Thousand Talents Program

Thousand Talents Plan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search A red square with white Chinese text on it Seal of the Thousand Talents Plan Thousand Talents Plan Simplified Chinese 千人计划 Traditional Chinese 千人計劃 Transcriptions Alternative Chinese name Simplified Chinese 海外高层次人才引进计划 Traditional Chinese 海外高層次人才引進計劃 Transcriptions The Thousand Talents Plan (TTP) (Chinese: 千人计划; pinyin: Qiān rén jìhuà) or Thousand Talents Program (Chinese: 海外高层次人才引进计划; pinyin: Hǎiwài gāo céngcì réncái yǐnjìn jìhuà) was established in 2008 by the central government of China to recognize and recruit leading international experts in scientific research, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Both the United States and Canada have warned that China intends to use scientists who are involved with this plan to gain access to new technology for economic and military advantage.[1][2][3] The program grew out of the "Talent Superpower Strategy" of the 17th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party in 2007.[4] The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and State Council of the People's Republic of China elevated the program in 2010 to become the top-level award given through China's National Talent Development Plan to strengthen innovation and international competitiveness within China.[5][6] In 2019, the program was re-branded as the "National High-end Foreign Experts Recruitment Plan."[7][8] The United Front Work Department's Western Returned Scholars Association is the official representative body for program participants.[9][10] 1000 Talent Plan professorship is the highest academic honor awarded by the State Council, analogous to the top-level award given by the Ministry of Education.[11] The program includes two mechanisms: resources for permanent recruitment into Chinese academia, and resources for short-term appointments that typically target international experts who have full-time employment at a leading international university or research laboratory.[11] The program has three categories: Innovative 1000 Talents plan (Long term / Short term) – for Chinese scholars below 55 years of age Foreign 1000 Talents plan (Long term / Short term) – for foreigners only below 55 years of age Young scholar 1000 Talents plan or Overseas Young Talents Project of China — for those below 40 years of age The program has been praised for recruiting top international talent to China,[11] but also criticized for being ineffective at retaining the talent.[5]