China to Send 5,000 Young Teachers Abroad Annually

2005/02/01

Beginning in 2005, the Chinese Government will send 5,000 young college teachers abroad each year to study for doctor's degrees or to undertake academic research in top foreign universities, according to Xinhuanet.

Minister of Education Zhou Ji, at a ceremony held in Wuhan, said this will be the largest project of its kind ever undertaken by the government.

The project, set up by the China Scholarship Council, plans to select academic leaders, promising scholars and outstanding young and middle-aged teachers to study abroad.

About 50 universities are participating in the programme; 28 universities, including the prestigious Peking University, Tsinghua University and Nankai University were first to sign up to participate. Other institutions are expected to join the programme by the end of January.



	Article featured in Beijing This Month, February 2005 Publication sponsored by Information Office of the Beijing Municipal Government, Beijing Municipal Bureau of Tourism