Outstanding students compete for trip of lifetime

Thirty students will have a chance to interact with high-ranking politicians and professors in the United States during a 14-day trip started on Jan 26, 2012, launched by the Beijing International Educational Exchange Center.

Highlights of the trip include interning at the White House and gaining the internship certificate, dining with congressmen, visiting seven prestigious universities, including Harvard and Yale, attending lectures addressed by well-known fund managers at Wall Street and the US Youth Leadership Seminar.

Application for the trip's selection competition, which opens to high school and university students aged between 12 and 20, started this month. Eligible students can download application forms from the official website biee.ciein.com.

Final participants need to pay 88,000 yuan ($13,750), while some excellent applicants will be awarded a 20,000-yuan subsidy by China Everbright Bank.