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UCF alumnus Max Hoffman graduated from the political science department in Spring 2014 \u2013 just a year and a half into his collegiate career. Hoffman had his sights set on something else: Shanghai.<\/p>\n
Hoffman accepted a position as a leader of the foreign teachers at Shanghai Bestway EDU where he teaches English and handles curriculum issues and cultural ideas between foreign teachers and Chinese superiors. This position has helped him prepare for his next step at Fudan University, where he will be studying for his Master of Arts in Chinese Society and Public Policy, beginning this fall.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have learned both the cultural and political impacts China has to offer through the world,\u201d he said. \u201cI have also been learning and speaking Mandarin in addition to Korean and Japanese through my experience in the Asian market.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Hoffman received a full scholarship from the Chinese Government to attend Fudan, and a majority of his classes will be taught in English. While attending school in China is similar to the United States, Hoffman isn\u2019t exactly sure what to expect.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s based off of similar curricular rules and expectations for courses and theses based on original research work,\u201d he said. \u201cThere are professors that come from all over the world to teach students their beliefs and experiences of both China along with the rest of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n
In his short time at UCF, Hoffman was actively involved in a few campus clubs and associations including UCF UNICEF, United Nations Association, UCF College Republicans and the Intramural Basketball Team. He interned for Senator Marco Rubio in the fall of 2013 and worked as a liaison between Sen. Rubio and his constituents. He was responsible for helping staff members, attending meetings and writing and organizing messages related to policy announcements. Hoffman credits this for his career success, and the time his professors spent with him.![\"\"](\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2017\/08\/0815_6-300x224.jpg\")
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\u201cUCF is such a great school with such wonderful opportunities to learn and obtain a good career after graduation,\u201d he said. \u201cDefinitely take advantage of the opportunities UCF has in store because you never know what remarkable career path you might embark upon.\u201d<\/p>\n
For Hoffman, it\u2019s China. He says it\u2019s been an amazing experience and is interested in the Chinese government and how the nation is constantly changing.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Chinese people are very friendly and open to foreigners from different parts of the world,\u201d he said. \u201cLandmarks include the Great Wall of China, the Forbidden City, the Pearl Oriental Tower, the Shanghai Tower, the China Art Museum\u2026 and the list goes on. This is what people need to experience when visiting China.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
UCF alumnus Max Hoffman graduated from the political science department in Spring 2014 \u2013 just a year and a half into his collegiate career. Hoffman had his sights set on something else: Shanghai. Hoffman accepted a position as a leader of the foreign teachers at Shanghai Bestway EDU where he teaches English and handles curriculum […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":52,"featured_media":22254,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[31,20,38,13,16,28,29],"tags":[4999,4997,4998,4993,4996,3540,4995],"class_list":["post-22250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alumni-news","category-psaclassnotes","category-breaking-news","category-news","category-political-science-departments","category-top-news","category-ucf-news","tag-fudan-university","tag-marco-rubio","tag-master-of-arts-in-chinese-society-and-public-policy","tag-max-hoffman","tag-ucf-college-republicans","tag-ucf-department-of-political-science","tag-united-nations-association"],"yoast_head":"\n