{"id":676,"date":"2023-09-05T14:12:33","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T14:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/tbs\/?p=676"},"modified":"2023-09-05T14:12:33","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T14:12:33","slug":"delegation-reception-at-craiglockhart-august-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/tbs\/2023\/09\/05\/delegation-reception-at-craiglockhart-august-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Delegation Reception at Craiglockhart – August 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

By <\/span>Dixiao<\/span> Shen<\/span>*<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

On 24th August, I had the honour to jointly receive a delegation from Jilin Province, China, with colleagues from Edinburgh Napier Student Futures, at Craiglockhart campus.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The delegation represented two governmental bodies; Jilin Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security, and the Employment Services Bureau.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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About Jilin<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Jilin is one of the three provinces of Northeast China, bordering Russia and DPRK, with a population of 24 million. As the one of the earliest industrialised regions since 1949 (the establishment of PRC), Jilin has played a leading role in the economy in areas such as oil, minerals, agriculture, timber, automobiles, train carriage production, iron alloys, pharmaceuticals, and tourism. In fact, China\u2019s first ever automobile was manufactured in Changchun, the capital city of Jilin province.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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From the 1990s onwards, new and hi-tech industry development zones were established, and following that, the landscape and proportion of industry sectors have undergone changes in accordance with the requirements of human resources and skills, which have experienced significant reformation. There are numerous education bodies which call Jilin home, including 25 state owned universities, 12 private universities, and 20 vocational institutions. In conjunction with the HEIs, the provincial HR and career service departments are exploring ways of providing better support to the graduates.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

About the Visit<\/h2>\n

The delegation reached out to me via CRM with requests of exploring our university, particularly areas such as:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n