Dr. Paul McMahon, author of the book British Spies & Irish Rebels, signed and inscribed his book for UIC on August 20th. The inscription reads:
"To the students and staff of UIC, an institution I have had the pleasure of visiting on more than one occasion."
The book can be borrowed from the UIC Learning Resource Center.
This was not Dr. McMahon's first visit to Zhuhai. In 2006, he visited UIC and gave a lecture entitled "Recovering from the Asian Tsunami: Reconstruction and Development in Aceh, Indonesia".
Commenting on UIC's development, Dr. McMahon said: "UIC has changed a tremendous amount since I first visited in 2006. Back then, there were only a few buildings but now the university has blossomed into a busy, modern campus. It is amazing to see how quickly the institution has expanded - obviously a testament to its success in attracting students."
Dr. Paul McMahon is from Ireland and studied for a degree in history and philosophy at University College, Dublin (National University of Ireland). He then attended the University of Cambridge as a postgraduate, completing an MPhil in International Relations, and a PhD in history with a dissertation on the role of British intelligence in twentieth century Anglo-Irish relations.
According to his book's website, after leaving Cambridge, he worked as a management consultant with McKinsey & Company, based in New York but also working on projects in Europe, the Middle East, Japan and Southeast Asia. He then spent a year in Aceh, the northernmost province of Indonesia, advising the government on how to stimulate private sector development after the Asian tsunami. He has worked as a Manager at the Prince of Wales' Rainforests Project, developing policy and financing mechanisms to combat tropical deforestation. He has co-founded and now runs an investment management company in London which seeks to deploy capital to sustainable agriculture projects in Australia and other parts of the world.
Reporter: Richard Xu
MPRO
