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June 29th, 2013

6/29/2013

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I am now into my final week into the current job in Nanjing. After what has been one of the most challenging years in my life I can bring some closure on this job and move on in my life. Nanjing never worked out the way we wanted. Within weeks I could see it was going to be a tough year with a bike and pram stolen.

Nanjing is a fun city to visit and has some great food but to live here is not so great. I have noted the people here to be quite hard nose and self-focused and this has been the observation of my wife in Nanjing also.

I have made some great friends mostly among the other examiners and 2 work colleagues who I will long remember. However the managers of the program I worked in here turned out to be liers and more often than not did not have my interests at heart which was a stark contrast to the school I was in at Hefei.

Another lesson learned in China avoid Jobs which have office hours as more often than not you sit in an office doing nothing. I would also recommend if you want a job in academic leadership in China be sure to have one where it is a partnership with a western organsition as the Chinese conception of academic management is quite different from a western one. Lets just say it is very hierarchical and non consultative.

I will share more in the summer but I have just landed a new job which will lead to a return to Hefei and will be helping a senior school there establish a new foundation programme for the University of New England in Australia. It is a partnership with a college in Wuxi. There is more flexibility and of course no office hours so it will be nice to have time with my son and this website will be developed more in the coming year.

Bye for now
Alan
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    Hi I am Alan and I work and live in Hefei Anhui in China. From time to time I will up date my news and offer you a chance to comment especially if I have visited you in my often busy schedule.

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