UC Irvine Still Partnered With Chinese Engineering School Despite National Security Warning
“The page says students use UCI’s mechanical engineering curriculum in China and that faculty from both universities jointly teach core courses.”
How is this even allowed to continue? Someone needs to get Marco Rubio on the phone.
Campus Reform reports:
UC Irvine still promotes partnership with Chinese engineering school flagged by U.S. government
The University of California, Irvine (UCI) continues to promote an engineering partnership with a Chinese university flagged by the U.S. government over national-security concerns, even after UCI adopted a new policy restricting agreements with federally listed entities.
UCI’s Office of Research issued the policy on July 1, prohibiting UCI components from entering, renewing, or continuing institutional agreements involving listed entities without an approved exception.
The policy specifically identifies memoranda of understanding, research collaborations, student exchanges, and joint or dual-degree arrangements as covered agreements.
Dalian University of Technology, a Chinese engineering university partnered with UCI’s Samueli School of Engineering, is explicitly named on the Department of Defense’s FY2025 Section 1286 list.
The federal document says the Section 1286 list identifies foreign institutions confirmed to be engaging in activities that threaten U.S. national-security interests.
Beginning in fiscal year 2026, Defense Department funds may not be used for fundamental research involving collaboration with entities appearing on the most recent Section 1286 list.
Meanwhile, the Samueli School of Engineering’s international outreach page continues to advertise its “Joint Program in Mechanical Engineering” with Dalian University of Technology. The page says students use UCI’s mechanical engineering curriculum in China and that faculty from both universities jointly teach core courses.
The continued promotion comes as congressional Republicans scrutinize American universities’ relationships with foreign institutions appearing on federal restricted lists.
On May 14, Senate HELP Committee Chairman Bill Cassidy, House Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg, House Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar, and Sen. Jim Banks asked UCI Chancellor Howard Gillman for records involving foreign transactions, due diligence, research access, and relationships with entities on federal restricted lists.
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It’s California. The entire state is rejecting the Great American Experiment.