Chinese billionaire Jack Ma turned around up in Japan Monday where he was took up Visit professor position at another university new academic role for Founder of tech Giant Alibaba.
Tokyo College, a research institute run by the most prestigious university of Tokyo, he said.share his wealth experience and leading knowledge on Entrepreneurship, corporate management and innovation in Seminars for students and staff.
58-year-old, who also He heads his own Jack Ma Foundation, which is a charitable foundation organizationHe has kept a low profile since his fall from grace during his time in China government oppression on the tech industry over two years ago.
But he recently accepted an honorary professorship from the university of Hong Kong business school, reportedly for three-year term the end in March 2026.
On its website, Tokyo College said what “will be shared research and projects with faculty members’ in particular in field of Sustainable Agriculture and Food Production”.
as a visit professorpole also It is expected to “give advice and support” on research Threads.
Before launching Alibaba – whose operations include e-commerce and cloud computing mediaartificial intelligence – Ma taught English for Eight years at Hangzhou Dianzi University in eastern china.
He was one of The most famous targets of campaign on Alleged anti-competitive practices by some of The biggest names in China in tech From late 2020.
Spurred on by fears that big internet companies would control too much data and expand too quickly, regulators issued Alibaba with record Fines and initial cancellation public Offering (IPO) of Ma’s Ant group.
This came after Ma criticized China’s regulators financial systems in letter in Shanghai.
What was largely absent from public view over the past Two years, but it was monitored on Spanish island and he was living in Japan for a lot of 2022.
he made rare public appearance in China in March, when he visited a school founded by Alibaba partners in the city of Hangzhou.
Monday’s appointment started as runs Till the end of October, the university said.
Tokyo College was established in 2019 connects university of Tokyo with Researchers and institutions abroad, including the College de France.
that it research concentrate on Topics like digital Revolution, Japan seen from the inside and outsideHumanities in 2050 and the value of life.
Ma founded the e-commerce company Alibaba in 1990s and was once the richest man in China.
He’s famous in Japan as a friend of Masayoshi Son, Founder and CEO of SoftBank Group Corporation.
