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Welcome to Learning Today, coming to you from our studio in Beijing live on radio and online via newsplusradio.cn. I'm Wuyou.
1. First of all, let's start with the job market.
The latest data from the Ministry of Education shows that about 7.27 million university students will enter the job market this year after graduation, mostly in June and July. That figure is 280 thousand more than in 2013, a year was said to be the most difficult employment season on record.
2. Also about job-hunting, a recent survey concludes that Shanghai has eclipsed Beijing as the No 1 place of employment for Chinese university graduates.
The report, released by the career consulting company Universum, says Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou unsurprisingly remained as top three destinations for aspiring graduates.
Wen Jun, director of the Institute of Sociology at East China Normal University says "Shanghai occupies a pivotal position in China's economy, and also has more job opportunities. A series of proactive policies, such as the establishment of the Free Trade Zone, makes the city more promising and appealing."
Some experts say the difficulty of getting a Beijing Hukou, or permanent residency permit, is another major reason the capital has been dislodged from the top spot.
3. For more about the job market, here are some students' reactions about it.
( Report )
The 24 year old Zhang Tianyi is a postgraduate from the Law school of Peking University.
He is now the owner of a noodle restaurant which was started last month.
Zhang says he decided to start his own enterprise since it was difficult for him to get job after his graduation.
(soundbite/0520 Zhang)
"When I first thought about finding a job, I couldn't, or at least I found out that it was hard. It should have been easy. So I wondered what the problem was. It turned out that I didn't have the ability to do a tough one and I also didn't want to settle. I didn't have the idea of starting my own business. It's like suicide to choose starting a business without experience and money. It's like running before standing."
Different from Zhang, Peng Guangrong, graduated from Communication University of China, has five year working experience of setting up enterprises.
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"The first thought you should have in mind when you start your own business is that you will die, so you have to think about how to survive. It's important that you survive. In the beginning you can never get too far. Survival is the first step. So it's the first point to think about how to survive, sustain your clients, resources and products. Keep that in mind."
Education expert Xiong Bingqi says students need to have full preparation but the Education system is also in need of a reform.
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"We only encourage students to start their own business and take measures to help them in the employment process of college graduates, but starting a business is a matter that needs long preparation. It needs students to have the ability and realization to do so. However, our current education hasn't cultivated their abilities and qualities to start a business."
3. For the graduates or undergraduates who are considering to study overseas, I interviewed Sidney Mcphee, President of Middle Tennessee State University in the US.
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(Today/report/0520 Uni wy)
Back anchor:
That's Sidney Mcphee, President of Middle Tennessee State University.
And that's it for this episode of Learning Today.
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