Taiwan's China News Agency disclosed that as China’s enrolment examination for a 2023
Master’s degree opened for registration, it is estimated that the number of applicants will
approximate or even exceed 5.2 million. Due to the Covid-19 epidemic and economic
slowdown, many college graduates are considering further education as an escape from the
tough job market. According to China's Ministry of Education, this year, the number of fresh
graduates from China’s colleges and universities set a record, reaching 10.76 million. It is the
first time that the number has exceeded 10 million. (Comment: Chinese students take a nationwide enrolment examination so as to apply for the
Master’s program. Last year, the number of applicants for the 2022 Master’s program was 4.57
million. Li Lin, the director of the graduate programs at the New Oriental Education &
Technology Group, a provider of private educational services in China, recently said that, out
of the 5.2 million applicants, 1.3 million will be admitted. The number of applicants for the
2017 Master’s program was only 2 million.)
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