Graduate returns home as teacher

Urumqi student benefits from tuition-free plan

While many college graduates are setting off for their first jobs in new cities, Gulijahan Amat, a student from the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, is ready for fresh start back home.

This month, she will be teaching history at No 23 High School in Urumqi, the region's capital, following a program that provided her with a tuition-free education.