2024 年 1 月 13 日，在由美国金鼎基金、好莱坞市政府主办的第十一届美国华人春晚暨全球杰出华人颁奖盛典上，致力于中美教育交流的Elite美国访学J1签证项目首席专家张伟用荣膺“全球杰出华人奖”。

作为当地连续十几年的社区品牌文化盛典活动，深受美国当地政要重视，在当日晚上美国好莱坞星光大道蒙塔尔万剧院成功举办的盛典上，美国国会议员赵美心、好莱坞市长等政要皆莅临出席，可谓星光熠熠！艾俪特国际CEO、Elite美国访学J1签证项目首席专家张伟用凭籍自己的促进中美人文教育的创新路径获得美国当地华人社区的褒奖和肯定，无疑是增添了华人之光的亮色。

第十一届美国华人春晚暨全球杰出华人颁奖盛典组委会评价道：张伟用先生是一位年轻且有业界成就的儒商，这得益于他高超的商业天分和独特的成长经历。在中美蜜月期，他投身于中美教育交流，创立企业成功在美国纽交所上市。在人生的黄金期，他急流勇退选择赴美访学进修。在这个特殊的时期，他二次创业继续中美交流事业。在他的带领下，Elite美国访学J1签证项目链接中美教育、享誉中美人文交流圈。此次嘉奖既是对他成就的肯定，更是鼓励并期待他为中美教育人文交流做出更大贡献！

据介绍，张伟用创立的Elite美国访学J1签证项目已经与多所美国大学达成访学项目合作，并独辟蹊径，努力打造出国际教育的创新品牌，让访问学者这条高端的学术路径，不再成为医生、教授、学者等精英人士的专属，普通人也有机会赴美访学进修。

值得一提的是，Elite美国访学J1签证项目的申请条件，只需要满足本科及以上学历、具备基本英语交流能力即可。以高成功率、高性价比的显著优势，“弥补行业空白，兼具社会意义与商业价值” ，在2023年国际在线教育大会，Elite美国访学J1签证项目被评选为“2023年度国际教育创新品牌”，张伟用本人也同时被评选为“2023年度教育行业影响力人物”。

记者了解到，张伟用本人正是美国访学的受益者。几年前，他是美国北卡大学教堂山分校的交流访问学者，从此打开了中美人文交流的国际视野。完成3年的访学后，回国创立了Elite美国访学J1签证项目，并陆续和加州、北卡、新泽西等美国多个州的美国名校联合开设访问学者项目，旨在促进中美教育人文交流、民间友好亲善，同时致力于帮助中国精英家庭赴美交流学习。

作为既是美国访学申请服务行业的开创者，也是美国访问学者践行者，张伟用曾多次举办公益讲座，普及美国访学知识和经验，并担任特约嘉宾在电视台的留学频道讲解美国留学/访学知识，并接受国内主流媒体如中央人民广播电台、人民日报、中国青年报、腾讯、新浪、网易等多家媒体采访，国际华文媒体包括中美创新时报、华兴报、华e生活、华人头条等亦有报道。

面对“全球杰出华人奖”这一荣誉，张伟用表示：“感谢第十一届美国华人春晚暨全球杰出华人颁奖盛典组委会的认可和勉励。这是我的荣幸，是Elite美国访学J1签证项目团队共同的荣耀，也是我们持续前行的动力。创立Elite美国访学J1签证项目，初心是推己及人。因为我自己是美国访学的受益者，我的事业也一直专注于中美教育人文交流。我愿意支持更多中青年朋友赴美访学，打开国际视野，在提升自我、创造价值的同时，为中美交流事业做贡献，实实在在促进民间友好！”

题图：Elite美国访学J1签证项目首席专家张伟用先生荣获“全球杰出华人奖”。

US Visiting Scholars Program Expert Zhang Weiyong Awarded “Global Outstanding Chinese Award” by Chinese American Community

Boston, February 10, 2024 – On January 13, 2024, the 11th Annual Chinese American Spring Festival Gala and Global Outstanding Chinese Award Ceremony, jointly hosted by the Golden Tripod Fund and Hollywood’s municipal government, awarded Zhang Weiyong, the lead expert of the Elite US Visiting Scholars J1 Visa Program, with the “Global Outstanding Chinese Award” for his significant role in fostering Sino-US educational exchanges.

Mr. Zhang Weiyong, Chief Expert of the Elite US Visiting Scholars J1 Visa Program, proudly accepts the “Global Outstanding Chinese Award”.

Celebrated for over a decade as a hallmark cultural and branding event within the community and drawing notable attention from US political figures, the ceremony took place at the Montalban Theatre, located on the iconic Hollywood Walk of Fame. Distinguished attendees, including US Congresswoman Judy Chu and the Mayor of Hollywood, underscored the event’s prestige. Zhang Weiyong, serving as both the CEO of Elite International and the program’s lead expert, earned accolades from the local Chinese American community for pioneering innovative approaches to enhance Sino-US cultural and educational exchanges, thus spotlighting the contributions of the Chinese diaspora.

The organizing committee praised Zhang, stating, “Mr. Zhang Weiyong, a young and successful entrepreneur of modesty, has achieved remarkable success through his exceptional business insight and unique life journey. By engaging in Sino-US educational exchanges during a period of favorable bilateral relations and founding a company that achieved a listing on the NYSE, he has demonstrated extraordinary vision. Later, choosing to enrich his education in the US during his career’s zenith, Zhang embarked on a second venture to further Sino-US relations. His leadership of the Elite US Visiting Scholars J1 Visa Program has established it as a pivotal platform for educational and cultural exchanges between China and the US. This award acknowledges his achievements and encourages ongoing contributions to Sino-US educational and cultural exchanges.”

Zhang’s initiative, the Elite US Visiting Scholars J1 Visa Program, has forged partnerships with numerous US universities, introducing innovations in international education and making the prestigious pathway of visiting scholarship accessible beyond the realm of doctors, professors, and scholars to the public. Celebrated for its high success rate and cost-efficiency, the program demands from applicants only a bachelor’s degree and basic proficiency in English. In 2023, it was named “International Education Innovation Brand of the Year” at the International Online Education Conference, with Zhang himself being recognized as an “Educational Industry Influential Figure of the Year”.

Zhang’s own experiences as a visiting scholar at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill broadened his international perspective on Sino-US cultural exchanges. Following his tenure there, he established the Elite US Visiting Scholars J1 Visa Program, collaborating with esteemed universities across California, North Carolina, New Jersey, and beyond to promote Sino-US educational and cultural exchanges and foster amicable relations. As both a pioneer and practitioner in the US visiting scholar application service, Zhang has delivered numerous public lectures on the US educational experience, appeared as a special guest on television study abroad programs, and has been featured by major media outlets both in China and internationally.

In response to receiving the “Global Outstanding Chinese Award,” Zhang remarked, “I am profoundly honored by the recognition and encouragement from the organizing committee of the 11th Annual Chinese American Spring Festival Gala and Global Outstanding Chinese Award Ceremony. This honor reflects our team’s collective efforts at the Elite US Visiting Scholars J1 Visa Program and motivates us to strive for continued excellence. Inspired by my beneficial experience as a US visiting scholar, my career has been devoted to enhancing Sino-US educational and cultural exchanges. I am committed to supporting more young Chinese individuals in seizing visiting scholar opportunities in the US, thereby broadening their international perspectives and contributing to the enrichment of Sino-US exchanges and fostering grassroots friendships.”