More College Graduates Choose to Work in Western China
更多大學(xué)生選擇到西部地區(qū)就業(yè)

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Encouraged by the government policies, more college graduates have chosen to start their career in the largely underdeveloped western China.

A series of panel discussions have been held in the country's prestigious universities, including Peking University, Wuhan University and China University of Geosciences. College graduates have been encouraged to work at grass-roots level in the country's undeveloped western regions.

Tsinghua University, Shanghai Jiaotong University and Beijing Science and Technology University have even formed pairs with grass-roots level governments in rural areas, helping students to learn more about development opportunities there.

Cheng Li, a master of public administration from Tsinghua University, last year spent several weeks in the quake-ravaged Sichuan province for her research project.
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Giving up job opportunities in large cities like Beijing and Shanghai, she made the decision to serve as an ordinary civil servant in Wenchuan county, the worst-hit region in last May's earthquake.

"If I choose to stay in Shanghai or Beijing, there's no doubt that my life should be more comfortable. However, in making the decision, I decided to put more emphasis on the opportunity for further learning and future personal development. And what's more, I think it's more meaningful to be able to do something the society."

So far, more than 200 college graduates from the Sichuan University have decided to work in the quake-hit regions.

Some 1,200 college graduates from Eastern China's Jiangsu province have joined a project to start their career in rural areas.

It is expected that this year more than 400,000 college graduates will work at grass-roots level, or head to western China for employment.