tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164804243040726299.post3692444449410389066..comments2024-03-19T06:40:22.220-04:00Comments on The EEB & Flow: Science in China –feeding the juggernaut*Marc Cadottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08335319636148357534noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164804243040726299.post-76334784740306138672015-12-08T18:29:35.659-05:002015-12-08T18:29:35.659-05:00Thanks Victor -definitely there are other motivati...Thanks Victor -definitely there are other motivations for people to succeed.Marc Cadottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08335319636148357534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164804243040726299.post-77339716958871115242015-12-08T08:20:20.861-05:002015-12-08T08:20:20.861-05:00Very interesting post. Thanks for sharing this exp...Very interesting post. Thanks for sharing this experience!<br />I have some additional ideas for why chinese students are so motivated. I am a phD student in Brazil and now I am doing part of my research in France, where sometimes I exchange ideas with chinese students. I think they have something in common with brazilian students, which result from the fact that in both countries a successful carreer in academia can make a big difference in your life quality and of your family. Tenure jobs in Brazil pay you enough to have a house and sustain for your family a fair life and several other jobs in Brazil don’t. They told me that is also the case in China. I recognize that fail to get tenured in academic career in developed countries should, in most of case, affect your life quality, but I really think that this difference is larger in places like Brazil and China, where you can have very bad life quality even if you have a PhD. Victor Saitonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164804243040726299.post-17743719041915123412015-11-09T12:18:23.140-05:002015-11-09T12:18:23.140-05:00I spend my 2012-2013 sabbatical at the Chinese Aca...I spend my 2012-2013 sabbatical at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Lanzhou University and had a great time. We should compare notes sometime.<br />Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12242204033587184512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164804243040726299.post-7336366002081753442015-11-09T08:28:06.906-05:002015-11-09T08:28:06.906-05:00This was posted on a different post, but was meant...This was posted on a different post, but was meant for this one:<br />From https://ecolutionaryevology.wordpress.com/<br /><br />"One of the strengths of the 'work-life' balance emphasis in American (at least, Canadian) scientific culture is that is allows students and faculty to be good at other things aside from their work. This balance in my experience can often improve science through fostering creativity. I'm wondering if the stress on long hours and weeks can eat into that time for self-development. Do group leaders in China encourage students to take on hobbies outside of work?"Caroline Tuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09319215430054509345noreply@blogger.com