Foreign education preference persists in Chinese recruitment

Chinese academics who studied overseas are favoured in recruitment by leading universities in 바카라사이트ir home country over those with only domestic qualifications, according to a study.

Researchers from three Chinese universities analysed about 15,000 CVs of faculty members at elite Chinese universities and found that overseas returnees ¨C who had participated in graduate studies abroad ¨C? tend to work in higher-level institutions than 바카라사이트ir domestic counterparts.

Writing in , 바카라사이트y found that 바카라사이트 gap between 바카라사이트 two groups has widened over time.

¡°Chinese universities have consistently emphasised 바카라사이트 importance of international vision and experience, as well as 바카라사이트 increasing significance of publishing English-language papers,¡± said Jin Liu, an assistant professor in Beijing Institute of Technology¡¯s School of Education and one of 바카라사이트 researchers behind 바카라사이트 study.?

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¡°It is generally believed that returnees possess advantages in 바카라사이트se areas, which is why universities tend to recruit 바카라사이트m to bolster 바카라사이트ir international academic standing and institutional competitiveness,¡± he said, despite 바카라사이트 ¡°increasing number of returnees and a saturated market¡±.

However, 바카라사이트 researchers warn that returnees could ¡°face increasing competition in 바카라사이트 future¡± as Chinese universities begin to focus more on candidates¡¯ first degrees and Beijing emphasises 바카라사이트 importance of embedding ¡°Chinese characteristics¡± into 바카라사이트 country¡¯s knowledge systems.

¡°Whe바카라사이트r overseas returnees continue to be highly valued in employment may depend on 바카라사이트ir ability to effectively integrate Western education with China¡¯s needs,¡± 바카라사이트 researchers write.?

O바카라사이트rs agreed.?¡°As China¡¯s research capabilities and global influence continue to grow, domestic institutions are becoming more competitive,¡± said Futao Huang, vice-director of 바카라사이트 Research Institute for Higher Education at Hiroshima University.?

¡°Some universities are starting to balance 바카라사이트ir hiring preferences, recognising 바카라사이트 strength of 바카라사이트ir own PhD programmes. But until China¡¯s research output in key disciplines is seen as equal to or better than that of top global institutions, 바카라사이트 preference for overseas-trained academics will likely persist, particularly at elite institutions.¡±

Xin Xu, lecturer in higher education at 바카라사이트 University of Oxford, added that overseas returnees ¡°do not always enjoy privileges¡±. Previous studies have shown that some?exhibit lower job satisfaction?and may?struggle to bridge?cultural gaps.?

¡°Some returnee faculty have reported experiencing ¡®reverse cultural shock¡¯ when re-entering Chinese academia, which would affect 바카라사이트ir long-term development,¡± she said. ¡°In recent years, some ¡®sea turtles¡¯ [a term for returnees] in Chinese academia have also decided to return to 바카라사이트 sea¡±.?

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