USC & across China · Since 2024
Events That Turn Community Into Real Life
At BIA, events are not just dates on a calendar. They are designed moments where people meet, express themselves, explore the city, and discover new ways to belong.
From social experiences and city nights to creative workshops, career conversations, builder gatherings, and future-focused salons, our events bring together lifestyle, technology, art, and opportunity in ways that feel alive.
We create spaces where students can show who they are, find people with similar energy, and turn a new environment into something personal.
Three kinds of moments
Experience
For the nights that make a new city feel like yours.
Social gatherings, mixers, city experiences, cultural moments, and lifestyle-driven events that help people meet, express themselves, and build real memories.
Create
For the people who want to make things, not just attend them.
Workshops, creative labs, build nights, design sessions, and experimental projects at the intersection of technology, art, and community.
Future
For the conversations that open new paths.
Career talks, founder dinners, AI and tech salons, networking events, and industry conversations that help students explore where they want to go next.
Upcoming
New Student Mixer · 新生见面会
Welcome, Trojans — meet your incoming class before you arrive on campus.
Beijing · 北京
Jun 27 · 3:00 PM
Grand Millennium Hotel, Chaoyang
Shenzhen · 深圳
Jul 5 · 3:00 PM
Venue TBA
Shanghai · 上海
Jul 11 · 12:00 PM
InterContinental Jing'an
Also coming up
HUSH @ INS Park
INS Park, Shanghai
Aug 3
Featured
Spring 2026
BIA Hackathon: Build with Trae × Minimax
Our flagship build at USC — $1,500 in prizes and a ByteDance internship track, powered by Trae and Minimax.
Fall 2025
Founders vs Investors: Roderick Dong
A live founders-vs-investors talk with Roderick Dong — former YC China founding team, backer of five $1B+ unicorns, Forbes 30 Under 30.
Fall 2025
miHoYo 2026 Campus Recruiting
An exclusive miHoYo recruiting and info session for USC students — online and in person at the Interactive Media Building.
Every event · Summer 2024 → today
Spring 2026
Fall 2025
Summer 2025
Spring 2025
Fall 2024
Summer 2024
Every event is a doorway into the community. Some begin with a conversation, some with a project, some with a night out — but all of them are designed to help people find better connections, better experiences, and a stronger sense of direction.
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