Students offered incentive to 'go west'

时间：2006-09-16 07:02:43

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Sept. 15 - Students who rely on State loans to finish their university studies may have their loans waived1 if they go to work in China's western or remote areas, the Ministry2 of Education announced yesterday.

 

The loan, up to 24,000 yuan (US$4,000) per student, will be paid by the central government if the graduate promises to work at or under county-level units in western or remote regions for at least three years.

 

The policy applies to all graduates from about 100 universities attached to the central government, including prestigious3 Peking and Tsinghua Universities, and the ministry has urged all provincial4 governments to make similar policies.

 

Cui Bangyan, the ministry's official in charge of the loans, said such a policy would help adjust the existing misbalance in the job market.

 

He said many graduates from universities under the central government, which are usually better than local ones, are not willing to work in western and remote regions because of poor salaries and conditions, but at same time, they cannot find jobs in cities due to fierce competition.

 

"We hope the favourable5 policy will encourage students from key universities, especially those who face difficulty in repaying loans, to work in China's western and remote regions, so that the gap between the city and the countryside can be narrowed," Cui said.

 

Graduates have to sign a contract with the university and the employer to make sure that they will follow the policy before applying for the waiver.

 

In principle, only 5 per cent of the university's graduates can get the waiver each year; for universities specializing in agriculture, forestry6, geology and some other majors that usually have a large number of poor students, the percentage could be up to 8, according to the ministry.

 

Graduates are allowed to quit their jobs before the contract ends, but they should repay the loan beforehand. If they fail to, they will have a stain on their credit record.

 

The State loan policy, initiated7 in 1999, is now the major financing method for cash-strapped students in China's public universities.

 
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1 waived 5fb1561b535ff0e477b379c4a7edcd74     
v.宣布放弃( waive的过去式和过去分词 )；搁置；推迟；放弃（权利、要求等）
参考例句：
  • He has waived all claim to the money. 他放弃了索取这笔钱的权利。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I waived the discourse, and began to talk of my business. 我撇开了这个话题，开始讲我的事情。 来自辞典例句
2 ministry kD5x2     
n.(政府的)部；牧师
参考例句：
  • They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
  • We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
3 prestigious nQ2xn     
adj.有威望的，有声望的，受尊敬的
参考例句：
  • The young man graduated from a prestigious university.这个年轻人毕业于一所名牌大学。
  • You may even join a prestigious magazine as a contributing editor.甚至可能会加入一个知名杂志做编辑。
4 provincial Nt8ye     
adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人
参考例句：
  • City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
  • Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。
5 favourable favourable     
adj.赞成的，称赞的，有利的，良好的，顺利的
参考例句：
  • The company will lend you money on very favourable terms.这家公司将以非常优惠的条件借钱给你。
  • We found that most people are favourable to the idea.我们发现大多数人同意这个意见。
6 forestry 8iBxk     
n.森林学；林业
参考例句：
  • At present, the Chinese forestry is being at a significant transforming period. 当前, 我国的林业正处于一个重大的转折时期。
  • Anhua is one of the key forestry counties in Hunan province. 安化县是湖南省重点林区县之一。
7 initiated 9cd5622f36ab9090359c3cf3ca4ddda3     
n. 创始人 adj. 新加入的 vt. 开始，创始，启蒙，介绍加入
参考例句：
  • He has not yet been thoroughly initiated into the mysteries of computers. 他对计算机的奥秘尚未入门。
  • The artist initiated the girl into the art world in France. 这个艺术家介绍这个女孩加入巴黎艺术界。

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