Foreign Academics in China

Authors

  • Yuzhuo Cai Higher Education Group, Faculty of Management and Business, Tampere University, Finland
  • Andrea Braun Střelcová Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin; Tampere University, Finland
  • Giulio Marini Social Research Institute, Faculty of Education and Society, University College London, UK
  • Futao Huang Research Institute for Higher Education, Hiroshima University, Japan
  • Xin Xu Department of Education, University of Oxford, UK

Keywords:

Academic migration, international academics, internationalization of higher education, China

Abstract

This article examines the experience of international academics in mainland China. The emerging trend of foreign academics moving into long-term, full-time positions in Chinese universities is an underreported phenomenon in research. This article discusses the following questions: Who are the foreign academics in China? What motivates them to go and work there? What are their expected roles in local academia? Are they satisfied with their jobs? Are they going to stay in China? 

Author Biographies

Yuzhuo Cai, Higher Education Group, Faculty of Management and Business, Tampere University, Finland

This article examines the experience of international academics in mainland China. The emerging trend of foreign academics moving into long-term, full-time positions in Chinese universities is an underreported phenomenon in research. This article discusses the following questions: Who are the foreign academics in China? What motivates them to go and work there? What are their expected roles in local academia? Are they satisfied with their jobs? Are they going to stay in China? 

Andrea Braun Střelcová, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin; Tampere University, Finland

Andrea Braun Střelcová is a predoctoral fellow at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin, and
a PhD student at Tampere University, Finland. Email: astrelcova@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de.

Giulio Marini, Social Research Institute, Faculty of Education and Society, University College London, UK

Giulio Marini is lecturer (teaching) at the Social Research Institute, Faculty of Education and Society, University College London, UK. Email: g.marini@ucl.ac.uk.

Futao Huang, Research Institute for Higher Education, Hiroshima University, Japan

Futao Huang is professor at the Research Institute for Higher Education, Hiroshima University, Japan. Email: futao@hiroshima-u.ac.jp.

Xin Xu, Department of Education, University of Oxford, UK

Xin Xu is a research fellow at the Department of Education, University of Oxford, UK. Email: xin.xu@education.ox.ac.uk.

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Published

2022-07-11

How to Cite

Cai, Y. ., Braun Střelcová, A. ., Marini, G. ., Huang, F. ., & Xu, X. (2022). Foreign Academics in China. International Higher Education, (111), 29–30. Retrieved from https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ihe/article/view/15343

Issue

No. 111 (2022): Summer Issue

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