By a random chance, I got access to the alumni magazine of Bowling Green University. With strong interests in knowing what's happening in different institutions around the globe, I read it with great fun. What impressed me most is the article written by Dr Donald G. Nieman, Dean of College of Arts & Science, Bowling Green University in his Dean's Perspective.
Still remember reading the previous issue of Alumni Magazine from HKU, it also talked about admitting students around the globe to expand the world vision of its current students. Nowaday, ample of Colleges are having exchange programmes while Dr Nieman's words are the few that has firm ideology on why equipping students for that.
Dr Nieman first laid out the picture of student in the class of 2010 whom will have career peak in 2030 and in the work force in 2050. What are the required qualities one needs to have in meeting the society requirement by then? They will the be group "working in a highly interdependent global in scope-form diminishing supplies of fossil fuels, climate change and nuclear proliferation to hunger, religious and ethnic conflict, and human rights. They will face intense competition from well-educated professionals and entrepreneurs in 'developing' countries like India, China and Mexico, as well as those in Europe and Japan. But in addition to competition, they will enjoy rich opportunities for economic, intellectual, scientific, cultural and humanitarian collabroations that open new possibilities for human progress on a global scale." This is the reason why we have to equip students that are able to think gobally and work with diverse culture. What a person with mission and vision!
p.s. The reading made me recalled the book of "The World is Flat" by Thomas Friedman which I read with tremble about the globalization 3.0 !
Still remember reading the previous issue of Alumni Magazine from HKU, it also talked about admitting students around the globe to expand the world vision of its current students. Nowaday, ample of Colleges are having exchange programmes while Dr Nieman's words are the few that has firm ideology on why equipping students for that.
Dr Nieman first laid out the picture of student in the class of 2010 whom will have career peak in 2030 and in the work force in 2050. What are the required qualities one needs to have in meeting the society requirement by then? They will the be group "working in a highly interdependent global in scope-form diminishing supplies of fossil fuels, climate change and nuclear proliferation to hunger, religious and ethnic conflict, and human rights. They will face intense competition from well-educated professionals and entrepreneurs in 'developing' countries like India, China and Mexico, as well as those in Europe and Japan. But in addition to competition, they will enjoy rich opportunities for economic, intellectual, scientific, cultural and humanitarian collabroations that open new possibilities for human progress on a global scale." This is the reason why we have to equip students that are able to think gobally and work with diverse culture. What a person with mission and vision!
p.s. The reading made me recalled the book of "The World is Flat" by Thomas Friedman which I read with tremble about the globalization 3.0 !
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