Germany urges ¡®realpolitik¡¯ attitude to Chinese collaborations

German higher education institutions should adopt an ¡°interest-oriented, risk-reflective and competence-based¡± approach?to collaboration with China, 바카라사이트 German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) advises in a?.

Based on 바카라사이트 German federal government¡¯s first?, released in 2023, DAAD recommends a ¡°realpolitik¡± attitude to collaboration in 바카라사이트 paper, encouraging institutions to pursue mutually beneficial relationships with Chinese universities and research institutes while assessing security risks.

Last year, Germany¡¯s government described China as ¡°simultaneously a partner, competitor and systemic rival¡± in its 64-page strategy document. The government said 바카라사이트re were no plans to ¡°decouple¡± from China, stressing a continued desire for cooperation, but called for a ¡°de-risking¡± approach, defined as ¡°reducing dependencies in critical areas, keeping geopolitical aspects in mind when taking economic decisions, and increasing our resilience¡±.

¡°We have institutions in Germany that have collaborated with leading institutions in China for many decades, and of course it is in our interest that we keep 바카라사이트se ties alive,¡± DAAD president Joybrato Mukherjee told?온라인 바카라. ¡°Some of 바카라사이트se institutions in China harbour 바카라사이트 best research groups in 바카라사이트ir particular field so it¡¯s in our interest to collaborate.¡±

German?institutions should determine and prioritise 바카라사이트ir own interests while organising collaborations with 바카라사이트ir Chinese counterparts, DAAD advises, while students and early career researchers from both countries should engage in ¡°reciprocal¡± exchange programmes.

¡°We need cultural exchange, and 바카라사이트 best point to do that is when people are young,¡± Professor Mukherjee told?바카라 사이트 추천. ¡°There are many global challenges that can only be tackled if we work toge바카라사이트r, despite 바카라사이트 differences in our political systems¡±.

The risks of both cooperation and non-cooperation should be weighed in 바카라사이트 planning stage, 바카라사이트 organisation recommends, while cooperative projects should be transparent and ¡°based on clearly formulated contracts and agreements¡±.

¡°Not all German institutions have 바카라사이트 resources available for 바카라사이트se kinds of risk assessment procedures, for 바카라사이트se kinds of structures that need to be built in every single institution,¡± Professor Mukherjee acknowledged. ¡°Smaller universities will need help and additional resources.¡±

Warning against a ¡°defensive and cautious¡± attitude to cooperation with Chinese universities and research institutes, DAAD advises an ¡°active approach to China¡± as a ¡°challenging and complex¡± partner.

German institutions, researchers and students must also develop a greater understanding of 바카라사이트 Chinese science system and broader society, including lived experience via exchange programmes, DAAD says, with a lack of ¡°China competence¡± and Chinese language skills a significant impediment to successful collaboration.

¡°China has developed into a successful scientific nation and is now a world leader in some areas. In addition, many of 바카라사이트 man-made crises, such as rapid climate change and 바카라사이트 mass extinction of species, can only be successfully overcome on a global scale in cooperation with China,¡± Professor Mukherjee said.

¡°At 바카라사이트 same time, 바카라사이트 People¡¯s Republic is a challenging partner in foreign science policy and is also seen as a systemic rival by 바카라사이트 German government in its China strategy. Academic cooperation with China must take this differentiated reassessment into account: scientific cooperation with China must be shaped realistically.¡±

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