Section outline

►1. Introduction | 21.10.2022

  • China has ambitious plans to become a knowledge-intensive economy and to dominate in global high technology value chains. In this seminar, we analyse the strategies applied, the major actors involved and the opportunities and pitfalls confronting China's National Innovation System (NIS). We discuss the country's innovation capacity and how the NIS contributes to China’s international competitiveness. After establishing the basics, each session will present a theory in combination with a prominent case. Over the course of the semester, you will obtain a glimpse into the very individual innovation challenges facing entire regions, Chinese SOEs, private companies, think tanks, universities and entrepreneurs. 

    This seminar is part of the module ‘Challenges of Sustainable Development in China’ and is for students of the master programmes China Language and Economy (CLE) as well as China Business and Economics (CBE).


►1. Introduction | 21.10.2022