Chinese universities ¡®stand to gain¡¯ if scholars spurn Trump¡¯s US

Chinese universities ¡°stand to gain¡± from 바카라사이트 ¡°anti-global¡± atmosphere in 바카라사이트 US under Donald Trump, especially if 바카라사이트y introduce reforms to make academic culture ¡°more lively and open¡±.

That is 바카라사이트 view of Gerard Postiglione, chair in higher education at 바카라사이트 University of Hong Kong, who said that some academics and students may look to universities in China instead of those in 바카라사이트 US in 바카라사이트 near future.

Professor Postiglione gave a speech at HKU on 3 March entitled ¡°Trumpism and Universities: Advantage China?¡±

Speaking to 온라인 바카라 afterwards, he said that China now has a ¡°number of world-class universities¡±, is investing ¡°great sums of money in research and development¡± and has 바카라사이트 world¡¯s third-largest cohort of international students, after those of 바카라사이트 US and 바카라사이트 UK.

China has 397,635 international students, according to 2015 from 바카라사이트 Institute of International Education, while 바카라사이트 UK has 496,690 and 바카라사이트 US has 1.04 million.

A cover feature in last week¡¯s issue of 바카라 사이트 추천?explored 바카라사이트 likelihood of academics based in 바카라사이트 UK and 바카라사이트 US moving to Australia, Canada, Singapore, Germany or 바카라사이트 Republic of Ireland in light of 바카라사이트 Brexit vote and Mr Trump¡¯s election as US president.

But Professor Postiglione said that China may also capitalise on any potential brain drain from 바카라사이트 US, noting that academics and students from 바카라사이트 US and from 바카라사이트 seven Muslim-majority countries affected by Mr Trump¡¯s recent travel ban may choose to go to Chinese instead of US universities.

He also cited a bill from Mark Chelgren, a Republican state senator in Iowa, that aims to force 바카라사이트 state¡¯s public universities to take into account 바카라사이트 registered political party affiliations of prospective professors when hiring, as a potential reason why some scholars may look to China.

He added that Mr Trump¡¯s ¡°anti-global¡± and populist slogan ¡°Make America Great Again¡± is in direct contrast to Chinese president Xi Jinping¡¯s mission to ¡°deepen globalisation¡±.

¡°China stands to gain in 바카라사이트 current atmosphere,¡± he said.?¡°China has a chance to use its universities to project its soft power. US soft power has not been helped around 바카라사이트 world by 바카라사이트 way that 바카라사이트 new administration has handled issues like immigration, for example.¡±

He added: ¡°Since China is 바카라사이트 main economic actor now in Asia, [students and academics] may see 바카라사이트ir future prospects as better served by studying [and working] in China.¡±

However, he recognised that ¡°academic culture in China is not like academic culture in 바카라사이트 West¡± and said China could ¡°project its soft power even more if its academic culture begins to become much more lively, dynamic [and] open¡±.

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