China Caps Graduate Enrollments in Response to Rising Unemployment

Beijing — China will limit the growth of graduate enrollments to 5 percent in the coming years as unemployment rises among holders of master’s degrees around the country, the state-run news media reported today.….. China’s graduate students, who number 1.5 million, second only to the United States, had become less competitive in the country’s job market.……. the rapid expansion of enrollments had led to a lower-quality education. Ms. Wu advised universities to pay more attention to educational quality than quantity.Many university officials said they opposed an expansion in graduate enrollments ordered in 1999 by the ministry, citing growing demand. The officials said they lacked the faculties and facilities needed to handle the increases.[View Full Article]