About Us
Welcome to ERRChina/CAC
Educational Resources and Referrals - China (ERRChina) is a non-profit organization committed to building bridges through education, scholarly exchange, and research. Over the years, we’ve developed a wide range of programs and events that bring together students, teachers, scholars, and the general public across both sides of the Pacific.
Since 1986, ERRChina has recruited, placed, and supported over 900 Western educators to teach at China's top universities through long and short-term programs.
Since 1996, China Academic Consortium (CAC) has sponsored international conferences, intensives seminars, lectures and Chinese Worldviews courses, cultivating cross-cultural understanding and academic research on Chinese Christianity.
History of ERRChina/China Academic Consortium (CAC)
1981
Founding President Martha Chan, after immigrating to the US from Taiwan, visits Mainland China and envisions connecting Western Professors with Chinese universities.
1986
Educational Resources and Referrals - China (ERRC) founded in Northern California.
1987
First team of American educators sent to China.
1995
ERRC Educational Society in Canada established in British Columbia.
1996
China Academic Consortium (CAC) fellowship founded.
2006
Beijing Summer Teaching program established.
First-ever Vision Trip.
2010
Chinese youth summer camp J-Life in Northern California established.
2011
Chinese Worldviews Seminar course in Beijing and Xian established.
2020
New research project begins.
Most programs and events adapt and move online due to the global health crisis.
2021
ERRChina celebrates 35 years of building bridges through education, research, and cross-cultural exchange!
TODAY
We continue to provide opportunities for important and meaningful research, build our community through in-person and hybrid events, nurture Chinese and North American scholars worldwide, and teach university students in China.