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    Working and Living in China

    Working abroad can benefit your academic career dramatically, and China offers many real opportunities to do just that whilst also offering the chance to experience a different culture, learn a new language and visit some of the ancient wonders of the world.

    With the second largest global economy, China has invested heavily in its education system and actively encourages international academic partnerships. You could expand your international network for future collaboration, conduct research for cutting-edge scientific discoveries, and gain rewarding teaching experience.

    See our handy country profile section with key information about working and living in China, plus real-life case studies from Lecturers and Professors who have moved to China and shared their experience.

    Country Profile

    Since 1978, China has been implementing market-based reforms and opening up to the outside world. As a result, the country has experienced rapid economic growth and social development. Today, China is an upper-middle-income country and the world’s second largest economy.

    Facts, Education, Cost of Living, Travel, Working Practices, Visa Information, Business Etiquette

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    Careers In China

    Browse career opportunities in China and find out more about life at leading universities across China

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      How To Pursue An Academic Career In China: Part One

      Have you always dreamed of taking your career abroad? Consult jobs.ac.uk’s two-part guide primarily aimed at those seeking to pursue an academic career opportunity in China. If you are a Chinese citizen who studied overseas and are now contemplating returning to China to work as an academic, this ebook is also for you. While the…

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      How To Pursue An Academic Career In China: Part Two

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    Success Stories

    • alexander-newman

      Working in China really allowed me to develop my identity as an academic and has been invaluable in helping me to build a research portfolio. To the present day I have a number of successful collaborations with Chinese scholars at both top Chinese and Sino-foreign universities that I built whilst working in China.

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      Alex Newman

      Teaching Fellow, Assistant Professor and Associate Professor at the University of Nottingham’s China Campus, in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province (From 2004 to 2012)

    • richard-hewitt[1]

      Working abroad has given me lots of opportunities to take on more responsibility earlier in my career than would have happened in the UK. By my mid-twenties I was writing modules and leading a course, all of which will help me should I decide to return to the UK in the future.

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      Richard Hewitt

      Senior Lecturer & Course Leader, BA Hons International Business Communication, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China in Chengdu

    • dr-julie-whitfield[1]

      For me, working in Macau was the most amazing experience and I would recommend it to anyone. The opportunities to explore, to travel and to see Asian cultures are fantastic. I also really enjoyed working with Macanese students and have no regrets at all about this fantastic experience which has also really benefitted my career back in the UK.

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      Dr Julie Whitfield

      Previously worked as a Tourism Lecturer and Coordinator of Post Graduate Studies at the Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT) in Macau, SAR, China

    • jiang-li[1]

      It is most rewarding as a teacher, to witness your students growing in confidence before your eyes. There are few cultural obstacles between my students and myself, which helps me to understand and meet their needs in study, which – in turn – aids with implementing our teaching program.

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      Jiang Li

      Associate Professor of English at Shandong University, China

    • francesca-de-lucia[1]

      Working in China has been an exciting and fascinating experience under many different points of view. I greatly enjoy my work with the students, as well as the experience of discovering a new culture and environment.

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      Francesca de Lucia

      Associate Professor of English at Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, China

    • giulia-falato[1]

      What I loved most about my time in Beijing was the feeling that you live in the very centre of the world, which is a way I have never felt anywhere else. Everyone has some plan or hope for the future and a proactive attitude…

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      Giulia Falato

      Chinese language teacher and PhD student at the University of Rome “La Sapienza”. From 2009 to 2013 she lived and worked in Beijing as the Lecturer of Italian Language at Peking University

    • dr-shaobing-peng[1]

      Having been born and educated in China I had an idea that one day I might like to retire there! But more importantly I wanted to do something for my own country. I had always collaborated with Huazhong Agriculture University and their research profile fitted well with my own. I was ready to come back home. One of the main reasons for my return is the excellent research funding and support available here in China.

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      Dr. Shaobing Peng

      Professor of Crop Physiology at Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan, Hubei Province in Central China since 2011

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