Higher Ed Utah

OREM — Utah County business leaders recently told the head of the local college they need graduates with Chinese language skills and knowledge of the world’s most populous country.

Matthew Holland, president of Utah Valley University, is responding by making China a yearlong focus on the Orem campus.

This summer, faculty from each of UVU’s seven colleges spent two weeks in China, studying the communist system, rural education, business development and manufacturing. They also met with Chinese university and government officials to lay the groundwork for future research collaboration and student exchanges.

The UVU International Center plans to organize programs about a different country each year.

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