Every programme comes with a documentation pack written for the study-abroad office: vendor onboarding paperwork, indemnification and insurance certificates, in-country emergency protocols, health-and-safety briefings per region, and named in-country contacts on duty for the duration. We have walked this through enough ed-abroad RFP processes to know what your committees will ask before they ask it.
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Direct host-to-faculty conversations, not commodified content
Faculty leads speak directly with the studio directors, master craftspeople, and scholars hosting their cohort — by video before the programme, in person on arrival, and in the debrief afterwards. The conversations shape what the students encounter. Hosts are paid fairly for their time and treated as collaborators, which is why they engage substantively rather than performing a script.
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Language support that allows real fieldwork
Interpreters on our programmes are briefed on the academic purpose, not just the vocabulary. For interview-based research, that means an interpreter who understands what a follow-up question is for and when to leave a silence alone. For studio observation, it means someone who can render technical craft terminology accurately. This is the difference between language support that enables fieldwork and language support that flattens it.
這些是起點,並非現成選項。
每個項目都從第一次對話開始量身設計——以下是典型的出發點，我們會按你帶領的群體、希望理解的事、以及你帶來的限制條件作調整。
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Faculty-led summer field school in Jingdezhen
2-3 weeksCredit-bearing studio residency built around porcelain fieldwork — students work alongside kiln masters and ceramicists, with parallel seminars on material culture, trade history, and contemporary craft economies, assessed via portfolio and field journal.
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Sabbatical-fellow residency in Suzhou or Hangzhou
4-8 weeksSingle-scholar residency with research-grade access to garden conservators, silk archives, or calligraphy studios, depending on the fellow's discipline. Includes interpreter support for primary-source work and an academic host affiliation where useful.
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Cross-departmental research delegation
10-14 daysSmall mixed-faculty delegation — typically 6-12 scholars across two or three departments — designed around a shared research question. Past shapes have included heritage conservation, urban environmental policy, and contemporary art markets.
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January-term immersive in Yunnan
2-3 weeksIntensive credit-bearing programme in Dali, Lijiang, and surrounding villages. Anthropology, ethnomusicology, or environmental humanities cohorts work with local hosts on documentation projects with IRB-reviewed methodology.
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Pre-honors immersive field study
2 weeksSmaller cohort of advanced undergraduates preparing thesis work — paired with hosts in a region relevant to their projects, with structured observation and interview blocks and faculty-supervised fieldnotes.
這次田野研究的不同之處。
Designed with faculty, not sold to them
The faculty lead is a co-author of the programme, not a customer of one. Learning outcomes, host selection, and assessment structure are drafted in dialogue. Departments that have run programmes with us tend to run them again because the shape can evolve with the syllabus.
Research-grade access to hosts and studios
Our host network is built on long relationships — master craftspeople, studio directors, scholars, conservators. That means access for academic purposes that a commercial study-abroad operator cannot replicate, and host briefings substantive enough to support primary research.
Documentation your committees expect
We provide the risk-management pack, IRB-compatible methodology notes, vendor onboarding documents, and indemnification paperwork in the formats your study-abroad office and academic affairs office already work with. No bespoke chasing on your side.
Transparent on cost and on host compensation
Programme costs are itemised — host honoraria, interpreter fees, in-country logistics, our design and coordination fee — so your procurement team can see exactly what each line funds. Hosts are paid fairly and the rate is visible.
Built for accreditation review
Programme documentation is written assuming it will be read by an accreditation reviewer, not skimmed by a prospective student. Learning outcomes, contact hours, assessment evidence, and host qualifications are stated cleanly enough to be cited in a self-study.
學術事務辦公室通常會問到的事項。
Are you an approved vendor, and what does onboarding look like?
We complete standard university vendor onboarding — W-8BEN or equivalent tax forms, insurance certificates, indemnification language, COI disclosures, and any institution-specific supplier questionnaires. Most onboarding cycles take two to four weeks. We are happy to be added to your study-abroad office's approved-vendor list and to respond to ed-abroad RFPs.What insurance, indemnification, and liability coverage do you carry?
We carry general liability and professional indemnity cover appropriate to in-country programme delivery, and we name the institution as additional insured on request. Our documentation pack includes certificates of insurance, indemnification clauses for review by your general counsel, and the in-country emergency protocols your risk-management committee will want to see.Can the programme be credit-bearing under our existing accreditation?
Yes — we design contact hours, assessment structure, and learning-outcome evidence to fit the credit model your registrar and accreditation review use. The faculty lead remains the instructor of record. We provide the supporting documentation; the credit assignment sits with your institution, as it must.How do you handle primary research and IRB requirements?
Where students or faculty conduct interviews, ethnographic observation, or any human-subjects research, we provide methodology documentation written for IRB review — bilingual informed consent, data-handling protocols, host-community agreements. Your IRB office reviews it on their normal timeline. We do not proceed with research components until IRB clearance is in place.What in-country support is provided if something goes wrong?
Every programme has a named in-country lead on duty for the full duration, a 24-hour contact line, and pre-briefed protocols for medical, legal, and safeguarding incidents. We coordinate with your study-abroad office's existing emergency channels and provide an incident report within 24 hours of any escalation. Documentation is shared in advance for risk-committee review.
請告訴我們學生群體的背景、教研負責人、學分結構(若有),以及你希望達成的學習成果。我們會草擬一份工作範圍、夥伴名單與預算,供海外學習辦公室審閱。