Teaching Experiences -- China Connection

The message for Chinese printers is not to bask in possessing low labor rates, but how to compete with their neighbors for offshore customers.

Education is one of the keys China is using to make sure that people running the industry today, and those that will run it in the future, are aware of these challenges. That's why they have people like myself with printing knowledge and educators from universities such as Wuppertal teaching short courses. That's also why many of their graduates enroll in post-graduate programs at foreign universities. It's why many faculty members from Chinese printing schools go abroad for extended stays to improve their knowledge base. I also met several educators in Wuhan who worked in the United States for a number of years, then decided to return to China to teach the latest technologies to eager students.