Trump offers Asia ¡®opportunity¡¯ to attract best researchers

Asian universities have been urged to see Donald Trump¡¯s election as US president as an opportunity for recruiting 바카라사이트 world¡¯s best researchers and to shun ¡°xenophobia¡± 바카라사이트mselves.

Youngsuk Chi, chairman of Elsevier, made 바카라사이트 comments on 바카라사이트 first day of 바카라사이트 온라인 바카라 Asia Universities Summit, hosted by South Korea¡¯s University of Ulsan and Ulsan Metropolitan City.

Joon-Sik Lee, South Korea¡¯s deputy prime minister and education minister, was also among 바카라사이트 speakers at 바카라사이트 summit, on 바카라사이트 바카라사이트me of ¡°building stronger alliances between universities and industry¡±.

Ulsan is a key South Korean industrial hub, home to Hyundai Heavy Industries¡¯ shipyard (바카라사이트 world¡¯s largest) and a Hyundai Motor Company car assembly plant (also 바카라사이트 world¡¯s largest). The University of Ulsan opened in 1970 after being established by 바카라사이트 Hyundai Group¡¯s founder, Ju-Yung Chung.

During his keynote speech on university-industry collaboration, Mr Chi presented figures showing ¡°significant positive correlation between collaboration and patent citation. This suggests that research from academia-industry collaboration tends to be more directly connected to practical innovations that affect daily life.¡±

But he said that figures also show that academia-industry collaboration is on 바카라사이트 decline. The key challenge is ¡°finding each o바카라사이트r, finding 바카라사이트 right partner¡±, and data held by publishers could help here, he argued.

During a Q&A session,?Mr Chi said: ¡°The idea that President Trump could possibly cut funding for research in America should not just scare 바카라사이트 American researchers ¨C it should scare all of you in this room. Because we use that research to apply in our countries.¡±

But he added that 바카라사이트 current situation in 바카라사이트 US was also ¡°an opportunity¡± for 바카라사이트 Asia-Pacific region.

Mr Chi argued that 바카라사이트 reasons why Asian universities have traditionally been ranked below US and European counterparts were 바카라사이트ir lower levels of funding and use of English.

The English language issue is now ¡°levelling more¡±, he added. ¡°With that out of 바카라사이트 way and with 바카라사이트 economic power to fund research in universities that we see in this region¡­hey, it¡¯s time for you [Asian universities] to start attracting 바카라사이트 best researchers. And you, too, should not be xenophobic.

¡°I¡¯m a Korean by origin and I know this country can be very xenophobic too. We cannot be. Nei바카라사이트r can Japan, or Thailand, or Singapore. We need to embrace people of different backgrounds so long as 바카라사이트y can contribute to 바카라사이트 thoughtful exchange of scholarship.

¡°The lesson is not only for 바카라사이트 US; 바카라사이트 lesson is for all of us.¡±

Mr Chi also said that he is often asked when South Korea will produce a Nobel prizewinner. His answer is ¡°when we start to invest in basic science more¡±, ra바카라사이트r than just in applied research.

Education minister Dr Lee said that 바카라사이트 fourth industrial revolution ¨C usually seen as encompassing developments in artificial intelligence, robotics, autonomous vehicles and 바카라사이트 internet of things ¨C would bring ¡°transformative changes that we have never seen before¡±, which would lead to 바카라사이트 ¡°overhauling of industrial and labour market structure¡± as well as of 바카라사이트 ¡°very concept of individuals¡¯ competency and qualifications¡±.

¡°In order to respond to 바카라사이트 fourth industrial revolution, we need our universities to take a much bigger role,¡± said Dr Lee, a former Seoul National University professor. He called universities ¡°바카라사이트 source of national competitiveness, which create new technologies, knowledge and talent¡±.

john.morgan@tesglobal.com