Universities to offer degree programs ranging from three to six years.Beijing's university students will be able to move at their own pace on the road to their degrees, taking between three and six years to graduate, if the city moves forward as expected with a more flexible credit system.The Replica Watches Beijing municipal commission of education is mulling the overhaul in an attempt to ease unemployment pressures brought on by large numbers of students all graduating at the same time.The idea would see universities and colleges in Beijing charge tuition according to credit hours of education received.The plan may become operational as early as the fall semester, according to Beijing Daily, which cited sources from the commission.
Under the current system, students in Beijing pay tuition fees annually. It usually takes them four years to receive a bachelor's degree.The city expects 220,000 students to receive degrees this year.The anticipated overhaul of the system would mean students can move at links london necklaces different speeds and graduate at different times of the year, meaning they would not all be looking for work at the same time.However, local faculty and students have expressed skepticism about the new system and some have said additional improvements are needed.
A teacher, surnamed Liu, from Beijing Institute of Technology, told METRO: "To better and fully implement this plan, I think we need to cross disciplinary boundaries, redesign the current curriculum and allow students to choose links london Bracelets diverse courses more freely."Xiong Bingqi, vice-president of 21 Century Education Research Center, said he hopes students' rights will be enhanced in future, along with the credit system.