Graduates in home economics eye opportunities amid growing market demand

STORY: Graduates in home economics eye opportunities amid growing market demand DATELINE: July 31, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:10 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of undergraduate students majoring in home economics 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHU CHUNNAN, College graduate majoring in home economics 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG WANLING, Director of Home Economics, School of Public Administration, Shanghai Open University STORYLINE: A batch of 95 undergraduate students majoring in home economics has recently graduated from a college in Shanghai. Zhu Chunnan is one of the graduates. Though having worked in the domestic services sector for more than 10 years, she said that the professional education may bring her more opportunities. According to incomplete statistics, about one third of the more than 8 million households in Shanghai have demands for domestic services. Many higher education institutions across the country have set up a major in home economics for undergraduat