Kai Yu: story of TEDxYUE, presentation at TEDx Organizer Workshop

A Journey for Creating Change for University by Kai Yu

[email protected], [email protected]

Where the story started?Where the story started?Where the story started?Where the story started?The Big Question

What TED means to college students in China?

What change can TED bring to college students in China?

Where the story started?Where the story started?Where the story started?Where the story started?An ideal, an experiment with TEDx:Better Education, Equal Opportunities

60 TEDx events, 65 universities and colleges in Chinathe Same Day at April 22nd, 2011,TEDx University Day in China

TEDx University Day in China

1 TEDx events, 29 universities in Guangdongthe Same Day at Sep. 5, 2010,TEDxYUE: Your University Experience

Where the story started?Where the story started?Where the story started?Where the story started?Why unite?

Spread the idea to the largest audience

Funding…

Sense of belonging to a tribe: You will never walk alone

Identity building

Symbolizing equality

It is the result…TEDxAHUT TEDx University Day in China @ An Hui University of Technology安徽工业大学

Where the story started?Where the story started?Where the story started?Where the story started?Where the story started?

2009, University of Melbourne, Old Quard, A Lingering Mind

TEDtoChina, [email protected] connected mind

Where the story started?Where the story started?Where the story started?Where the story started?How to start a movement?

Started from zero, we need money, we need hands, we need platform, we need everything….

YUE: Your University Experience

Where the story started?Where the story started?Where the story started?Where the story started?A team of five wonder girls

Angela!!SucCee!!

KNN!!Tmengshi!!

Lohry!!

Generating Short-Term Wins --- J.P.KotterLeading Change

TEDxSCAU, April 25, 2010The Second TEDx Event in University in China

A cross-university team was built

Funding came!!!

• “3rd Google Gong1Chuang1 Innovation Competition for Social Good”, one of the 30 team out of the 18200 applications from 1060 universities and colleges in China

• “The Best Social Value Award” in Wiser Summer 2010

TEDxYUE Member Universities

01. Guangdong Vocational College of Mechanical and Electrical Technology02. Shaoguan University03. Guangdong University Of Finance04. Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University05. Wuyi University06. Jiaying University07. Guangdong University of Foreign Studies08. Jinan University09. South China Normal University10. Guangdong University of Business Studies11. Guangdong University of Technology12. Dongguan University of Technology13. Foshan University14. South China University of Technology15. South China Agricultural University

TEDxYUE Member Universities

16. Guangdong Medical College17. Guangzhou University18. Guangdong University Of Petrochemical Technology19. Dongguan Polytechinic College 20. Nanhai Campus, South China Normal University21. Guangzhou Auto College Campus, South China University of Technology22. Huizhou University23. Guangdong Industry Technical College24. Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering25. Nanfang College of Sun Yet-sen University26. Guangdong Pharmaceutical University27. Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai Campus28. Sun Yat-Sen University29. Guangzhou Sport University

The Big Day: Your University Experience

1 TEDx events, 29 universities and colleges in Guangdongthe Same Day at Sep. 5, 2010,TEDxYUE: Your University Experience

Google CSR:Why not China?

• Thank you very much, Lauren & Lara!• Preparation: Dec. 2010-Apr. 2011

So we have TEDx University in China

60 TEDx events,

65 universities and colleges in China

the Same Day at April 22nd, 2011,

TEDx University Day in China

TEDxSHZU, Shi He Zhi U. 新疆石河子大学

TEDxNefu, Northeast Forestry University, 东北林业大学

TEDxGZU, Guizhou University, 贵州大学

TEDxYNUFE, 云南财经大学

TEDxHNU, 湖南大学

TEDxSWUST, 西南科技大学

TEDxNWPU, 西北工业大学

TEDxZJU, 浙江大学

TEDxTUFE, 天津财经大学

TEDx University Day in ChinaMember Universities

郑州大学佛罗里达学院河南科技大学南京师范大学中国矿业大学江南大学常熟理工学院西北工业大学西北大学西安外国语学院厦门大学浙江大学安徽工业大学四川师范大学西南科技大学四川化工职业技术学院西南石油大学西华师范大学沈阳航天航空大学

沈阳工业大学渤海大学东北林业大学云南财经大学石河子大学北京师范大学北京科技大学天津财经大学

天津外国语大学天津大学华东师范大学华北科技学院燕山大学防灾科技学院河北建筑工程学院山东政法学院山东工商学院哈尔滨工业大学威海校区

TEDx University Day in ChinaMember Universities

青岛农业大学山东科技大学山东理工大学青岛理工大学济南大学中国海洋大学青岛大学中心校区贵阳医学院贵州民族学院贵州大学益阳职业技术学院中南林业科技大学湖南大学中南大学华中科技大学武汉大学武汉理工大学

华中师范大学华中农业大学北京师范大学珠海分校中山大学南校区嘉应学院北京师范学院-香港浸会大学 国际联合学院

广东石油化工学院广州医学院韶关学院中山大学珠海校区广东商学院暨南大学玉溪师范学院新疆师范大学佛山科技学院

Grass-root movement, empowring students

Everybody contribute a tiny effort, that is how we can change the world.

--- Andrew Yu

Time can’t wait, make the change

Top-down approach of education reform

Bottom-up approach of education reform

Overcoming compartmentalization:Invisible College

That is also what we think…

Impact the WorldA passion for education.

A commitment to making the world a better place.A desire to help solve challenges facing education.

A dedication to learn, to lead.To impact the world.Some call it idealism.

We don't.

--- from Harvard School of Education

Where the story started?Where the story started?Where the story started?Where the story started?Thank you, and pls. thank themThey make the change happen