In the light of the recent interest surrounding the suicide of Dr. Xuxin, this article, translated from ifeng.com’s education section, seems particularly apropos.

Below are some published comments on China's popular internet portal ifeng.com on the graduate students of China’s ten top universities.

1) Peking University 北京大学

Students from Peking University are intelligent and their personalities are well known. They are active thinkers and are open minded. They have extremely strong leadership skills and individual charm, which are displayed in science, business and political circles. However, excess publicity and freedom has limited their individual personal growth.

2) Tsinghua University 清华大学

Tsinghua University students’ individual skills and qualities are on par with those from Peking University. Tsinghua students hold important leadership positions in all fields. They possess a stable and firm work ethic and are generally “doers”. They also possess excellent logical thinking and a strong sense of responsibility towards their country and society.

3) Nanjing University 南京大学

Although the quality of Nanjing University students is slightly different to those from Peking and Tsinghua University, the atmosphere in the school is good and the students have firm basic skills in scientific research, a solid basis, good stamina, skills and qualities and a deep-rooted fondness for the scientific research unit. Moreover, Nanjing University graduates enjoy an excellent reputation within both Chinese and foreign companies.

4) Zhejiang University 浙江大学

Zhejiang University is located in the bustling province of Zhejiang. The quality of students is high here and their mental outlook outstanding. Zhejiang University graduates are highly praised in national and foreign academic circles, with a deep grounding in basic skills. They have excellent working skills and are vigorous thinkers. Moreover, they have a broad outlook and excellent creative skills. Each generation produces talented people in the commercial world. Though their influence in political circles is slightly less than graduate students from Peking and Tsinghua University, they have a strong sense of awareness towards social work in the country.

5) Shanghai Jiaotong University 上海交通大学

The number of students at Jiaotong University have been increasing over the years; so too has the quality of students. Their acceptance and recognition within society is also increasing. Students here have broad outlooks and are open-minded. They are capable of being creative and respect scientific research units and enterprise and public institutions. Moreover, they have a lot of power and influence in Shanghai which is evident in their salary packages. However, their grasp of principles and flexibility is often inadequate and is the biggest shortcoming amongst Jiaotong students.

6) Fudan University 复旦大学

Fudan University students have been enjoying an excellent reputation in recent years, especially in Shanghai, where they have been flooding almost all the departments and units in the city it seems. The students here are vigorous thinkers, are good a seizing opportunities and easily win the trust and confidence of their superiors. They display excellent behaviour in the scientific research field and possess strong work skills and creativity. However, their long-term advocacy for freedom shows that they lack discipline. Furthermore, Fudan University students’ sense of responsibility towards society is inadequate, as is their mental outlook.

7) Renmin University 人民大学

Renmin University students and graduates enjoy high levels of fame for their work in social sciences and humanities. They are esteemed for their profound learning skills and self-cultivation, thereby giving the impression of being a highly cultured student body. Many graduates hold positions of leadership and students have an extremely strong sense of responsibility towards society as well as a sense of calling towards their country. What’s more, Renmin University students and graduates enjoy a fairly good reputation at home and abroad, and are one of the most sought-after graduates in the fields of humanities and social sciences.

8) Xi’an Jiaotong University 西安交通大学

Xi’an Jiaotong University Students are diligent and practical. Although the source of students has been decreasing, overall it is still an excellent university. What stands out about this university in particular is the fact that although it is located in China’s narrow-minded central plains, the students here are actually quite broad-minded and willing to work extremely hard by themselves. Though scientific research is limited and inadequate, students have a solid foundation and are keen thinkers. This is evident in the students’ excellent results. Some degrees create quite good job opportunities and the university has the air of an elite school.

9) Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Wuhan) 华中科技大学

The strength of Huazhong University is increasing and so is the quality of students. Overall, students from Huazhong University are broad-minded, have excellent work skills and are proficient in completing tasks. The university is esteemed for these reasons. Moreover, Huazhong students are low-key and practical. They take their work seriously and most of them obtain excellent results. They have good communication skills and are competent at knowing their role in group activities. In general, Huazhong students’ are excellent at unleashing their potential to the full.

10) Tongji University 同济大学

Tongji University students are competent thinkers and diligent workers. They are capable of being leaders in many fields. Moreover, since it is located in Shanghai, students’ are quite open minded and have good temperaments. However, in recent years the school’s body of knowledge is also slightly less than at other universities. Furthermore, the students’ practical work capability is slightly less adequate and their mental outlook is a little more negative.

Source: ifeng.com

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