Working and Living in China

Many people dream about working overseas and with a global academic job market, China presents a real opportunity for many academics. The benefits are many - enhance your career and long-term employability, plus establish connections with Chinese academics for future research collaboration. In addition, you can experience a different culture, learn a new language and visit some of the great wonders of the world.

In this section you can view articles about working overseas including information on the Chinese education system, research grant opportunities and how you might take advantage projects such as the Changjiang Scholar scheme. We also have a handy country profile section with key information about working and living in China. Plus, don’t just take our word for it – we have several real life case studies of Lecturers and Professors who have moved to China to reap the benefits.

Browse career opportunities in China and find out more about life at leading universities across China

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Success Stories

“Working in China really allowed me to develop my identity as an academic and has been invaluable in helping me to build a research portfolio. To the present day I have a number of successful collaborations with Chinese scholars at both top Chinese and Sino-foreign universities that I built whilst working in China.”
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Alex Newman
Teaching Fellow, Assistant Professor and Associate Professor at the University of Nottingham’s China Campus, in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province (From 2004 to 2012)
“Working abroad has given me lots of opportunities to take on more responsibility earlier in my career than would have happened in the UK. By my mid-twenties I was writing modules and leading a course, all of which will help me should I decide to return to the UK in the future.”
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Richard Hewitt
Senior Lecturer & Course Leader, BA Hons International Business Communication, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China in Chengdu
“For me, working in Macau was the most amazing experience and I would recommend it to anyone. The opportunities to explore, to travel and to see Asian cultures are fantastic. I also really enjoyed working with Macanese students and have no regrets at all about this fantastic experience which has also really benefitted my career back in the UK.”
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Dr Julie Whitfield
Previously worked as a Tourism Lecturer and Coordinator of Post Graduate Studies at the Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT) in Macau, SAR, China
“It is most rewarding as a teacher, to witness your students growing in confidence before your eyes. There are few cultural obstacles between my students and myself, which helps me to understand and meet their needs in study, which - in turn - aids with implementing our teaching program.”
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Jiang Li
Associate Professor of English at Shandong University, China
“Working in China has been an exciting and fascinating experience under many different points of view. I greatly enjoy my work with the students, as well as the experience of discovering a new culture and environment.”
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Francesca de Lucia
Associate Professor of English at Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, China
“What I loved most about my time in Beijing was the feeling that you live in the very centre of the world, which is a way I have never felt anywhere else. Everyone has some plan or hope for the future and a proactive attitude...”
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Giulia Falato
Chinese language teacher and PhD student at the University of Rome “La Sapienza”. From 2009 to 2013 she lived and worked in Beijing as the Lecturer of Italian Language at Peking University
“Having been born and educated in China I had an idea that one day I might like to retire there! But more importantly I wanted to do something for my own country. I had always collaborated with Huazhong Agriculture University and their research profile fitted well with my own. I was ready to come back home. One of the main reasons for my return is the excellent research funding and support available here in China.”
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Dr. Shaobing Peng
Professor of Crop Physiology at Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan, Hubei Province in Central China since 2011