Just a fun question I thought of.

  • alunyanneгs 🏳️‍⚧️♀️
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    911 months ago

    Really? I wonder if there’ll still be a seat/position left for me by the time I go to the PRC. I think I’ll give WeChat a spin sometime.

    Still deciding if I should go to the PRC for my Masters or for my PHD, since my main goal is to find another country to start a new life in, to come out of the closet without worrying about mobs or lgbtphobic family members. Don’t wanna risk it and wind up having to come back…

    • zeerphling
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      611 months ago

      You can always dip your toes in one of the local universities in a large city to see if you like the general vibe of the place.

      Anyway, every hiring season I see more and more teaching positions for CS. So, I’m sure there will be plenty in the near future.

      I definitely wish you all the best and feel free to shoot me a DM if you want a few Wechat contacts.

    • @lemat_87
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      511 months ago

      The better way is to finish PhD or MsC in your country, then go to China. Chinese schools are oriented toward Chinese people and their customs. But they value a high quality foreign experts. You can go there as a postdoc, even for 6 years, and if you like it, you can stay there at university or a company.

      • alunyanneгs 🏳️‍⚧️♀️
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        11 months ago

        Thing is, I plan on leaving my country for somewhere better after I complete my BSc. I have two more years left. I have no intentions of doing MSc/PhD in my country.

        • @lemat_87
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          511 months ago

          OK, but I am not sure whether you can further study in China in English. Unless you know Mandarin very well.

          • zeerphling
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            611 months ago

            Just as an example there are 32 Graduate level programs taught in English at Tsinghua, and as far as I am aware most universities of a certain stature have programs taught in English (of varying quality) and will also have classes to teach the Chinese language to international students.

            There are also USA and UK universities that have partnered with Chinese universities that offer many programs taught in English, like Xi’an Jiaotong Liverpool University and New York University: Shanghai.

            • @lemat_87
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              411 months ago

              Thank you for the useful information

              • zeerphling
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                411 months ago

                Always happy to assist in knowledge gathering.

              • zeerphling
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                411 months ago

                That’s probably why they are top ranked, I suppose. Other universities shouldn’t have that requirement. Especially the ones cooperating with western unis.

          • alunyanneгs 🏳️‍⚧️♀️
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            311 months ago

            I don’t mind enrolling in Mandarin. I actually was studying Mandarin, for fun a while back. I stopped a while back, but I can resume that if need be. (I was learning through HelloChinese, but at some point it asks you to pay to continue… wouldn’t have been a problem if I had a Card or a Chinese Payment System or whatever they’re accepting, as I can afford it)

            My current Mandarin skills are, I’d say HSK 0.1. So. Obviously not great, but that can be mended in time.

            • @lemat_87
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              211 months ago

              Very well, each small step is a small victory.