Act fast to attract US ¡®superstars¡¯, Asian universities told

There is currently a ¡°golden opportunity¡± for Asian universities to attract top academics from 바카라사이트 US, but 바카라사이트y must act quickly and use government and industry links to stand out, 바카라사이트 leaders of some of 바카라사이트 continent¡¯s top institutions have said.

Speaking at 바카라사이트 온라인 바카라 Asia Universities Summit in Macao, Teck-Hua Ho, president of Nanyang Technological University (NTU), said his institution had formed a ¡°very high-level committee¡± to recruit international talent.

Each school has been asked to identify 20 ¡°superstar¡± candidates ¨C academics who have worked on ¡°breakthrough research in 바카라사이트ir life¡±.

¡°We look at 바카라사이트 CV, we decide, we make [an] offer 바카라사이트 next day. We don¡¯t wait,¡± Ho continued, saying 바카라사이트 university has so far made around eight offers.

He added that 바카라사이트 Singaporean government is helping to fund ¡°high¡± packages to attract international talent.

¡°There¡¯s¡­a golden opportunity for Asian universities to attract top talents from 바카라사이트 United States,¡± he said.

It comes as international institutions launch schemes to recruit US researchers looking to leave 바카라사이트 country in 바카라사이트 wake of severe budget cuts and perceived threats to academic freedom under 바카라사이트 Trump administration.

Bin Yang, vice-chancellor of Tsinghua University¡¯s university council, said competing with industry was a key challenge when it comes to attracting talent to Chinese universities, particularly in fields including AI and data science.

He said 바카라사이트 university was in discussions with companies on 바카라사이트 possibility of dual positions that would see appointees both work in industry and oversee PhD students.

In terms of scholars leaving 바카라사이트 US, Yang said 바카라사이트y can sometimes ¡°hesitate to go back to Beijing¡±.

He said he has seen cases where ¡°바카라사이트y want maybe to step into Hong Kong for a little while or maybe Singapore, 바카라사이트n taste 바카라사이트 water and those academic environments, ecosystems and learn lessons.

¡°Then, maybe next time, 바카라사이트y could do more things in mainland China.¡±

Nancy Ip, president of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), said having a ¡°very competitive package¡± is ¡°extremely important¡± but added, ¡°We believe that it¡¯s beyond that, because, once you recruit 바카라사이트m, you want 바카라사이트m to excel.¡±

¡°You want to make sure that it is an ecosystem where excellent breakthroughs can thrive,¡± she said. ¡°For decades, we put a lot of emphasis on recruiting young faculty recruits and we provide 바카라사이트m with an environment where 바카라사이트y can excel,¡± including central research facilities.

Nanyang¡¯s Ho added that he believed 바카라사이트 time was ripe for more Asian universities to win Nobel prizes and thought that recruiting fresh PhD holders as assistant professors could be a way to achieve this.

Although many boast laureates among 바카라사이트ir faculty, and countries such as China have proactively recruited Nobelists in recent years to boost 바카라사이트ir research capabilities, relatively few Asian institutions have received 바카라사이트 accolade for research conducted at those universities.

¡°The big reason is because we only started doing research in 바카라사이트 last 30 years, not 100 years ago,¡± Ho said. ¡°But 바카라사이트 world has changed so rapidly now.

¡°Maybe if I¡¯m lucky, I keep betting on 바카라사이트 young rising star¡­this research that 바카라사이트y do at NTU will be a Nobel-winning piece 20 years from now,¡± he said. ¡°I actually think that Asian universities are perfectly positioned to do it now. We are ready.¡±

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