Alumni
The employment rate for alumni remains above 95 per cent. After leaving school, many students choose to pursue postgraduate studies. In some classes of certain faculties, more than 45 percent of candidates were admitted into postgraduate studies. Among the alumni, many have come into prominence on the world stage: Ou Jinping, an academician of Chinese Engineering Academy, the winner of the first Feng Kang Prize of Scientific Computing; Yuan Yaxiang, the winner of the title of 1995 China’s Top Ten Outstanding Young Scientist, and the title of 1998 China’s Top Ten Outstanding Youth; Xu Jinchao, director of the Calculation Center of America's University of Pennsylvania, a world-famous mathematician, the winner of the first Feng Kang Prize of Scientific Computing; Xu Xiaoshu, the winner of the title of the World’s Top 100 Scientist for his Outstanding Contribution in Applied Science; and Wang Luxiang, a well-known TV planner for Hong Kong-based Phoenix TV.
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