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When + gerund

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Hello!
Here is my sentence:

"When working out higher education strategies as well as solving other management-related issues, a question which is typical of today’s world arises..."

Is it grammatically correct or should I change the subject in the second part of the sentence?
Personally, I would reverse the clause order: "A question which is typical of today’s world arises when working out higher education strategies as well as [when] solving other management-related issues,..."
Though it's somewhat awkward, it is grammatical. If you're worried that the unspecified subject of 'working' and 'solving' has to be the subject of the main clause, 'a question . . .', it doesn't. Often the two subjects will be the same ('When working out these strategies, consider all the evidence'), but this is not a grammatical necessity. It is obvious that human beings work out and solve things, and questions don't, so there is no chance of confusion.
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