Schools to Offer E-biz CoursesAs e-business takes off in China, universities begin to offer courses on the subject.Under a deal reached yesterday with IBM, the global computer giant and e-business pioneer, Shanghai Jiaotong University is the latest college to offer classes on China's e-business market, operation and software development. Big-name universities like Beijing University, Qinghua University, Fudan University and Guangzhou's Zhongshan University have already started offering e-business classes. Their efforts have been applauded by the business community as life blood for the burgeoning e-biz market that is suffering from a shortage of talented personnel. "Dotcoms worldwide are looking for qualified employees and it is time for action on the educational side," said Rick Yam, CEO of 51job.com, a leading website providing job information in China. Yam said turning to traditional sectors for talented people does not help, because traditional mindsets and methods reduce the creativity of the workforce in the new sector. However, to build the education in e-biz will not be easy. "The concept of e-biz is not clearly defined, making it difficult to determine the content and teaching materials for the new subject," said Sheng Huanye, vice-president of Shanghai Jiaotong University. Also, the subject is very new and is changing very rapidly. "Even in leading e-business markets like the US, Canada and Japan, e-business education is just up on the horizon," said George Wang, director of IBM China Research and Development in charge of joint e-business research with Chinese universities. (Chinadaily) |
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