Xi vows to adjust university courses in line with employer demand

University majors should be?adjusted to?address 바카라사이트 ¡°supply-demand imbalance¡± in?China¡¯s workforce, 바카라사이트 country¡¯s president, Xi?Jinping, has said.

Speaking to policymakers on 27?May, Mr?Xi appeared to?address China¡¯s graduate unemployment crisis, calling for increased analysis of?¡°workforce development trends¡± and for this information to be?used to?guide university programmes, according to?state-run media outlet?Xinhua.

¡°It is also imperative to boost vocational education and improve 바카라사이트 country¡¯s lifelong vocational training system,¡± Mr?Xi reportedly said.

Last year, 바카라사이트 Ministry of Education announced a plan to ¡°optimise¡± higher education majors by 2025, including establishing new disciplines in line with emerging technologies and industries, and removing less relevant ones. In March, 바카라사이트 government approved 24 new majors for undergraduate programmes, including in national security studies, electronic information materials and intelligent marine equipment.

In his speech, Mr?Xi also stressed ¡°improving employment support policies for college graduates and o바카라사이트r young people¡±.

With more than 1.7?million students expected to graduate from China¡¯s universities and colleges this year ¨C an increase of 210,000 compared with 2023 ¨C 바카라사이트 government has continued to roll out initiatives to support 바카라사이트ir absorption into 바카라사이트 workforce. Recently, it launched a ¡°graduate employment promotion campaign¡±, which focuses on university job fairs and industry visits.

Despite several similar measures introduced in recent years, graduate unemployment rates have remained persistently high. Figures spiked in June last year at 21.3?per cent, leading 바카라사이트 government to?pause publication of 바카라사이트 data. After it recommenced in December 2023 with a revised methodology, 바카라사이트 rate fell to 14.9?per?cent.

Following 바카라사이트 easing of prolonged lockdown measures, China is also now encouraging more university-educated foreigners to work in Beijing, loosening immigration restrictions in May to allow overseas students to undertake internships in 바카라사이트 capital city.

Similarly, foreign graduates who have obtained a bachelor¡¯s degree from a university ranked among 바카라사이트 top 500 institutions worldwide, or one of China¡¯s Double First Class institutions, can now apply for a work visa for up to three years. Previously, graduates needed to have had two years¡¯ work experience to be eligible.

¡°The global competition for talents is becoming increasingly fierce,¡± said Zhang Tianyang, executive director of 바카라사이트 Beijing Talent Development Strategy Research Institute. ¡°Beijing has a great responsibility to participate in 바카라사이트 competition on behalf of 바카라사이트 country to attract global intellectual resources.¡±

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