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tiger, tiger burning bright
It was Napoleon that once described
China as a ‘sleeping giant’.
Well, the giant is awake and is now one
the world’s greatest economic powers. If
not the greatest. And neighbouring India
isn’t far behind.
University
Glyndwˆr
The statistics are frightening. For example,
China and India are producing an average
of one million engineering graduates per
year, compared with just 170,000 in the
USA and Europe.
These two Asian tiger economies are the
future.
Techniquest Glyndwˆr
So it’s a good thing that we’re pretty
handy at building international friendships.
Glyndwˆ r University is already working with
the College of Bio-engineering at Hubei
University of Technology in Wuhan.
It’s also one of a group of Welsh universities
helping to establish education and
training services in the Chongqing region.
What’s more, Wrexham Council is talking
to Chinese businesses looking to invest
and create jobs in the UK. The message?
Put your money into Wrexham. You won’t
regret it.
knowledge is power
“Space. The final frontier.”
OK. The tight costumes made it tricky to
take Captain James T Kirk and his Star Trek
buddies too seriously. But he had a point.