One of the most common questions that returning teachers from China get asked is whether mastery of the Chinese language is necessary to get by while living in the country. Think of it this way: can you imagine going to a pharmacy and not being able to ask for over-the-counter…>
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Programme Leader for International Students
Why did you choose to work in China? I first worked in China as a teacher trainer for the British Council fourteen years ago. The training took place in a poorer, semi-rural district of Wuhan in Hubei province. I arrived with my fellow trainers at the training centre very…>
Universities in the Same City
As location is not an easy factor to be neglected in pursuing higher education, colleges and universities in the same city tend to be taken as of equal status by a great many people making hasty decisions. Some reasons are easy to perceive. Universities in the same city breathe the…>
Making The Most Of Your Time Off In China
Glacial mountain ranges, arid deserts, tropical forests or blooming metropolises – no matter how stressful or challenging the lifestyle in China can become there is normally a remedy close at hand for those willing to seek it. Making the most of your time off in China is a valuable skill,…>
How To Encourage Cultural Exchanges With China
It’s easy to get lost in the world of be-suited masters practising Tai Chi in the local park, or the souvenir calligraphy that so many people return home with each year from China, but the opportunity to bring your own cultural treasures to the far east can be a different…>
Top Tips for Relocating to China
Relocation to China, especially to somewhere that is not a large, diverse metropolitan area, implies a major overhaul in terms of lifestyle, habits and mental frameworks. It is best to see it as an opportunity for professional and personal growth, and it is potentially a very exciting and interesting experience…>
Top Tips for Starting a New Teaching Job in China
Starting academic work in China entails becoming aware that you will enter a completely new environment, no matter how experienced a teacher and scholar you might be. Communication and organization might be difficult at first, both for the obvious reason of the language barrier (unless you happen to be fluent…>
Choosing Venues of Conference Events in China
The world is getting smaller, as the saying goes. It is also getter larger, when one moves one’s eyes across the globe and realises that vast countries like China are capable of holding more and more world-class events. Compared to those uniformly high-standard and tightly-controlled events organised in the developed…>
Visiting Scholar at College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, China
Hazem Abdelnabby is Associate Professor of Benha University, Egypt. He awarded his PhD in life sciences from The Technical University-Braunschweig, Germany in 2006 and worked in the USDA-Nematology Lab, Beltsville, USA during 2008. He has a patent and more than 10 publications in SCI international journals. He has almost 20…>
Top 10 Tips For Adapting To The Culture In China
1 – Leave your preconceptions at home Don’t let what you see and hear about China and its people in the news influence your judgment. China is rich in history and culture, but it is still a developing country. A lot of progress has been made in many respects,…>