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Avoir étudié et aimer étudier pendant tant d' années une langue , une culture aussi lointaine et aussi profonde que le chinois et la culture chinoise ne m' a jamais éloigné de ma propre culture, je me suis plongé dans la culture chinoise sans m' y sentir étranger étonnament mais avec une curiosité et un émerveillement constant, ce sentiment ne m' a jamais quitté , beaucoup de gens qui étudient la culture chinoise le ressentent aussi , j' ai remarqué ça.

Ceci dit , ça ne m' a jamais éloigné de ma culture d'origine, française , occidentale, bien au contraire, ça m' a amené à approfondir, à étudier plus volontiers encore l' héritage occidental et l' héritage de la culture française. Et aussi d' autres choses encore qui sont en dehors de ces 2 sphères.

Je trouve que la civilisation chinoise et occidentale ont une profondeur remarquable , elles sont assez différentes dans la forme , mais se rejoignent très souvent dans les profondeurs, c' est ainsi qu' on peut comparer les sages de la Grèce antique aux sages et philosophes de la Chine antique, les rapprochements et les valeurs sont très similaires, c' est fascinant , et...rassurant, on réalise que l' être humain en quête de vérité et de sincérité, s' il exprime et produit des formes variées , distinctes et originales, il fait face à la même nature humaine, à la même condition humaine, et le rapport à la vie , aux valeurs, aux choses va bien souvent dans le même sens à un certain niveau de profondeur et d' exigence.

Etudier l'altérité et même aller jusqu' à s' y assimiler n' efface jamais qui l' on est, au contraire, ça nous invite à approndir aussi nos propres bases et nos références propres. Confucius le disait simplement lui aussi 5 siècles avant notre ère avec une phrase simple mais qui marque les esprits.... " Etudier est une chose sans limites." 学无止境| 10 commentaires sur LinkedIn

Three university rankings. One strategic signal for European universities and business schools seeking developments with China.

The latest global rankings tell different stories, but point in the same direction: academic and scientific excellence is becoming more multipolar.

In the QS World University Rankings 2027, mainland China has 85 ranked universities, up from 72 a year earlier, with Peking University and Tsinghua University at 13th and 14th globally.

The 2026–2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities ranking places Tsinghua 6th worldwide and includes 409 Chinese universities (the largest national representation).

The shift is even clearer in the Nature Index 2026 Research Leaders. China recorded a 22.4% increase in research Share between 2024 and 2025, while Chinese institutions occupy 9 of the global top 10 positions. Zhejiang University has also overtaken Harvard as the highest-ranked academic institution.

Rankings are imperfect and their methodologies differ. But when different indicators move in the same direction, there is a strategic signal worth considering.

For European universities and business schools, I see four implications:

1- Update the partnership map.
China cooperation should no longer focus only on a handful of historically prestigious institutions. A broader group now has significant research capabilities, specialized expertise and international ambitions.

2- Move from student recruitment to knowledge partnerships.
The opportunity is increasingly about joint research, doctoral education, faculty collaboration and knowledge creation, not only student mobility.

3- Look beyond institutional rankings to disciplinary strengths.
China's rise is especially pronounced in science, engineering and applied research. The best partner may not be the highest-ranked university overall, but the institution with the strongest relevant research ecosystem.

4- Treat collaboration as a source of competitiveness.
Europe does not need to respond to China's academic rise by retreating from cooperation. Deeper research connections may instead help European institutions remain globally relevant.

One central idea stands out: Internationalization used to be largely about attracting talent. Increasingly, it will also be about connecting complementary knowledge ecosystems.

The strongest European universities of the next decade may be those that become especially good at building research relationships across a more distributed academic world.

Are European universities updating their China partnerships as quickly as China's research landscape is changing?

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