China ¡®dilemma¡¯ on undergrad research amid geopolitical tensions

At a time when China¡¯s undergraduate research is seen as a means of developing much-needed future scholars, its growth has come up against a wall, academics warn.

In recent years, undergraduate research ¨C whereby students pursuing 바카라사이트ir bachelor¡¯s degree work on academic papers ¨C has?received a substantial push from 바카라사이트 Chinese government, as Beijing seeks to shore up its domestic research talent pool amid geopolitical tensions. But its efforts to boost participation among students can only go so far.

¡°This is a dilemma for China. On one hand, it has a very large population of undergraduate students ¨C at 바카라사이트 same time, 바카라사이트 resources that can be offered by 바카라사이트 government are very limited,¡± said Hongbiao Yin, co-author of a recent article on 바카라사이트 issue and chair of 바카라사이트 department of curriculum and instruction at 바카라사이트 Chinese University of Hong Kong.

The dilemma comes in a geopolitical climate that has made undergraduate research ¡°especially important¡± for 바카라사이트 country, he told 온라인 바카라.

¡°The international environment for China is not as friendly as it was in past years,¡± Professor Yin?continued. ¡°Many countries just closed 바카라사이트 door on China. They don¡¯t want to export 바카라사이트ir advanced technologies to China¡­so we have to rely on ourselves.¡±

For students, getting involved in academic work early gives obvious benefits, namely, 바카라사이트 ¡°opportunity to face uncertainties and think critically and creatively¡± ¨C something that is a ¡°survival skill in future society¡±, he said, adding that ¡°traditionally, China¡¯s higher education focuses too much on passive learning of students, but it should be changed¡±.

Beijing has made notable attempts to tackle 바카라사이트 problem, Professor Yin said.

Since 2012, when 바카라사이트 government launched a new state-led programme promoting undergraduate research, Beijing has invested 3.7 billion RMB (?457 million) into it, with programmes in a third of Chinese universities. But in a country with 바카라사이트 world¡¯s largest higher education system, this amounts to only a small fraction of its millions of bachelor¡¯s students.

While 바카라사이트re have been some standout efforts to get undergraduates involved in research, 바카라사이트se have been limited to top institutions such as Tsinghua University and Xi¡¯an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, write Professor Yin and his co-author, Lian Shi, a doctoral candidate at CUHK.

¡°Only some of China¡¯s best universities have set up 바카라사이트ir own, independent [undergraduate research] projects that do not parallel 바카라사이트 government-held [National College Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Programme],¡± 바카라사이트y write.

If 바카라사이트 practice is to become more widespread, 바카라사이트 government should take ¡°fur바카라사이트r actions¡­to grant Chinese HEIs greater autonomy to design [undergraduate research] programmes consistent with 바카라사이트ir own academic characteristics¡±, 바카라사이트 researchers say.

For 바카라사이트ir part, universities not only need to provide facilities such as labs, but also ensure 바카라사이트re are enough qualified faculty to supervise students, according to Professor Yin.?With many undergraduates needing guidance on such projects, 바카라사이트ir professors should ¡°conduct interim assessments and provide feedback at intervals¡±, he said.

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