# CRCC Asia

CRCC Asia was founded in 2006 to provide students and young professionals work experience.

## History

CRCC Asia was founded in September 2006 by Daniel Nivern and Edward Holroyd Pearce. They met during a master's degree program in international management for China at the University of London. It was there that they realized the high potential of the Asian labor market and its culture.
They started the company to open the borders between Asia and the Western countries. With a personal investment of £250 each, they opened the first office in London at the end of 2007. In 2008, Tom Kirkwood, an entrepreneur with over 20 years of business experience in China, became a strategic partner in the company.
The pioneering China Internship Program officially began in May 2008. Since then, CRCC Asia has sent thousands of interns from over 150 countries on its various programs.
The CRCC Asia team consists of over 60 employees.
With three locations in Mainland China; two locations in Japan; and programs in Vietnam, South Korea, and the United Kingdom, CRCC Asia offers a wide range of experiences spanning various career fields, cultural environments, and employability skills.
CRCC Asia Ltd also owns equity stakes in a number of diverse organisations.

## Internship Program

CRCC Asia provides various programming options including internship programs, placement-only programs, and study and travel add-ons.
The internship program includes a guaranteed internship placement with an English-speaking supervisor, accommodation, on-the-ground support, and activities throughout the time abroad. CRCC Asia also supports a range of customized programs including faculty-led trips across multiple disciplines. In 2019, it launched ‘Employability Summits’. These are 5–14 day short-term programs grounded in sector specific exposure along with cultural activities and exploration.

### Five Key Learning Objectives

All CRCC Asia programs are built around five Key Learning Objectives that have been developed in conjunction with advisors in the field of study abroad and international careers:
* Employability
* Cultural Agility
* Career Field Knowledge
* Country Specific Knowledge
* Global Connections.

## Government Partnerships

CRCC Asia has an extensive partnership network not only with host companies, but also with universities and government programs across the world.

### British Council Generation UK-China Initiative

CRCC Asia has been a delivery partner of the British Council's Generation UK Programme for the past five years. The programme started in 2013. It aims to help 80,000 young professionals boost their global employability via programmes in China by 2020. CRCC Asia offers Generation UK programmes in Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen.

### The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel and the China–Israel Joint Economic Task Force

CRCC Asia conducted the first China–Israel Internship Program (CIIP) in 2017. CIIP aims to create a growing pool of talented Israelis with practical experience in the Chinese market who will play key roles in both public and private sectors to enhance the economic ties between China and Israel. It is available for Israeli citizens who are holders of an academic degree and have at least two years of relevant work experience. CIIP provides a select number of Israeli nationals the opportunity to gain business experience in China by studying and interning for a period of three months in Beijing. The candidates are required to return to Israel after the end of the program.

### China Education Association for International Exchange

The China Immersion Program is a campus-based study and internship program combining culture and language study with a work placement in Beijing.

## University Partnerships

CRCCA Asia has a regional office in each of Philadelphia, London, and Brisbane.

## Scholarships

In November 2018, CRCC Asia launched the company's Social Responsibility initiative. This involved highlighting local charities on the ground in the program locations in addition to the introduction of five new fully-funded Scholarships for Inclusion. These scholarships included the CRCC Asia and KAHAL Abroad Scholarship for Jewish Students, CRCC Asia and AHEAD Students with Disabilities Scholarship, LGBTQ Scholarship, and Symone D. Sanders Scholarship for Black Communities.