China’s universities are undertaking a massive reshuffling of their academic offerings, reports the South China Morning Post. The country is culling thousands of so-called obsolete degrees in favor of new, tech-focused programmes. Between 2021 and 2025, China’s higher education institutions revoked or suspended 12,200 undergraduate degree programmes while introducing 10,200 new ones, meaning that more than […]
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China has reported a second consecutive decline in the number of students sitting the country’s national university entrance exams, reports the South China Morning Post. This comes as a graduate jobs crunch leads many teenagers to decide against pursuing an academic degree. A total of 12.9 million students have registered for this year’s National Higher Education Entrance […]
The number of Chinese students heading overseas for education has dropped to the lowest level in a decade, reports Caixin. The drop signals a structural shift in a lucrative market that Western universities have long relied upon. According to data released by China’s Ministry of Education, 570,600 Chinese students went abroad in 2025. The figure represents […]
China’s largest private education company in terms of market value has begun offering leisure courses such as dance and photography for older adults in Beijing, reports the South China Morning Post. This comes as it pivots towards the country’s fast-growing silver economy. Since a ban on for-profit tutoring in core academic subjects in 2021, New Oriental […]
China’s youth unemployment rate dropped in November, reports the South China Morning Post. However, competition remains fierce for university graduates trying to find work that matches their qualifications. The jobless rate for those aged 16 to 24, excluding students, fell to 16.9% in November from 17.3% in October, according to data released by the National Bureau […]