Universities see uptick in foreign student applications By Cao Chen in Shanghai | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-02-02 14:32 Share CLOSE Shanghai New York University hosts its 2020 commencement on May 29. [Photo provided to China Daily]
Duke Kunshan University in Jiangsu province has received a record high 1,800 undergraduate applications from students in more than 100 countries for this year s fall intake, double the number last year.
According to the university, the majority of the applicants are from the United States while others are from countries such as Canada, the United Kingdom and Italy. We re so pleased with this exceptional response considering the challenges students and schools worldwide faced in 2020, said Jessica Sandberg, dean of international enrollment management at DKU.
Chinese Millenials are Not Getting Married and the Government is Worried. Here s Why
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Two years ago, Joanne Su was anxious about turning 30 years old.
She worked for a foreign trade company in China s southern metropolis of Guangzhou, earned a decent income and spent her weekends hanging out with friends. But to Su and her parents, there was one problem she was single. Back then, I felt like 30 years old was such an important threshold. When it loomed closer, I came under tremendous pressure to find the right person to marry both from my parents and myself, she said.
In just six years, the number of Chinese people getting married for the first time has fallen by a crushing 41% partly due to changing attitudes to marriage, especially among women.
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China is the biggest greenhouse gas emitter in the world. But it s also at the forefront of renewable energy innovation and has some of the world s largest conservation projects.
Beijing is trying to reach net-zero carbon emissions by the year 2060. That means contributing no additional greenhouse gases to the atmosphere.
Yifei Li is an environmental researcher at New York University Shanghai and a co-author of the recent book, China Goes Green: Coercive Environmentalism for a Troubled Planet, with environmental policy researcher Judith Shapiro. He speaks to The World s host Marco Werman about the downfalls of authoritarian environmentalism, and why the people and the environment win when the Chinese government opens up to collaborations with local people.