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Degrees of Disillusionment: What’s Driving China’s Certification Craze?
Young workers are turning to qualifications, exams, and certificates to stay ahead in a competitive job market and to feel productive in their spare time
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30 Years of Choosing College Majors in China
How did Chinese students earn the right to choose their own majors, and how did the most popular choices evolve over time?
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The Biggest Teacher’s Pets in Chinese History
Four stories of ancient Chinese pupils who went to great lengths to honor their teachers
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Can Art Degree Programs Churn Out Real Artists?
Crowded enrollment, uneven teaching, and even censorship of projects are making some art students in China question the value of their degrees
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How English Went from Imperialist Treachery to Lingua Franca
While English language education was once practically forbidden, decades of reform have turned it into massive business
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Death Discussions: Educators Struggle to Break Taboos Around Death
More and more Chinese have been talking and learning about death, a traditional taboo, for better living
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The Ugly Truth: China’s Weird Buildings Have Their Roots in Education
Is a lack of “aesthetic education” to blame for bizarre architecture and artistic confusion in modern China?
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The Greatest Test: How China’s Students Got Through Covid
Online classes and closed campuses: What was life like for Chinese university students during the past three years?
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How a Fiercely Competitive Job Market is Forcing Graduates to Change Their Plans
China’s record number of new graduates seek employment or further study by any means
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