How East-meets-West approach at joint-venture university in China ensures adaptable students gain international perspective
- Headhunters want people who can thrive in a global working environment, says Eddy Fang, deputy dean of Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
- Its unique academic programmes leave graduates well placed to adapt in a world of rising tensions
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Although multinational companies today recognise the value of a workplace that combines people from diverse backgrounds, polarisation – characterised by a rise in trade wars and growing hostility between the East and West – is occurring on the geopolitical front.
These new realities mean that tomorrow’s graduates require “a new sense of awareness that was not required before”, says Eddy Fang, deputy dean and senior associate professor at International Business School Suzhou at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU).
“They will have to be able to understand the intricacies of cross-market relations [and] understand differences in the workplace,” he says.
It is now more important than ever for students to do this by keeping “a window open between different parts of the world”, says Fang – the latest expert to discuss pertinent issues surrounding education in South China Morning Post’s recurring EdTalk video series of interviews. “This is really what XJTLU is doing.”
