On Education

The pedagogical manifesto of acclaimed educator, economist, and leader Hai Wen, this book brings together his theories, speeches, and interviews to promote a formative vision for education.

Hai Wen has been a farmer, a laborer, a leader, a scholar, but most importantly, through it all he has been a teacher. Reflecting upon decades spent in the confluence of leadership, scholarship, and education, Hai puts forth a distinctive pedagogical philosophy and practice.

With a mission to explore the theories and methods of higher education in the context of China’s economic development and social transformation this book compiles the speeches and related interview materials of educator and university leader Hai Wen. Divided into three parts the book begins by discussing Hai’s perspective on Chinese education, including higher education and research, the cultivation of high-level talent, entrepreneurship training, and the