Chapter 867 Promotion
Nowadays, in the German talent market, graduates majoring in chemistry are very popular, so it is not an exception for East African international students like Xialian to be cut off by German companies, but a common phenomenon.
The German chemical industry actually started not too early. Most of them were born after the 1960s and 1970s. The rise of the German chemical industry only happened in recent years, and the German higher education entered the chemical industry only in the 1970s. A common phenomenon that only started after the 1900s.
So chemical education in Germany actually lags behind the development of the chemical industry, and the talent market has formed a situation of "supply exceeds demand".
At this time, German chemical companies have set their sights on the huge group of East African students. Currently, the largest number of international students in Germany are East Africans. Especially after the 1980s, the number of East African students going to Germany every year has remained the same. More than four thousand people.
For comparison, the number of Japanese students studying in Europe and the United States during the same period was only over 1,000, and until 1890, it was just over 2,000.
And this is only the number of East African students studying in Germany. Adding in the number of East African students from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Sweden, France, the Netherlands, etc., the number of East African students exceeded 10,000 in 1892 alone. During the same period, local college students in East Africa The number is just over 7,000.
It is equivalent to saying that most of the higher education in East Africa is achieved with the help of foreign higher education. There is no way to do this. In this era, East African higher education talents who can serve as faculty members belong to any country without exception. Top elite.
In the same period, the number of college students in Germany has exceeded 30,000, which does not include some technical colleges. Of course, a large part of German higher education (including technical colleges) are East African students, accounting for Reaching an astonishing around 4.5 percent.
So East Africa’s investment in education is extremely exaggerated. However, high investment means high returns. Without talent training, it is impossible for East Africa to quickly pursue international pursuits in emerging industries and some traditional industries. level, even reaching the leading level.
Moreover, international students from East Africa are mainly concentrated in the fields of science and engineering, which makes German companies even more aggressive in poaching East African international students. Nearly 20% of the international students stay in Germany every year.
You must know that the 20% of international students who can be favored by German companies are obviously not mediocre people, but those who have demonstrated their true talents and learning while in school.
It means that East African students have boosted Germany's industrial development, so the German government welcomes the East African students. In addition to generating income for higher education institutions and localities, they can also use it for their own purposes. Why not? , and Xialilian was an East African young man who stayed in Germany under such a background.
“Germany is so cheap!” Beliland sighed after learning about Xialilian’s experience. East Africa’s investment in the group of international students is not only money, but also time and energy costs, among other things. The cost of just ten years of compulsory education is quite staggering.
But there is no way around it. Now Germany and Europe are far more developed than East Africa, and East Africa cannot rely on strong methods to force these talents to return home. It is better to sell them one. At least in many educational fields in Germany, The degree of openness in East Africa has increased significantly.
It also improves the reputation of East Africa in Germany. The quality of East African students in Germany is generally high, and they are semi-"same species", so they are naturally very popular. This means that Germany has a high level of education and strong cultural attraction. characteristics.
But overall, East Africa is not at a disadvantage. At least 80% of international students will still choose to return home for development. East Africa adopts a "wide net" strategy. There will always be people who can promote various industries in East Africa. great development.
For example, in the chemical industry, the proportion of returned talents in this industry is only about 40%, but it has also laid the foundation for the great improvement of the chemical industry in various industrial areas in East Africa.
Yes, there is also a chemical industry in the industrial areas and coastal cities of East Africa. However, due to its short development history, it is not yet competitive with European and American countries that were decades earlier.
This is also an important reason for East Africa and Germany to cooperate in the field of chemical industry. Britain and France are still strong in the field of chemistry, and the United States is also extremely powerful. Like Germany, it is a rising star. The United States also has established giants in the chemical industry such as DuPont. . Germany started the latest among the four, but it has already surpassed Britain, France and Germany. The reason for Germany's success is the German talent training mechanism.
The reason why East Africa currently lags behind in the two heavy industries of chemical industry and materials is actually mainly a matter of time. The chemical industry in East Africa only started to take off in the late 1970s, which is nearly 20 years later than Germany. .
In the past, investment in East Africa was mainly concentrated in steel, railways, electricity and other fields. Investment in the chemical industry was not high, and the chemical industry is a very money-burning industry.
For example, a new dye being developed by Buffs has cost more than a thousand marks, and it is still going on. Today, the market value of Buffs is less than 20 million marks.
So if East Africa wants to develop in the chemical industry, in addition to talent training, it must continue to invest high amounts of money, and it may not be effective in a short time. Just like research and development in the field of machine tools, there is no way to make tricks, but to continue to Invest time and money to achieve qualitative improvement.
Afterwards, Beliland began to introduce the location conditions of Beira to the members of the delegation. Everyone spoke German, so there was no language barrier.
“Don’t think that Beira City is not as good as Mombasa and Dar es Salaam now, but in the past three years, our government’s investment in Beira City has topped the list, surpassing other cities in the country.”
< br>"It only takes two more months for the Harare-Beira railway to be fully completed. I think Mr. Shalilian should know something about the city of Harare, which is the second largest city in East Africa after M. Beya is an industrial city, and Matabele Province, where Harare is located, is the largest industrial center in East Africa. It is equivalent to the Ruhr area in Germany. It brings together East African steel, metal smelting, railway equipment manufacturing, mechanical processing, and chemical industry. , the first industrial powerhouse in all industries including materials.”
“Our Beira City seems to have nothing to do with Matabele Province, but it is actually the most convenient sea port in Matabele Province in the future. After the opening of the railway, it only takes one day to get from Beira to Harare.”
“You can see with the naked eye the development speed of Beira. Three years ago, this was an uninhabited bay. It is an area ruled by the Portuguese, who have not developed it at all, so BASF’s branch factory can achieve maximum benefits if it is built in our city.”
"Of course, I know that Nairobi is the largest textile city in East Africa. Your company's main business is closely related to the textile industry, so Mombasa has a strong attraction, but the second largest textile city in East Africa is in Bura, Matabele Province. Bulawayo is also a huge market that cannot be ignored, and the scale of Bulawayo's textile industry is still expanding rapidly. I am afraid it will be comparable to Nairobi in the next few years."
"By then, I will. Our city of Beira is the main outlet for Bulawayo's textiles. With the central government's attention, Beira City will also spawn a number of textile companies. In this regard, our city of Beira is far better than Dar es Salaam and Mombasa. It has an advantage because it is easier for the new textile industry to cooperate with your company. After all, cities such as Dar es Salaam and Mombasa have developed early and have certain path dependencies, so they may not fully adopt your company’s products.”
"And you have many competitors. Many German and Austrian companies are eyeing big cities like Dar es Salaam and Mombasa, such as your German competitor Bayer."
“So if you choose to build a factory in Beira, I can give you the greatest convenience, such as factory construction. Cities such as Dar es Salaam and Mombasa will definitely not be able to give you the best location. After all, they have developed several times. ten years , the territory is large, and entering now will at best place you in a relatively peripheral area..."
In order to promote the city of Beira, Beliland continues to attract other cities, but at this point it has no intention Guilty, after all, other cities must have adopted similar methods when introducing this city, especially Mombasa and Dar es Salaam, the two "twin stars" of East Africa. They almost never put any city in East Africa in their eyes except each other. inside.
(End of this chapter)