China: 240,000 PhDs in the last 30 years
5 January 2009
State Councilor Universities have conferred doctoral degrees on 240,000 people in China over the past 30 years according to the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council. The Council told a conference that 1.87 million master's degrees have been awarded, as well as 14.15 million bachelor's degrees. State Councilor Liu Yandong said the post-graduate students nurtured by China have become a leading force in different sectors. She urged the improvement of the academic degree system to improve the country's base of human resources.
Liu Yandong
Source: China View
