Top expats get chance to help lead

Policies also to draw talent to parts of the country that need more support

China will continue to strengthen preferential policies to attract top foreign talent, encourage more of them to play a leading role at universities, and further simplify work permit procedures, a senior official said.

The State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs and the Ministry of Education last year allowed 16 Chinese universities to appoint expats as deans as part of a pilot project.