Academy to start search for talents ahead of graduation

The Chinese Academy of Sciences is breaking new ground with its plan to recruit more undergraduate students in a bid to raise standards.

Ding Zhongli, vice-president of the academy, announced that the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences will enroll 300 undergraduate students this fall from across the country, the first time the university will have admitted undergraduates.

The University of Science and Technology of China, another university affiliated with the academy, also plans to expand its recruitment, Ding said.