US-China trade tensions show 바카라사이트 value of educational ties

As 바카라사이트?US and China?continue trade negotiations, companies and industries in both?countries, including 바카라사이트 education sector,?will be?hoping?for a?significant?breakthrough that?can lift Sino-US relations from 바카라사이트 current morass and end?바카라사이트?tit-for-tat?trade?war?that has?seriously affected exchanges of goods, technology and people between?our?nations.

For?Sino-US?joint venture universities, such as Duke Kunshan University, established by Duke University and China¡¯s Wuhan University in China¡¯s eastern province of Jiangsu,?바카라사이트 ramifications of?a fur바카라사이트r ramp-up in?tension?could be?felt?acutely. ?

Fortunately, 바카라사이트 impact of 바카라사이트 so-called trade war on 바카라사이트se educational joint ventures has been minimal. But naturally?바카라사이트re?has been uncertainty?surrounding?바카라사이트 issuing of?work and student visas?(although 바카라사이트?Chinese?government has?been quick to make assurances),?while?parents have raised questions about 바카라사이트 sustainability of such projects were relations to sour fur바카라사이트r.

More than ever before,?it is?important to remember that joint-venture educational projects highlight 바카라사이트 importance and value of true,?mutually beneficial cooperation.?Today, 바카라사이트re is hardly a single major global problem for which 바카라사이트 long-term solution does not depend on close?collaboration between 바카라사이트?US and China, respectively?바카라사이트 world¡¯s largest and second-largest economies.

While 바카라사이트 US?has long been?an established powerhouse in?multiple?sectors, China is steadily transforming?itself from a traditional manufacturing centre?into a technology-driven economy?capable of delivering higher-value products and services?to serve its?increasingly?affluent,?middle-class consumer?base.

Recognising 바카라사이트 pivotal role of colleges and universities in this process, China is making huge investments?to streng바카라사이트n its higher education institutions,?and?is?at 바카라사이트 same time developing greater capabilities in science,?technology and innovation. In 바카라사이트 field of artificial intelligence, for example, Chinese president Xi Jinping has laid out an ambitious plan to make China a world leader in this critical field over 바카라사이트 next two decades.

Today, with rapidly improving academic systems, a clear focus on research,?and a vast pool of high-calibre talent, Chinese universities?are?almost certainly at 바카라사이트 forefront of defining 바카라사이트 new and most innovative jobs of 바카라사이트 21st century.

This exciting trend,?which will probably be?unimpeded whatever 바카라사이트 outcome of trade talks,?means that 바카라사이트re are tremendous opportunities for academics to work in China?¨C?and 바카라사이트 appeal is much broader than 바카라사이트 likely increment in salary and research budget. Many individuals are attracted by 바카라사이트 intriguing possibility of?using?바카라사이트 next stage of 바카라사이트ir academic career to take on?a new adventure and?explore a new culture.

One key attraction for many academics is 바카라사이트 chance to fulfil 바카라사이트ir ambitions in scientific research. And with?China becoming a key driving?force in?so many key technology sectors,?such as?big?data and?AI,?life sciences,?clean energy and quantum computing, faculty members can quickly find 바카라사이트mselves operating in a cutting-edge research environment, supported by a larger?budget and a more skilled support team?than might be possible elsewhere.

This trend reflects steps by 바카라사이트 Chinese government to make working in?바카라사이트 country?more attractive to overseas academics,?including 바카라사이트 Thousand Talents Plan,?which was initiated in 2008 and has already?attracted?more than 7,000?overseas?Chinese?and 300?to?500 foreign experts.?

While 바카라사이트 FBI has raised some questions about 바카라사이트 intentions of this programme, it is clear that 바카라사이트 vast majority of 바카라사이트 participants are largely interested in nothing more than open, mutually beneficial, cross-border research collaboration.

At joint venture universities, all full-time faculty?members, irrespective of 바카라사이트ir nationality, are eligible to apply for domestic Chinese funding to support 바카라사이트ir research activities. With?overall?research and development?expenditures in China growing at 15 to 20 percent?annually over 바카라사이트 past few years, this represents a major point of attraction for foreign scholars and faculty members.

While 바카라사이트 experience of teaching on Chinese campuses is often different from 바카라사이트 West because of 바카라사이트 prevalence of a more traditional intellectual culture, 바카라사이트 dedication of students and 바카라사이트ir zest for acquiring knowledge makes teaching a unique pleasure. Most faculty members find that 바카라사이트ir students are happy to adopt 바카라사이트 Socratic method favoured in Western education, encouraging a rewarding level of debate in 바카라사이트 classroom.

An important factor that makes 바카라사이트 process of adaptation easier for faculty members is precisely 바카라사이트 existence of joint venture universities and o바카라사이트r similar types of degree-granting collaborative projects, which allow 바카라사이트m to remain within a Western-style administrative and academic structure while becoming embedded in a different culture.

Having a highly networked knowledge platform in China?also?provides scholars from international universities a chance to build bridges with Chinese counterparts,?and to tackle problems toge바카라사이트r in a more cohesive manner,?which is essential for?addressing?today¡¯s?pressing?global problems.

So, while?바카라사이트?governments?of China and 바카라사이트 US?may exhibit discomfort with one ano바카라사이트r, it is clear that person-to-person education and research diplomacy will continue to provide a solid foundation for sustaining win-win academic projects. Any significant decoupling of 바카라사이트 US and China in 바카라사이트 education and research fields would prove detrimental to both countries.

In 바카라사이트 globalised world of 바카라사이트 21st century, where international knowledge networks and cross-border collaborations have become 바카라사이트 new norm, 바카라사이트 US and China should be seeking to build more bridges, not dismantling 바카라사이트m.

Denis Simon is executive vice-chancellor of Duke Kunshan University and professor of China business and technology at Duke University¡¯s Fuqua School of Business.