Will China’s push to bring higher education closer to industry fix its skills mismatch?
Gerard A. Postiglione
The University of Hong Kong
Gerard A. Postiglione
The University of Hong Kong
Gerard A. Postiglione is emeritus professor, honorary professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Hong Kong. His latest book is Higher Education in China: Domestic Demands and Global Aspirations (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2026).
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Despite 12 million graduates entering the job market, Chinese companies still lack highly skilled candidates, writes Gerard A. Postiglione. Here, he looks at how the country’s universities are addressing employment and what its strategies can offer other higher education systems