Corporate colleges still on a learning curve

Most corporate universities in China, which provide job-specific, even company-specific, training for managerial positions, have yet to fully transform from traditional training centers to strategic centers with multiple functions, a sector specialist said.

"Chinese corporate universities have developed for about 20 years since Motorola, a US telecom company, introduced the concept to China in 1993," said Huang Zirui, general manager of KeyLogic's Beijing branch, a talent cultivating and consulting company.

"There are more than 1,000 corporate universities in China, based on our research," Huang said.