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Former Consul comes back to Houston seeking talents
More than 50 Chinese professors, scholars and students from universities in the Houston area attended a talent recruitment event hosted by Zhang Yiqun, consul for education, for a small delegation of Tongji University. Lu Peiming, newly appointed vice-president and director of human resources at Tongji University, along with two colleagues Huo Jiazhen, dean of the School of Economics and Management of Tongji University, and Yu Xiubao, DBA director, discussed their talent recruitment policy with attendants. "My motto has always been, first, find the right people, second, make them happy," said Lu, who worked as consul for education at the Chinese Consulate General in Houston from 2004 to 2006. Lu mentioned that he was happy to be back where he had a lot of friends and good memories.
Outcomes:
According to Lu, Tongji has developed a set of sophisticated mechanisms to attract and retain talent. "We designed it so that not only are we able to offer competitive salaries right upfront now that China seems to have a lot of money to invest in education, but we also look ahead and anticipate a possible budget crunch if the economic situation goes south, we will still be able to sustain such offers on our own." Lu said that in the field of basic science, Tongji will offer a post-doctorate up to 450,000 yuan (roughly $75,000) annually with 2 million yuan ($333,000) startup research fund. For experienced professor, the salary caps at 600,000 yuan ( $100,000) and an uncapped research fund. Also, Tongji's Institute of Advanced Study offers more flexible packages tailored to individual talent and needs of exceptional scholars and professors.
Government?:
No
Type of Exchange:
culture
education/science
Partners:
Tongji University
Texas Southern University
Participants (Types):
professors, scholars and students
Number of Participants:
50
Exchange Date:
Friday, August 8, 2014
Continuing:
No
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Location:
Houston, Texas
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