Mo Daoming:Riding the Trends

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In early December 2014， at the Insti- tute of Public Policy （IPP） of South China University of Technology（SCUT）， which was jointly established by mo daoming， Li Yuanyuan， former SCUT president and now president of Jilin University， and Professor Zheng Yongnian with East Asian Institute of the National University of Singapore， 50-yearold Mo received a certificate of recognition from UNESCO honoring his commitment to promoting innovative research and analysis of public policy through social sciences and humanities in the context of globalization as well as his efforts in coop- eration with UNESCO in the field.

It is not common for UNESCO to award an individual in China. “I am lucky，”Mo opines. “Against the background of China’s reform and opening up， I am lucky enough to always ride the trends.”

A Changed Life

In 1964， Mo was born into a family of teachers in Haifeng County， Guangdong Province. When he was a child， the family was poor and his father frequently traveled around for work. However， his parents’diligent and optimistic values influenced him a lot. In 1977， when Mo was in his sec- ond year of junior middle school， China’s college entrance examination resumed. In 1982， he was admitted to SCUT’s department of chemical machinery. During his four years at the university， Mo was dubbed a “nerd” by professors and fellow students. His life basically consisted of classrooms， playground， the library， dining hall， and dorm.

However， in 1985 when Mo was about to graduate， the “bookworm” made a jaw-dropping decision. Only three months before the graduate school entrance examination， he gave up the opportunity to be admitted to a graduate program without even taking the exam and applied for SCUT’s newly-opened graduate program of business administration. The reason for the bold decision was that at the time， Mo had already realized that although business administration was new to China， with acceleration of China’s reform and opening up， scientific management would become an inevitable requirement of Chinese society.

The brave young man studied day and night， and his efforts paid off when he was admitted. Luck may not have played as big a role as his tireless efforts， but only seven of more than 140 applicants were admitted. At a critical turning point of his life， Mo made a decision that changed everything.

Commitment to Education

For Mo and many people his age， their early years were closely related to China’s social background of the time. In the spring of 1992， Deng Xiaoping made his famous southern tour of China， stressing the importance of economic reform， and China entered an era of even more rapid social and economic development. Mo believes that he has benefited tremendously from the country’s development. “In terms of studies， I had the opportunity to attend university and receive bachelor and graduate degrees，” he admits. “In terms of employment， I worked import-export， ran a factory， and engaged in investment analy- sis. Without China’s reform and openingup， none of this would have been possible.”

For a long time after he received his graduate degree， Mo worked jobs related to commerce and business and gradually grew into a mature entrepreneur. However， in 2004， he made another jaw-dropping decision. He collaborated with Guangdong Experimental Middle School to found Tianhe School. Mo reveals that his decision to found a school was greatly influenced by his family and parents. He hopes to produce more professionals to serve the country and society and bring inspiration to the public.

The school was established on a 7-hectare lot. At the time， some of his co-workers and friends didn’t understand what he was doing or why he would spend so much on the land. But Mo is proud of this decision.

The Affiliated Tianhe School of Guangdong Experimental Middle School differs greatly from many schools. Along with core curriculum， the school offers more than 50 elective courses such as cooking， pottery， vehicle maintenance and astronomy. The cooking course， for example， is not merely intended to teach the culinary arts， but rather emphasizes social practice. During the course， every four students form a group. The team must design a menu and each person must contribute 15 yuan to the total budget. Everything from purchasing materials to placing prepared food on table must be done by the group.“Through discussion， kids determine their menus and respective roles in the whole project， a process during which they compromise and communicate until reaching an agreement，” Mo explains. “By purchasing raw materials， they get to know the market and society， and they are required to keep a detailed record of how each cent is spent， a process that builds their financial management abilities.”

Now， nine years after the school’s establishment， Mo and the institution have received many international and national awards. Although the school doesn’t emphasize test scores， its students accounted for an eighth of those with the highest high-school examination scores in Guangzhou in 2014.

A New Voyage

While Tianhe School remains Mo’s pride and joy， IPP has drawn his focus and efforts at present.

In recent years， Mo has become in- creasingly aware of the fact that China’s transition and progress needs further study. He is especially interested in social development and social policies， as well as constructing a mechanism for China to speak its authentic voice with international vision. This is why he established IPP. In October 2011， with support of SCUT， Mo donated 50 million yuan to establish IPP and invited Professor Zheng Yongnian from the East Asian Institute of the National University of Singapore to serve as the academic host of the new-born institute.

“For now， I am very satisfied with IPP’s work， which has far exceeded our expectations when it was established，” Mo remarks. As a non-profit institute for public policy research， IPP has drawn experts and scholars from various nations and provided effective alternative solutions based on independent and objective analyses. “We hope to contribute to Chinese societal transformation and sustainable development.”

Since 2012， IPP has hosted annual conferences in succession， carrying out academic discussion of many issues related to China’s transformation and reform. These highly original and open discussions soon attracted the attention of UNESCO. The two parties have agreed to co-host the annual international forum on social development and policy in the following years.

“As a think tank， IPP spares no efforts to give suggestions independently and objectively， based on big data，” Mo explains.“We don’t ask for suggestions to be accepted by governments. However， benefitting all of society remains the impetus for our research. I， as part of the institute， hope to continue my role as an explorer， which is also my hope for IPP. ”