Chinese entrepreneurs’ philanthropy helps lure world-class scholars

Chinese entrepreneurs’ philanthropy helps lure world-class scholars

China’s growing number of universities funded by entrepreneurs are attracting more world-class scholars, aligning with Beijing’s intensifying push for hi-tech self-sufficiency, analysts said. Fuzhou’s Fuyao University of Science and Technology (FYUST), established with a US$10 billion donation from billionaire Cao Dewang, the chairman of glass manufacturer Fuyao Group, began enrolling students this year, and says…

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Award-winning mathematician Wang Xujia back in China after decades in Australia

Award-winning mathematician Wang Xujia back in China after decades in Australia

Wang Xujia, a renowned Chinese-Australian mathematician and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Sciences, has returned to his hometown of Hangzhou to join China’s prestigious Westlake University after nearly three decades abroad. Wang left his position as a professor at the Australian National University’s Centre for Mathematics and its Applications – where he has…

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