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The conditions for studying abroad in Australian junior colleges include: a high school degree or equivalent. Junior college students can directly apply for undergraduate courses or vocational and technical courses. In terms of language, IELTS 6.0-6.5 or similar test scores are usually required. At the same time, they need to prove that they have enough funds to pay tuition and living expenses. Depending on the course and school you are applying for, other relevant materials may be required. These conditions provide clear guidelines for international students.
Apply for undergraduate studies in Australian colleges and universities
College students who apply for undergraduate study abroad in Australia need to meet certain conditions. First of all, applicants must have a full-time college degree recognized by the Ministry of Education in China, and should be between 18 and 30 years old. Secondly, in terms of language, the overall IELTS score usually needs to be 6.0 or above, with no individual score lower than 6.0. Some schools or majors have higher requirements. Finally, applicants are required to provide a physical examination report and ensure they have sufficient financial ability to pay for tuition and living expenses during their study abroad period. After meeting the conditions, college students can directly apply for undergraduate courses or choose to transition to preparatory courses.
Applying for postgraduate studies in Australian colleges and universities
Tertiary students applying for postgraduate courses in Australia need to meet certain academic, language and performance requirements. Generally speaking, applicants need to graduate from a domestic full-time college with a diploma, an IELTS score of 6.0~6.5, and a score of 70%~75% during the junior college period. In addition, you need to prepare transcripts, graduation certificates, letters of recommendation, personal statements, resumes and other materials.
Australian tertiary study application process
The application process for studying abroad in Australian colleges and universities mainly includes the following steps: first, determine the target institution and major, and understand the admission requirements; second, prepare application materials, such as transcripts, academic certificates, English scores (such as IELTS), etc.; then, submit the application and wait for the admission notice; then, pay the tuition and obtain the Confirmation of Enrollment (COE); finally, apply for a student visa and prepare for entry. During the application process, you need to ensure that the materials are authentic and valid, and pay attention to the deadlines at each stage.
Application materials for studying abroad in Australian colleges and universities
To study in Australian tertiary courses, you need to prepare the following main application materials: academic materials, such as transcripts, certificates of enrollment or high school diplomas; language materials, such as IELTS, PTE or TOEFL scores, generally requiring a total IELTS score of 6.0 or above; identity materials, including scans of the front and back of ID cards and passport information pages; and other auxiliary materials, such as personal statements, letters of recommendation, portfolios (such as applying for design majors), etc.
Australian college study abroad fees
Generally speaking, the annual tuition fees for associate diplomas in public technical and further education colleges are about 8,000 to 12,000 Australian dollars, and the annual tuition fees for advanced associate diplomas in private colleges are about 10,000 to 15,000 Australian dollars. In addition, other expenses such as living expenses and book fees need to be considered.
How many years does it take to study in an Australian college?
Post-secondary education in Australia typically requires two years of full-time study, which includes a combination of theoretical courses and practical experience to ensure students have the necessary skills and knowledge. However, some majors may require additional study time to meet specific industry requirements.
Russian President Vladimir Putin.
According to Russian RT reports, major personnel changes have occurred at the core level of Russian power. According to Russian official media and the official website of the "Legislative and Legal Journal", President Vladimir Putin officially signed a presidential decree on Thursday, making "lightning" adjustments to the top leadership of the Ministry of Interior, a key security agency.
Changes in powerful departments: First Deputy Minister changes position
A presidential decree signed by Putin showed that police colonel Alexander Gorovoy has been officially dismissed from his post as First Deputy Minister of the Interior. As his successor, Putin appointed Police Lieutenant General Andrei Kornoshenko to take over this important post.
The official text of the decree clearly states: "Police Chief Gorovoy Alexander Vladimirovich is dismissed from his post as First Deputy Minister of the Interior of the Russian Federation."
Position change: Lieutenant General was appointed in critical situation
In a subsequent decree, Putin ordered: "The appointment of Police Lieutenant General Kornoshenko Andrei Anatolyevich as First Deputy Minister of the Interior Ministry of Russia, removing him from his previous position."
The document confirms that the above-mentioned decree will take effect immediately from the date of signing. Notably, official documents did not specify the underlying reasons behind the cabinet reshuffle, despite the personnel shakeup involving one of the country's most important security agencies. In the current complex international and domestic security situation, Putin's deployment of troops to target the "second-in-command" of the Ministry of Interior has aroused widespread speculation and high attention from the outside world.
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On October 8, the Shandong Provincial Education Admissions Examination Authority released the "2024 Shandong Provincial Master's Degree Admissions Examination Online Registration Arrangements and Precautions". Our province has a total of 34 registration sites including Shandong University. According to the requirements, from October 8th to 25th, candidates can log in to the "National Master's Degree Admissions Examination Online Registration Platform" (https://yz.chsi.com.cn) to officially register online for the unified postgraduate entrance examination. The registration time is from 9:00 to 22:00 every day.
The reporter learned that on the online registration platform, candidates can not only check the online registration announcements issued by various provincial and municipal recruitment offices, admissions units, and registration points during the online registration period, but also learn about online payment FAQs, view and download application information, online confirmation, download of admission tickets and other application information.
Shandong Province has a total of 34 registration points, namely: various municipal education admission examination institutions (16) and Shandong University, Ocean University of China, China University of Petroleum (East China), Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao University of Technology, Shandong Architecture There are 18 enrollment units including the University, Shandong Agricultural University, Qingdao Agricultural University, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong Normal University, Qufu Normal University, Liaocheng University, Shandong University of Finance and Economics, Qingdao University, Yantai University, Jinan University and Qilu University of Technology.
In principle, all registration centers in Shandong Province only accept fresh undergraduate graduates studying in universities in Shandong and other candidates who work or have their household registration in Shandong Province. Candidates who apply for individual examinations (including candidates from other provinces) can only choose the application unit as the registration point to register. Candidates who apply for the Strong Army Plan can only choose Shandong University as the registration point.
According to reports, the key information such as "Application Unit", "Application Point" and "Examination Method" filled in on the online application platform cannot be changed. If the key information is incorrectly reported, you must cancel the registration before the online registration deadline (22:00 on October 25), re-register, and re-pay the application fee (the paid fee will be automatically refunded by the system within 3 months after the end of the online application). No modification will be made after the deadline. For other submitted online application information, candidates can log in and modify using their registered username and password before the online registration deadline (22:00 on October 25).
After successful registration and payment, all candidates should confirm the information within the specified time. The online confirmation time is from October 31 to 12:00 on November 5, 2023 (the first upload of materials starts to the deadline, and uploading is not allowed after the deadline). The deadline for supplementary materials that do not pass the review is 16:00 on November 5. The registration information confirmed by the candidate will not be modified during the preliminary examination, re-examination and admission stages.
The Provincial Education Admissions and Examination Authority specifically reminds candidates that they must remember the user name and password of Xuexin.com (to avoid leaking personal information, please set a complex password and change it regularly), which will still be used to download the admission ticket, participate in adjustments, etc.; remember the registration number generated by the online application system. The registration number is important information that candidates confirm online at the registration point. If it is lost, the user name and password registered by the candidate can be used to enter the online application system for query.
Engineering construction has always been an important force in promoting social development and changing the world. From the completion of the Great Wall to the completion of the Dujiangyan Water Conservancy Project, from the opening of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Cross-Sea Bridge to the full-capacity grid-connected power generation of the largest single-capacity integrated photovoltaic and storage project in Xinjiang... From ancient times to the present, engineering management talents have always been involved in the construction and implementation of engineering projects.
Today, let’s take a closer look at the engineering management master’s degree that plays the role of “conductor” in engineering construction.
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Multi-field applications
With the advent of the information age and the rapid development of high-tech industries, the application fields of engineering management are becoming larger and larger. It is not only common in the civil engineering and construction fields, but also widely used in petroleum, chemical industry, metallurgy, mining, electronics, communications, computers, software, biology, manufacturing, aerospace, national defense, finance, insurance and other industries.
With the increase in application fields, the previous rough mining management model of construction enterprises has been difficult to adapt to the needs of current social development. Any project requires more professional people to manage it scientifically and effectively, and the demand for engineering management professionals is also increasing day by day.
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Application status in recent years
In order to better enable engineering construction to serve people's lives, there is an urgent need for high-level professional management talents. As the main force of basic research, universities have achieved "double improvement" in the quantity and quality of graduate student enrollment. The application situation for the Master of Engineering Management shows the following characteristics:
1. Rising interest in applications: As the popularity of the engineering management profession increases and market demand increases, it has attracted many working personnel and fresh graduates who want to further their studies in the field of engineering management. While the attraction continues to increase, the competition faced by candidates is also intensifying. For example, in 2023, the MEM application ratio for the School of Economics and Management of Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications is 1027:131; the MEM application ratio for the School of Management Engineering and E-Commerce of Zhejiang Gongshang University is 826:76.
2. Increase in enrollment units: The number of colleges and universities offering MEM programs continues to increase. According to the 2024 master's degree catalog data from Yanzhao.com, a total of 210 enrollment units currently recruit master's degree students in engineering management. This reflects the increasing social recognition and educational demand for this professional degree.
3. The overall national score has increased: Compared with other popular management master's degrees, the national score for the engineering management master's degree has experienced a roller coaster change in the past five years. After increasing by 15 points in 2022, it dropped by 11 points in 2023, but the overall score shows an upward trend.
4. More suitable for working people: There are two ways to apply for the Master of Engineering Management: national joint examination and advance interview. Except for the industrial engineering and management and logistics engineering and management directions of some colleges and universities that can recruit fresh graduates, most require on-the-job personnel with workplace experience to apply, such as managers with engineering backgrounds (managers in the process of new product development, managers in the implementation of engineering construction projects, managers in technological innovation, transformation, transformation, and managers of industrial and technological development layout, etc.), or people in project management, technical management and other positions in the Internet, real estate, infrastructure, transportation and other industries.
5. Tuition fees are generally increasing: With the increase in the number of applicants and the increase in education costs, MEM tuition fees are also rising year by year. For example, Tsinghua University’s part-time MEM tuition for the class of 2021 is 168,000 yuan, and the tuition for the class of 2022 rises to 238,000 yuan; the tuition for Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s class of 2021 is 188,000 yuan, while the tuition for the class of 2022 rises to 238,000 yuan. This shows that the investment cost of MEM education is increasing, and it also reflects the continuous improvement of the market value of this major.
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Colleges and universities cultivate diversity
Colleges and universities usually set up major management courses to cultivate students' understanding of core management field knowledge and help students establish corresponding management systems. In addition, each school will also vertically offer diversified courses closely related to MEM project practice based on its own characteristics and resources to meet market demand and achieve interdisciplinary and applicational subjects.
In line with the needs of current social development, some schools have opened AI artificial intelligence, big data and business analysis, finance, IT, big data and other directions. For example, the MEM project directions of the School of Software and Microelectronics of Peking University include: innovative engineering management, financial technology, business data analysis, and artificial intelligence. It has set up a modular curriculum system and mainly studies management modules (including innovation strategic management, new product management, Internet marketing, cross-cultural communication and management, innovation and entrepreneurship case analysis, etc.), technology Modules (including Python, R language, business data mining and analysis, algorithm analysis and design, financial information security, introduction to artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain, etc.), financial modules (including investment management and Internet financial management, Internet financial practice, financial analysis, quantitative investment strategies and technologies, financial technology case analysis, etc.). The MEM course of the School of Engineering Management of Nanjing University offers elective courses in the fields of data governance and asset management, financial institutions and risk management, logistics and supply chain management, etc.
There are also schools that combine their own resources and industry characteristics and advantages to set up elective courses in different directions. For example, the School of Management Science and Engineering of Central University of Finance and Economics offers MEM courses related to financial characteristics such as real estate development and management, private equity and venture capital, options, futures and derivative securities. Shanghai Maritime University has established nine distinctive training directions, including logistics engineering management, port and shipping engineering management, and ship and ocean engineering management. The MEM energy specialty class of China University of Mining and Technology offers special energy courses: new energy and mining frontiers, carbon neutrality and energy storage technology, renewable energy and emission reduction technology, energy and environmental management, energy mining policy and law, etc.
In addition to diversified research directions and curriculum, some institutions are also international project management (IPMP) talent training bases, and students can apply for IPMP certification. Such as China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing) and Shanghai Maritime University.
It can be seen that MEM's training courses are both theoretical and practical, and continue to cultivate compound high-end management talents for modern engineering careers, not just simple engineering.
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Wide coverage of employment fields
Judging from the employment data provided by the admissions unit, MEM graduates have a wide range of employment fields. For example, the 2023 South China Normal University Master of Engineering Management (MEM) admissions brochure mentions the work background of its students, which are distributed in the power industry, heavy equipment manufacturing, the Internet industry, government public utilities and other fields.
It can be seen that MEM graduates, as comprehensive talents, can engage in various branch industries in addition to the traditional engineering management direction, mainly including the following:
Internet and IT direction: including software design and development, information communication engineering, chips, semiconductors, Internet+, e-commerce, etc.
Big data and artificial intelligence direction: including data collection/analysis/decision-making, artificial intelligence application, finance, technology, medical health, etc.
Civil engineering and water conservancy direction: including construction engineering, electric power engineering, water conservancy engineering, bridge construction, etc.
New energy and environment direction: including petroleum, new energy, materials, chemical industry, green environmental protection, carbon economy, etc.
Logistics and supply chain direction: including logistics engineering management, logistics technology, supply chain management, procurement, etc.
Industrial manufacturing direction: including automobile manufacturing, industrial manufacturing, machinery, machine tools, intelligent manufacturing, etc.
There are also military industry, aerospace, shipbuilding, life sciences, development/application of new products and new technologies, etc.
As Wang Yingluo, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and professor of Xi'an Jiaotong University, said, "In decades of struggle, I have deeply realized that scientific management is the way to govern the country." Any undertaking is inseparable from excellent managers. It can be said that project managers are the builders of the soul of the project, and are artists who use technology and management art to shape the project.
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Advice on preparing for exams
The editor interviewed MEM graduates from Tianjin University and East China Normal University to share their postgraduate entrance examination preparation experiences. They mentioned three key points that need to be paid attention to when taking the management joint examination:
1. Make an overall plan
Before starting to prepare for the exam, you must do a good job of collecting information, including understanding last year's score lines and admissions status of the target institution, checking the preliminary and re-examination details, and planning the entire postgraduate entrance exam preparation time. The MEM of some colleges and universities is recruited separately by the School of Engineering, School of Materials Science, etc., so you need to know in advance when applying.
2. Pay attention to interview details
Some admissions units will conduct interviews in advance, in the form of individual interviews and group interviews (only some colleges have group interviews). The comprehensive ability interview mainly tests the professional ability and comprehensive quality of the candidates. The details in the interview are good bonus points. In addition to being appropriately dressed and having a correct attitude, your logical thinking and expression skills will also be tested. In addition, during the interview, you can focus on talking about your work experience and current work situation.
3. Calm down and review
Candidates who are generally determined to apply for a master's degree in engineering management are mostly professionals who have been working for many years. If they enter a state of intense review and preparation, they are often easily interrupted by work and family chores, and their learning efficiency is not high. In the early stages of preparing for the exam, first calm yourself down and increase your concentration time, then formulate a study plan that suits you and focus on preparing for your weak areas.
Preparing for the postgraduate entrance examination is a systematic project that requires persistent efforts and correct methods. Make full use of online resources and library materials; conduct full-scale mock exams regularly to test learning effects and adapt to the exam rhythm. Analyze errors in mock exams, identify weak areas and improve them.
In the process of preparing for the management joint entrance exam, I am constantly gaining new growth. With the development of the economy and the acceleration of technological innovation, the demand for engineering management professionals will also continue to grow. Students who are interested in applying for MEM can continue to pay attention to the latest information released by the institution and prepare for the exam!
Zheng Hui: During this year’s two sessions, we paid special attention to the policy orientation of “expanding new space for domestic demand growth”, which pointed out a clear development direction for functional skin care products, an industry that is closely related to people’s lives.
This first brings us valuable new opportunities for growth. Consumer demand is upgrading from purchasing a single product to pursuing overall solutions including skin health management. This gives us the opportunity to extend from the past one-time transaction model of "selling products" to providing long-term, professional skin health services, especially in the field of segmented needs.
This is not only an expansion of market scale, but also a key opportunity for us to transform from a "product manufacturer" to a "skin health solution provider". At the same time, the upsurge in domestic product consumption such as "Buy in China" has also provided a broader development stage for local brands like ours.
Of course, opportunities also come with new and higher requirements. Whether we can keep up with and lead this change in demand is a comprehensive test of our innovation and service capabilities. This requires us to use "new quality productivity" as the engine and use cutting-edge technology to create more professional, safer and more effective high-quality products. At the same time, it also requires us to quickly build matching professional service capabilities to truly satisfy consumers’ deep yearning for a better life and healthy skin.
Reporter: This year’s government work report proposed “developing new productive forces in accordance with local conditions” and “deepening the expansion of ‘artificial intelligence +’”. In your opinion, how should the industry use intelligent tools to reshape the value of the entire chain of R&D, production and services?
Zheng Hui: Regarding "new productivity" and "artificial intelligence +", we have a profound understanding of it in the past two years of practice and have also carried out a lot of exploration.
The first is to realize the transformation from the past "experiment trial and error" model to the "intelligent prediction" model in the research and development process. Using intelligent tools to build a "data + knowledge" R&D model, integrating clinical dermatology research results and user feedback data, it can significantly improve R&D efficiency and accuracy in terms of new raw material screening, potential exploration of classic ingredients, and formula optimization.
The second step is to promote the upgrade of supervision from "product supervision" to "whole-process supervision" in the production process. The cosmetics industry has high requirements for quality and safety. It uses intelligent production systems to monitor and analyze key parameters in real time, transforming the product quality assurance model from post-inspection to full-process control.
In addition, in terms of service value, we are also exploring an upgrade from "delivering products" to "delivering solutions". Through data insights and technical means, it provides users with more personalized skin health management suggestions and realizes the transformation from single product sales to a "product + continuous service" model.
In 2026, CCTV's "March 15" party was launched, with the theme of "Consuming with Confidence and Quality Life", exposing illegal behaviors that infringe on consumer rights in the fields of food safety, public safety, financial security, advertising market and other fields.
According to the investigation, the chaos in Chengdu Mingyang Food Workshop, which is the pre-processing point for Shufu Xiang Food Chicken Feet, is shocking. The brewing area and trimming area in the workshop are filled with odor, and the pungent fishy smell goes straight into the nose. Muddy sewage has been accumulated on the ground for a long time. Plastic baskets are piled up in a mess. The machinery and equipment are heavily stained and oily. A large number of exposed chicken feet were piled directly on the wet and dirty ground. Cleaning tools such as brooms and shovels were pressed on the ingredients at will. Even if the chicken feet were stepped on by workers, they were just picked up and put back into the processing basket for further use, ignoring the bottom line of food hygiene throughout the process. What’s even more outrageous is that reporters can easily enter the production line without applying for health certificates, physical examinations, and disinfection, and food safety protection is in vain.
Messy ingredients are transformed into white and attractive internet-famous chicken feet, all thanks to a prohibited "bleaching" process. Company staff bluntly stated that the whitening of chicken feet depends entirely on soaking in hydrogen peroxide. Chongqing Zengqiao Food directly uses hydrogen peroxide with a content of up to 35%, which is industrial hydrogen peroxide, to "whiten" chicken feet. According to national regulations, hydrogen peroxide is strictly prohibited from being used in the processing of chicken feet. This strong oxidant will destroy the protein of food ingredients. Long-term consumption will damage the oral mucosa, liver and kidney function, and excessive intake can be life-threatening. The worker involved said frankly that he would never eat chicken feet soaked in hydrogen peroxide, and even advised reporters not to eat them, knowing full well that they are poisonous.
Chongqing Zengqiao Food Co., Ltd. also discovered the use of hydrogen peroxide. The investigators applied to join the company as ordinary workers and successfully entered the production line of this company without health certificates, physical examinations, and disinfection. During the investigation, company insiders personally confirmed that the chicken feet here are bleached with hydrogen peroxide.
The "fair appearance" of Internet celebrity chicken feet is actually an illusion caused by the accumulation of banned chemicals, and the dirty production environment is even more disgusting. Food companies should keep the bottom line of safety and not abandon their conscience and responsibility for temporary gains. Respecting the rules and respecting consumers is the way to operate in the long run.
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