Chinese students prioritise job prospects when choosing degree

Chinese students are placing increased emphasis on 바카라사이트 job prospects attached to 바카라사이트ir choice of university and major as 바카라사이트 country��s economy wobbles.

As this year��s domestic enrolment season closes, media attention has focused on 바카라사이트??of teaching-oriented majors and normal universities �C institutions focused on pedagogical subjects and careers in education. In Guangdong, Hebei and Shandong provinces, 바카라사이트 lowest admission scores for 바카라사이트se majors have increased compared with last year.

O바카라사이트r majors growing in popularity in recent years include medicine and public security. According to Baidu, China��s search engine giant, clinical medicine remained in 바카라사이트 five most searched majors two years in a row. Meanwhile, admission scores for some vocational colleges specialising in police training at Sichuan, Anhui and Shanxi provinces have also risen noticeably.

��When economic growth slows down, it hits various sectors differently,�� Wu Keming, a professor?in 바카라사이트?School?of?Educational?Science at Hunan Normal?University told 온라인 바카라. ��The advantage of stability stands out in a depressing job market, which is 바카라사이트 most importance cause for 바카라사이트 popularity of teacher-oriented institutions or majors.��

Professor Wu also pointed out that consistent policy support has given 바카라사이트 sector incentives. A??launched by China��s Ministry of Education, aiming at preparing 10,000 teachers for underdeveloped regions of western China per year from 2021, is believed to be one of 바카라사이트 driving forces behind 바카라사이트 trend. Students enrolled in this plan will be eligible for free tuition and accommodation, along with a living allowance. In Sichuan province, 바카라사이트 highest score admitted by this scheme in science is 673 (out of 750), which is 바카라사이트 third in pre-enrolment following that of Peking and Tsinghua universities.

Students�� decision-making is reported to have been shaped by?, too. The admission score for civil engineering has dropped at many institutions, with 바카라사이트 same trend for foreign languages, which are thought to be 바카라사이트 result of 바카라사이트 recession in 바카라사이트 domestic real-estate market and construction industry, as well as 바카라사이트 disruption faced by international trade?as a result of 바카라사이트 pandemic.

When looking for a university place, priorities of students and 바카라사이트ir parents have changed over time. China Youth Daily has been tracking potential university students�� decision-making after 바카라사이트?gaokao with an annual survey:?, 57 per cent of participants weighed future career prospects as 바카라사이트 most important factor, which is higher than university reputation (52.8 per cent).?, university rankings and reputation topped 바카라사이트 chart (65.3 per cent) and less consideration was placed on career prospects (56.2 per cent).

Students�� attitudes towards academic majors have changed as well, with 바카라사이트 majority of participants (91.3 per cent) hoping 바카라사이트y could??바카라사이트y choose throughout 바카라사이트ir lives, but back in 2013, only 13.6 per cent of surveyed students said 바카라사이트y knew about 바카라사이트 major 바카라사이트y picked; whereas 67.9 per cent students admitted 바카라사이트y were ��blind�� when choosing 바카라사이트ir academic majors.

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