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Stanford Pre-Collegiate Global Learning

Stanford e-China and Stanford e-SEA
Opens May 1 2026 12:01 AM (PDT)
Deadline Oct 1 2026 11:59 PM (PDT)
Description

The following programs are sponsored by the Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education at Stanford University.


STANFORD E-CHINA 

The Stanford e-China program offers a variety of online courses for high school and years 1-2 university students. 30 exceptional students in and from China are selected to engage in each course, and 15 students (only) to participate in the US-China Co-Lab.

  • Innovating Wellbeing: Human-Centered Design in the AI Era” explores trends in adolescent mental and physical health and introduces the Design Thinking framework. (Offered Spring and Fall Terms)

  • "U.S. China Co-Lab on Climate Solutions" (Spring Term Onlyis offered in the fall and includes 15 students from China and 15 students from the United States to participate in one course together. They will focus on climate issues, policies, and solutions at the global, national, local, and personal level while engaging in collaborative skills, discussions, and projects.

STANFORD E-SOUTHEAST ASIA (SEA)
The Stanford e-SEA program offers a variety of online courses for high school and years 1-2 university students. 30 exceptional students in and from China and Southeast Asia are selected to engage in the course.

  • "AI and the Future of Being Human" (Fall Term Onlyexplores the transformative impact of AI on the world and what it means to be human. Students examine the foundations of AI and its implications across education, employment, human health and relationships, environmental sustainability, ethics and governance, philosophy and art, while also imagining and preparing for their future.

In all these courses, students engage with leading Stanford University scholars, Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, and experts in these respective fields. Courses are taught entirely in English.


Selected students participate in 8-10 "virtual classes" via the Internet. Spring courses run, approximately early-March through May, and fall courses run mid-October through early December. 


Students must be available for all or most of the Saturday morning virtual classes featuring interaction with Stanford University scholars. Additionally, students should expect to allot 3–4 hours per week to complete the pre-recorded lectures, discussions, readings, and assignments. Since this is a distance-learning course, however, students can structure most of the work around their individual schedules. Students join the virtual classes on Zoom from their personal computer using a camera, microphone, and reliable access to a broadband Internet connection.

These courses provide hands-on experience for students seeking to develop academic interests and projects with real-world impact in preparation for applications to universities abroad or other educational endeavors. 


Students who successfully complete the course earn a Certificate of Completion from SPICE, Stanford University.


Tuition is $4,000 ($3,500 early-bird) and applications are considered on a rolling deadline.


For more information, please visit the Stanford e-China website at https://spice.fsi.stanford.edu/fellowship/stanford-e-china

Apply

Stanford e-China and Stanford e-SEA


The following programs are sponsored by the Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education at Stanford University.


STANFORD E-CHINA 

The Stanford e-China program offers a variety of online courses for high school and years 1-2 university students. 30 exceptional students in and from China are selected to engage in each course, and 15 students (only) to participate in the US-China Co-Lab.

  • Innovating Wellbeing: Human-Centered Design in the AI Era” explores trends in adolescent mental and physical health and introduces the Design Thinking framework. (Offered Spring and Fall Terms)

  • "U.S. China Co-Lab on Climate Solutions" (Spring Term Onlyis offered in the fall and includes 15 students from China and 15 students from the United States to participate in one course together. They will focus on climate issues, policies, and solutions at the global, national, local, and personal level while engaging in collaborative skills, discussions, and projects.

STANFORD E-SOUTHEAST ASIA (SEA)
The Stanford e-SEA program offers a variety of online courses for high school and years 1-2 university students. 30 exceptional students in and from China and Southeast Asia are selected to engage in the course.

  • "AI and the Future of Being Human" (Fall Term Onlyexplores the transformative impact of AI on the world and what it means to be human. Students examine the foundations of AI and its implications across education, employment, human health and relationships, environmental sustainability, ethics and governance, philosophy and art, while also imagining and preparing for their future.

In all these courses, students engage with leading Stanford University scholars, Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, and experts in these respective fields. Courses are taught entirely in English.


Selected students participate in 8-10 "virtual classes" via the Internet. Spring courses run, approximately early-March through May, and fall courses run mid-October through early December. 


Students must be available for all or most of the Saturday morning virtual classes featuring interaction with Stanford University scholars. Additionally, students should expect to allot 3–4 hours per week to complete the pre-recorded lectures, discussions, readings, and assignments. Since this is a distance-learning course, however, students can structure most of the work around their individual schedules. Students join the virtual classes on Zoom from their personal computer using a camera, microphone, and reliable access to a broadband Internet connection.

These courses provide hands-on experience for students seeking to develop academic interests and projects with real-world impact in preparation for applications to universities abroad or other educational endeavors. 


Students who successfully complete the course earn a Certificate of Completion from SPICE, Stanford University.


Tuition is $4,000 ($3,500 early-bird) and applications are considered on a rolling deadline.


For more information, please visit the Stanford e-China website at https://spice.fsi.stanford.edu/fellowship/stanford-e-china

Apply
Opens
May 1 2026 12:01 AM (PDT)
Deadline
Oct 1 2026 11:59 PM (PDT)