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LessonsfromChinasDevelopmentExperience

LessonsfromChina’sDevelopmentExperience

　　THERESAPennerman，alaw-yerfromtheCommonwealthoftheBahamas，firstlearnedaboutthe“InternationalMastersinBusinessAdministration（IMBA）forDevelopingCountries”programatChina’sBeijingNormalUniversity，havingseenitontheBahamas’MinistryofForeignAffairswebsite.“Itwasfabulous！

JustwhatIwanted！

”TheresatoldtheChinaTodayreporter.Sheseesherone-yearstudytoobtainamaster’sdegreeinChinaasavaluablelifeexperience.

　　China’strainingprogramstoassistotherdevelopingcountrieshavebecomeanimportantwayfortheworldtoknowmoreaboutChina，whilebringingthecountryclosertotheworld，sobuildingaplatformfordeepeninginternationalexchangesandcooperation.

　　StudyinChina

　　TheBahamasislocatedintheAtlantic’sCaribbeanSea，adjacenttotheUnitedStates，andnotfarfromEurope.FamiliarwithbothEuropeanandAmericanculture，TheresahadlongdreamedofChinaasaplacewithacompletelydifferentculture.

　　Sherecounted：

“WheneveryouturnonaTVorreadanewspaper，orsurftheInternet，Chinaisfrequentlymentioned.Therefore，IwantedachancetoseeadevelopingChinaandwitnesshistoryformyself.”

　　InSeptemberlastyear，ChinesePresidentXiJinping，whileparticipatingintheUNSustainableDevelopmentSummitandSouth-SouthCooperationRoundtableMeetings，announcedthatoverthenextfiveyearsChinawillprovide“SixOne-HundredPrograms”fordevelopingcountries.Theyareinthefieldsofpovertyalleviation，agricul-turecooperation，tradepromotion，ecologicalprotection，climatechangeadaptation，andconstructionofhospitals/clinicsandschools/vocationaltrainingcenters.What’smore，theChinesegovernmentwilloffertrainingto120，000overseasstudentsinChina，andscholarshipsto150，000foreignstudents，withtheexpectationoftraining500，000technicalprofessionalsforotherdevelopingcountries.

　　TheInternationalMaster’sinBusinessAdministration（IMBA）program，whichTheresasuccessfullyjoined，isaone-yearEnglish-languageprogramofferedbytheEmergingMarketsInstitute（EMI）ofBeijingNormalUniversity（BNU）.ItissponsoredbyChina’sMinistryofEducationandMinistryofCommerce.

　　LauraAvondetisadiplomatfromArgentina.BeforecomingtoChinasheworkedatArgentina’sembassyinDublin.Shegotthiseducationalopportunitywhenhercountryjoinedtheprogramthisyear.LaurasaysherfavoriteareasarestudyingChina’seconomicdevelopmentandscientificinnovation.Thankstotheprogram，shewillbeabletoconductin-depthdiscussionsandexchangeideaswithstudentsfromdifferentregionsandfromdiverseculturalbackgrounds.　　AlexisBenonisfromBenininWestAfrica.InfluentEnglish，heexpressedcuriosityabouttheeconomicgrowthbroughtaboutbyChina’sreformandopening-uppolicies.HealsoadmirestheChinesepeopleasindustrious，intrepid，punctual，andpatriotic.

　　Besidesstudying，TheresamakesfulluseofhertimetolearnmoreaboutChineseculture.“BeijingisChina’scapitalcitywithabundantculturalheritagesandgrandinternationalevents.IenjoyedvisitingtheSummerPalace，theForbiddenCity，andtheTempleofHeaven.Ialsosawtheworld’stoptennisplayersattheChinaOpenChampionshipinOctober2015，andenjoyedsomeballetpeformances，boththeRedDetachmentofWomenandsuchclassicsasSwanLake.”InTheresa’seyes，Beijingisacosmopolitancitywherebothtraditionandmodernityperfectlyconverge，blendingChinesecultureandinternationalelements.“China’sopennessandinclusivenesstowarddiversecultures，aswellasthehospitalityofChinesepeoplearegreattreasures！

”

　　Verystudious，shefindstherearealwayssomanynewthingstolearnduringtheyear.SheisnowmakingagreatefforttolearnChineselanguageandtotryalltheChinesedelicacies.She’sevenlearnedtousetraditionalChineseproverbs.

　　“There’sanoldsayinginChina，‘Crossingtheriverbyfeelingthestones.’Thebasicunderlyingprincipleofthisproverbistoalwaysdaretoexperiment，forevenifsomeexperimentsfail?

Cnothingventured，nothinggained！

”Theresasaid.

　　FabulousCurriculumDesign

　　“BeforecomingtoChinaIexpectedtheIMBAcoursestoonlyincludefinanceandeconomics.However，ithasturnedouttobesomuchmore.Oneofthemostbeneficialaspectsoftheprogramisthefocusonseveraldifferentemergingmarkets，mainlyinAsia，Africa，andLatinAmerica.Ithasgreatlyexpandedmyknowledgeabouttheseareasoftheworld，aswellasoftheinitiativessomecountrieshaveundertakenduringthecourseoftheirdevelopment.Overall，themostbeneficialaspectsofthecurriculumareintheseveralcoursesthatfocusonChina’seconomicandsocialdevelopment，includingitshistory.”TheresasaidthattheBahamasispresentlyworkingonitsfirstnationaldevelopmentplan.“Thus，thesecourses，aswellasmyownobservationsofChina’sdevelopmentstrategiesandtheFive-YearPlan，willprovidemewithverytimelyinformationthatIcanutilizeathome.”　　HuBiliang，deanoftheEmergingMarketsInstituteoftheBNU，andalsodirectoroftheIMBAprogram，toldthereporterthatthisisinfactthesecondyearoftheprogram.

　　“Startingintheyear2014，westartedtorecruitstudentsfromemergingmarketcountriesacrosstheworld.Inthefirstyear，wehad28governmentofficialsandmedium-andsenior-leveleconomicmanagersfromaltogether14countriesandregionsinAsia，Africa，andLatinAmerica.Thesestudentscamefromvariousministriesandagenciesintheirgovernments，suchasfinance，immigration，centralbanks，tradeandindustry，investmentandeconomicplanning，energy，information，education，policestations，customs，aswellasfromtheFoodandAgricultureOrganizationoftheUnitedNations.TheymadedistinctiveobservationsonmultipleissuessuchasChina’scharacteristicdevelopmentalexperiences，thepursuitofnewmarketandinvestmentopportunities，therapiddevelopmentofsoutheasternChinesecitiesandsocialstratification，harmonioussocietyandgrassrootsdemocracy.”

　　HuBiliangfurtherdeclared：

“In2015，wecontinuedtoexpandthescopeandscaleofourenrollment.Today，37studentsfrom21developingcountriesarestudyingatBeijingNormalUniversity，withnewcomersfromIndia，Pakistan，Argentina，Chile，andPeru.Inthefuture，moreandmoredevelopingcountrieswilllearnabouttheprogramandparticipateinit，whichwehopewillalsoresultinacompleteaffirmationofourefforts.”

　　Talkingaboutthesignificanceoftheprogram，HuBiliangsaid，“ItisanationalstrategytohelpdevelopingcountrieslearnmoreaboutChina’sdevelopmentmodeandexperience，inordertodiscovertheirownsuitablepathsofdevelopment.Inaddition，theprogramalsoaimstocultivatefutureleadersforthesedevelopingcountriesthathavebetterunderstandingofChinaandarefriendlytothecountry.”

　　TheBNUhasselectedagroupofprofessorswithrichteachingandresearchexperiencetoprovidehigh-qualityinstruction.Theyhavestudiedandtaughtatsuchworld-classinstitutionsasHarvardUniversity，UniversityofChicago，UniversityofCambridge，AustralianNationalUniversity，UniversityofCologne（Germany），andTilburgUniversity（theNetherlands）.Inaddition，someteachershaveworkedwithinternationalorganizationssuchastheWorldBankandtheInternationalMonetaryFund.TheoneyearprogramistaughtinEnglish，andeverystudentisrequiredtocompleteafinalpaperandpassexaminations.　　Atpresent，nineofChina’stopuniversitiesparticipateinthetrainingprogramsespeciallydesignedforotherdevelopingcountries.Forexample，PekingUniversityandTsinghuaUniversityareresponsiblefortheMaster’sPrograminPublicAdministration（MPA），andEastChinaNormalUniversityfortheMaster’sPrograminPedagogy.OtherparticipatinguniversitiesincludetheUniversityofInternationalBusinessandEconomics，ForeignAffairsUniversity，CommunicationsUniversityofChina，andJilinUniversity，amongothers.

　　LiXiaobing，presidentoftheAcademyforInternationalBusinessOfficials（AIBO）oftheMinistryofCommerce，commented：

“Chinaistheworld’slargestdevelopingcountry.ItisafundamentalstandpointinChina’sforeignpoliciestodevelopandconsolidatesolidarityandcooperationwiththevastnumbersofdevelopingnations.Inrecentyears，theChinesegovernmenthasstrengthenedcollaborationandexchangeswiththeoutsideworldinsuchareasashumanresources，whileinnovatingvariouscooperationmodesincludingeducationforacademicdegreesandshorttermtraining.Amongthese，academicdegreeprogramstocultivatehigh-levelprofessionalsfordevelopingcountrieshavereceivedhighpraisefromthesenations’governmentsandparticipatingstudents.”

　　BilateralCooperationOpportunities

　　ThisspeciallearningexperiencehashelpedTheresadeviseaclearerplanforherfuturecareerdevelopment.

　　“AftergraduationIintendtopursueaPhDinInternationalTrade.AndthenI’dliketoworkintheBahamas’tradesectorforseveralyears.Ultimately，whentheBahamasbecomesamemberofWTO（itispresentlyinaccessionnegotiations），IintendtoworkfortheWTO，preferablyintheDisputesSettlementDepartment.”

　　TheresaisoptimisticaboutpotentialcooperationbetweenChinaandhermotherland.ShesaysthatBahamas’numberoneindustryistourism.Chinaisnowenteringintoaneweraofmasstourism.TheCaribbeanregionwilldefinitelyprovideChinesetouristswithtotallydifferentsceneryandexperiences.ItisaperfectopportunityforChina’shigh-endhotelstoestablishdazzlingbuildingsandrunresortsintheBahamas.TheBahamaswouldalsobenefitfrominc