Europe: the strength of British and American returnees has become a hot spot. British returnees are gradually "rising"

According to the British "Wenhua Weekly" report, with the development of China's economy and the improvement of the employment environment for scientific research, the "overseas returnees fever" derived from "going abroad fever" has become increasingly common.

In China society, the comparison of professional ability, comprehensive quality and development prospect between British and American "returnees" has also become a hot topic. In this process, due to some prejudices and misunderstandings, some voices have appeared in China society that question the level and ability of the whole group of "British returnees".

Recently, by interviewing a group of "British returnees", the reporter found that in fact, many of them have played a decisive role in various fields, and some of them have become "leaders" in the industry. The "strength faction" of British returnees is on the rise in various industries.

Bring back knowledge, bring back knowledge.

Li Shirong, global president of CIOB (2009-20 10), deputy director of Chongqing Foreign Economic and Trade Commission, 1998, received a doctorate in architectural economics and management from the University of Reading, UK. Her return to China not only brought advanced knowledge, but also brought rich international resources.

In an interview with reporters, she talked about the important influence of studying in Britain and participating in the activities of the Royal Chartered Institute of Architecture on her career development after returning to China.

As early as 1994, she became a member of the Royal Chartered Institute of Architecture. In the process of deeply participating in the activities of the Institute, she not only improved her professional level, but also became the liaison between the Institute and the government and industry in China. The Society is an international authoritative professional group mainly composed of professionals engaged in building management, and enjoys a high reputation in the world. At present, it has more than 43,000 members in more than 65,438+000 countries around the world.

In 2009, Li Shirong was appointed as the global president of the Association. No member from China has held this post before.

These international resources have played an important role in promoting China's foreign trade. Through going abroad, she has a full understanding of many "international practices" and has taken greater and more confident steps in reform and development after returning home.

"The experience of studying in the UK not only helped me learn some new knowledge, but also broadened my horizons and enhanced my confidence. Many things were still too advanced for the domestic people at that time to try, but for me who understood the' international practice', I dared to take this step. " She said.

Li Shirong, who is currently engaged in foreign trade and economic cooperation in the government, often encourages and guides domestic enterprises to be more confident when going abroad. Her rich international resources and contacts make her more handy in helping domestic enterprises connect with international enterprises.

Zhang Yichi, the current CEO of Silicon Easy Technology Co., Ltd., is a member of the entrepreneurial army of British returnees, and he brought back mature projects. Gai Yi, an English writing assistant software independently developed by the company, has surpassed many similar products on the market in intelligence and flexibility.

In 2006, Zhang Yichi went to York University to study for a master's degree in software engineering, and his graduation project was published in an authoritative journal. On the recommendation of his tutor, he went to Cambridge to pursue his doctorate. The experience of studying in Britain gave birth to his entrepreneurial needs and product inspiration.

"When I was studying in the UK, I often needed to write in English, but the error correction function of MicrosoftWord was not flexible enough, so I thought of developing a smarter software, which could not only correct errors more accurately, but also polish articles more advanced." Zhang is expressed by relaxation.

During his Ph.D. at Cambridge University, he and his team participated in the Entrepreneurship Competition of Cambridge University and won two awards. After winning the prize, Cambridge University Enterprise Seed Fund, the official venture capital institution of Cambridge University, took the initiative to contact Zhang Yichi and his team.

"At first, the investors of the official venture capital institutions in Cambridge keenly discovered the commercial value behind the project. We found that this project could have been done as a serious commercial product, so we had our later development." He recalled.

Britain has a good atmosphere to encourage the transformation of science and technology into productive forces, but at the same time, the China government also has good policies and conditions. Zhang Yichi's team finally decided to settle in Hangzhou and won the support of "5050 Plan". On March 20 10, the project obtained new angel investment and gradually realized corporate operation.

In August of 20 10, Zhang Yichi returned to China to start a business, and returned to China with mature projects to establish Siyi Technology Co., Ltd. In the Dark Horse China Competition held by 201/entrepreneur magazine, the company has been successfully ranked among the "20 1 1 with the most investment value".

"Inequality" in the Competition between British and American Returnees

At the age of 26, Xiong Yu received a Ph.D. in engineering in the UK. At the age of 28, she has served as a tenured faculty member of Queen's University, which is considered as a "sea returnee".

At present, Xiong Yu is not only a senior researcher and doctoral supervisor at Queen's University, but also a professor at chongqing technology and business university in China and an adjunct professor at School of Economics and Management of Chongqing University. He often travels between Britain and China, bridging the gap between Britain and China, and has many contacts with "returnees" from all over the world.

On October 20111October 2 1, Queen's University announced the establishment of China School of Management, and Xiong Yu, who is less than 30 years old, was appointed as the first dean. Outside the academic field, he even launched the "2 1 Century Sino-British Business Plan Competition" and served as the director of the organizing committee, hoping to promote the scientific research projects of China students studying in the UK to be transformed into industrial products, and ultimately benefit the Chinese and British people.

Xiong Yu studied in Britain and now teaches in Britain. He has a comprehensive understanding of the British education system and environment.

He told reporters that as a teacher, he realized that British education attached great importance to students' innovation and practical ability. The school will require teachers to consciously encourage students to get in touch with society and "force" students to talk to the industry during the teaching process. When assessing students' grades, industry-related reports will also account for a considerable proportion.

He expressed his views on the phenomenon of comparing "British returnees" with "American returnees" in China. He believes that it is unscientific to compare only the number of "cattle people" among the "returnees" of the two countries.

"Because the size of schools and the composition of overseas students in Britain and the United States have their own characteristics, all universities in Britain add up to only 100, while there are thousands of universities in the United States. In addition, most of the study abroad groups in the United States are based on' scientific research', while a large part of the study abroad groups in Britain are' educational'. " He said.

He believes that if we want to compare the scientific research achievements of British and American returnees with their achievements in industry, we should compare the "scientific research" talents in the British study abroad group with the "scientific research" talents in the American returnees group, which is equivalent comparison. If this comparison is made, then the scientific research output and industrial achievements of British returnees are not lost to those of the United States.

Xiong Yu also admitted that compared with studying in the United States, the threshold for studying in Britain is indeed lower to a certain extent, resulting in a mixed situation of returnees. "But for example, compared with the United States, Britain allows more people to participate in the race. But this does not affect the level of the people who run at the front. Judging from what I have learned in China, no matter from the project level or scientific research results, the level of the group of British returnees who are' running at the forefront' is not worse than that of the group of American returnees who are' running at the forefront'. " He said.

In an interview, Ms. Chai, CEO of Sino-British Science and Technology Innovation Program, admitted that according to her understanding, there are indeed more "American returnees" who hold senior positions in domestic scientific research institutions than "British returnees". However, she believes that this phenomenon does not come from the level of returnees from the two countries, but the differences between groups with different work experiences and experiences, which is an unequal comparison.

"Due to the British immigration policy and employment environment, a large number of British returnees have returned to China for development after reading their books. Many American returnees have worked abroad for many years and are rich in resources. Returning to China is to seek better development space. Therefore, it is actually comparing senior talents with newly graduated talents. " She said.

She believes that the environment in Britain is "slow-heating", and it is not easy to stay at first, and it is also difficult to start, but because of this, talents who can eventually stay in senior positions in Britain will have a more solid basic skills. If these people return to China, they will not only have excellent professional skills, but also have rich management experience and overseas resources, and their competitiveness will be very strong. If we compare these high-level and senior talents among British and American returnees, we will find that British returnees are actually very competitive.

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