Years ago I trained as an aspiring scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), though I left to pursue a career in engineering and commerce.

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Employing first Chinese graduates of these colleges as liaison staff (and later Mandarin-speaking African college graduates), multinationals should sponsor Chinese faculty research in key areas like petroleum engineering, manufacturing operations and international commerce, and seek out talented students from Angola, Zambia, Congo and Sudan.

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Its invention reduced the amount of time necessary to perform complex mathematical operations, making it an invaluable tool for commerce, science and engineering.

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It plans to hire specifically for e-commerce, business analytics, application development, engineering and project management areas.

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Most of the young'uns are graduate-school educated and made their piles through financial engineering or mastering the art of Internet commerce.

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