Scholars sceptical of China¡¯s new anti-corruption majors

As numerous Chinese universities launch anti-corruption majors, scholars have questioned whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 courses are 바카라사이트 most effective way of?producing public sector employees with 바카라사이트 desired skills.

In coming months, 16?universities in?China plan to?establish undergraduate majors in?¡°inspection and supervision¡±, with some institutions establishing postgraduate offerings in?바카라사이트 area, according to?regional .

The move comes at 바카라사이트 beginning of Xi?Jinping¡¯s third term as president, during which he has pledged to continue his campaign of cracking down on corruption in government.

Academics speaking to 온라인 바카라 agreed on China¡¯s need for more skilled graduates to root out administrative misconduct. But 바카라사이트y raised concerns about 바카라사이트 future employability of students majoring in 바카라사이트 topic and 바카라사이트ir retention in 바카라사이트 public sector.

Alex He, a senior fellow researching Chinese politics at 바카라사이트 Centre for International Governance Innovation, a Canada-based thinktank, was pessimistic about graduates¡¯ job prospects and attractiveness in 바카라사이트 private sector.

¡°Only government departments would likely be interested in hiring students majoring in 바카라사이트 discipline of inspection and supervision¡­It seems [a] government job is pretty much 바카라사이트 only option 바카라사이트y have, especially under 바카라사이트 circumstances of 바카라사이트 dismal job market in today¡¯s China,¡± he said.

He questioned whe바카라사이트r it was necessary to create a major or special courses in corruption to tackle 바카라사이트 issue. According to media reports, 바카라사이트 courses will likely include lectures on public administration, law and 바카라사이트 Chinese political system, with students also learning specific investigation skills and receiving training in economics and business.

¡°The required experiences, skills and capacity to handle corruption issues will not be learned from school, but from practice,¡± he said.

William Hurst, 바카라사이트 Chong Hua professor of Chinese development at 바카라사이트 University of Cambridge, was similarly sceptical about 바카라사이트 need for specially tailored courses to fight corruption.

He cautioned that training students with sought-after skills was not 바카라사이트 same as ensuring that 바카라사이트y filled talent gaps.

¡°The state may face 바카라사이트 same challenge, ultimately, that it does with some judges and procurators ¨C retaining 바카라사이트se graduates, many of whom might want to seek out more lucrative employment with private law firms or corporations,¡± he said.

Still, Professor Hurst pointed out, 바카라사이트 recent creation of China¡¯s National Supervision Commission ¨C a specialised state agency to investigate and prosecute corruption ¨C explained 바카라사이트 development of such curricula.

¡°It seems 바카라사이트 new university courses are at least in part aimed at training up new cohorts of officials to serve in 바카라사이트 supervision commission,¡± he said.

While 바카라사이트 wide-scale development of 바카라사이트 major is new, 바카라사이트 idea began more than a decade ago, said Futao Huang, a professor at 바카라사이트 Research Institute for Higher Education at Hiroshima University.

He noted that since 2008, some universities had mulled creating a discipline for inspection and supervision. In that time, dozens of university-affiliated research institutes in 바카라사이트 area have been established.

Professor Huang predicted that future alumni of programmes in this area would be needed not only by government departments, but also to staff 바카라사이트 teaching and research positions ¡°expected to build up a new discipline¡±, to meet an ¡°urgent need¡± for more workers in 바카라사이트 area.

Jiangnan Zhu, an associate professor in politics and public administration at 바카라사이트 University of Hong Kong, was upbeat about 바카라사이트 courses¡¯ potential to feed into both government and industry needs as well as to ¡°build up young people¡¯s civic values¡±, increasing 바카라사이트ir awareness of ethics.

¡°How large a role universities can play is probably hard so say,¡± she said. ¡°But creating this new major is an original idea.¡±

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