Martin Spiewak reported in a critical article in the time on the German-Chinese academic exchange. He makes, in my opinion rightly, pointed out that the German side all too often left empty-handed. Here's an excerpt:
To date, many top positions in Chinese universities and research institutions staffed with scholars who have once studied or conducted research in Germany. The German research has an excellent reputation in China, says the vice president of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Sheng Huanye, also a former DAAD scholarship. In addition, we enjoy working together with the Germans because they "were thinking purely scientific," while Americans and Japanese precedence over aggressive and market-oriented, so Sheng.
Lately one hears such praise on the German side, however, does not so much. In China, the euphoria of German research officials are mixed critical tones. So far, namely, the academic partnership between the two countries stands out above all by their inequality: While China sends students and academics to Europe, Germany provides money and know-how. "We sell ourselves in China often" too cheap, says Thomas Schmidt-Doerr, head of the DAAD office in Beijing.
In Berlin, one wonders intensified, what had actually even by the scientific cooperation with China - save cost and hope, on the largest higher education market in the world once again to play an important role. In a document of the Federal Research Ministry (BMBF) states. "So far benefited a total of China seen far more of the bilateral cooperation as Germany," Other European nations share the German critics. While Chinese scientists were to participate frequently in EU-funded research projects, have their counterparts from the EU is not the same access to Chinese projects, complains a joint position paper of the European scientific attaché in Beijing.
Similar to Western companies and universities must learn that only good will and faith in the common cause in China will not go far. "The Chinese are" master of it to push through their goals, says Volker Trommsdorff, marketing professor at the Technical University of Berlin with many years experience in China. get the most for my page is at the expense of the other person in China among scientists not to be unfair.
"At the expense of the other person" - I could from my experience to add some things which I as a courtesy to my Chinese employers towards letting be, but sometimes. The term partnership but one should perhaps honestly replace utilization. To read more go here's !
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