Passing on to others development lessons learned over the years

China's renowned economist Justin Yifu Lin, former chief economist of the World Bank, acquired a new hat at the end of April when he became the inaugural dean of the South-South Cooperation and Development Institute of Peking University.

In September, the enrolled students from developing countries will be able to study the experiences and lessons of China's development in previous decades.

Lin, who is passionate about using China's experiences to spark African economies, since his four-year stint in World Bank, says the inauguration of the institute is a milestone event, as it will systematically begin sharing of China's development and institutional experiences.