When he was growing up, Wang Jiangtao was the kind of exemplary student any parent could wish for. Now, at the age of 34, after spending seven years at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the rising academic star has chosen Peking University as his next career destination. According to the university’s website, Wang is

President S. Joe Qin and Prof Bradley R. Barnes meet with Prof Frances Bowen, Vice-Principal for Humanities and Social Sciences, and other colleagues from Queen Mary University of London. The meeting focuses on potential dual degree programmes in business, humanities and social science, as well as student exchange opportunities (From left: Prof Bradley R. Barnes,