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Overview China has educational system that is heavily oriented toward the science-based technical training. Today, many of the graduates receive degrees in engineering, mathematics, computer science and natural sciences. The workforce in China is primarily composed of personnel working in all areas of technology development. Their experience provides critical human resource for building successful IT industry. IT Engineer Pool According to a report on Washington Post, China's colleges produce more than 450,000 engineering graduates annually, including 50,000 in computer science. By comparison, the United States turns out about 30,000 computer science graduates each year. Moreover, China's engineers are generally available for 10 to 20 percent of the cost of their American counterparts. 18 English In recent years, the US influence on the Chinese culture has grown, and the typical graduate is not only well educated, but fluent in the English language and the US social norms. Today, over 20 million people are being trained in the English language, and all software is even packaged with both Mandarin and English labeling. The following charts showcase the fruit of the English language education in China. TOEFL ranking represents a good reference to simultaneously measure the English literacy of several non-English-speaking countries. Average Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
Score between 2000 and 2001 Source: Educational Testing Service 19 IT Literacy Education 20
Ø •Ministry of Education has already approved 45 network education schools and built hundreds of networking focused curricula, which aims to apply multimedia technologies in the classroom for 30% of required courses in “key colleges” and 15% in other schools. IDC estimates China spent RMB 454 million on e-education in 2001, of which 70% for development of distance learning platforms and teaching software. By the end of 2000, 5,700+ campuses have networks, 70,000+ primary and secondary schools offering courses in IT, reaching more than 50 million students, and 37 universities licensed to offer online courses. By late 2001, 1,000 experimental schools applying IT to education and 91 national experimental zones for IT education.
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