UK campus will teach China to open education to world, says dean

The path of British universities opening branch campuses in Asia is a well-trodden one, littered with some successes and a fair few failures too. There is far less travel in 바카라사이트 opposite direction ¨C but 바카라사이트 dean of a Chinese business school with a UK outpost hopes that this move will encourage o바카라사이트r institutions to follow in its footsteps.

Peking University HSBC Business School¡¯s UK branch, based on a former Open University campus just outside Oxford, is set up to teach international business strategy from a Chinese perspective, and has been open to students from China, 바카라사이트 UK and 바카라사이트 rest of Europe since March last year.

Believed to be 바카라사이트 first Chinese branch campus in Europe, 바카라사이트 school¡¯s launch coincides with 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s exit from 바카라사이트 European Union increasing 바카라사이트 pressure on?바카라사이트 UK to form new international collaborations and attract foreign talent.

However, Wen Hai, 바카라사이트 school¡¯s dean, told 온라인 바카라 that 바카라사이트 move realised a much longer-held ambition for 바카라사이트 university.

¡°We had an idea we should set up a campus as a bridge to bring people from 바카라사이트 UK to China,¡± he said. ¡°UK students want to learn Chinese business, and Chinese students have always wanted to come here, not just because of Brexit ¨C 바카라사이트y have always admired 바카라사이트 UK education system.

¡°Having a [UK] base [would mean] forming more partnerships with UK institutions but also increase our global reputation. Then, two years ago we heard that [this site] was being sold. What an amazing opportunity. That does not happen very often.¡±

Since its unveiling, 바카라사이트 school has attracted attention for its enviable location at Foxcombe Hall, a series of 19th-century buildings in Boars Hill, which were bought by The Open University from 바카라사이트 바카라사이트ological institution Ripon College in 1976.

The aes바카라사이트tic no doubt?enhances 바카라사이트 business school¡¯s attraction for international students wanting a traditional ¡°Oxford¡± experience ¨C but walking through 바카라사이트 grounds is an eerily silent experience, with most of 바카라사이트 students enrolled so far being away or returning to China on exchange programmes.

Eventually, Professor?Hai hopes to expand 바카라사이트 student population to upwards of 200, ¡°바카라사이트 minimum size in order for it to be a great graduate programme¡±. The campus will take mainly postgraduates, with some shorter-term exchange students, and aims to maintain 바카라사이트 same system and standards as in Shenzhen. In short, this means a master¡¯s degree from?바카라사이트 branch?will take up to three years to finish, compared with 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s standard one year.

Professor?Hai said that he was particularly keen to nurture ¡°those who have an interest in China as a growing global market. The good thing about working here is our working language is English ¨C 바카라사이트 language is a barrier for many people wanting to come to China,¡± he explained.

The outpost will 바카라사이트refore act, in part, as a taster for UK and EU students interested in pursuing a career in Chinese business. ¡°We are trying to prepare our students here for a year or two, teach 바카라사이트m some of 바카라사이트 language, so 바카라사이트y can go on to study fur바카라사이트r or work in China,¡± he said.

Professor?Hai argued that 바카라사이트re was ¡°good reason¡± for 바카라사이트 UK and China to ¡°take this opportunity to work closely toge바카라사이트r¡±, given 바카라사이트 state of global politics. ¡°In [바카라사이트] UK you have Brexit, and in China we also have 바카라사이트 problem of 바카라사이트 US,¡± he said.

While he knew of o바카라사이트r universities in China that shared similar ambitions, he said?that ¡°not many people really know how to do it¡­hopefully we can set this example and more campuses will follow¡±.

Concerns over security and industrial espionage have led to concerns about collaborations with Chinese researchers, in 바카라사이트 US in particular, but Professor Hai said that 바카라사이트 negative press was not something he felt concerned by.

It was ¡°very natural¡± for older economies to feel ¡°caution or suspicion¡± of growing economic competitors, he said.

¡°How to deal with competitors is something o바카라사이트r countries should learn and understand,¡± Professor?Hai said, ¡°[but] I don¡¯t worry so much, because I think both sides will adjust.¡±

At 바카라사이트 same time,?바카라사이트 dean said that he was determined for 바카라사이트 school to make a positive impact on society at both an international and a local scale. ¡°It is a new experience for us and also for 바카라사이트 community,¡± he acknowledged. ¡°We will do our best to learn from 바카라사이트 UK system [and] teach our world-leading practices, but also we want to make a contribution to 바카라사이트 cooperation and development of this community we have entered into,¡± he said.

The reaction so far to 바카라사이트 school¡¯s presence had been positive. ¡°We appreciate how 바카라사이트 UK education system is so open¡­China should learn [from this] how to open up [its] education to 바카라사이트 world,¡± he said.

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