Jiaxing is a city with profound cultural background,
abundant social civilization and human resources with high quality.
Among the present academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 39 were Jiaxing-born. There
was an old saying which goes "half of the eminent persons
in modern and contemporary times are natives of Zhejiang; while
half of Zhejiang eminent persons were born in Jiaxing".
Up to now, in Jiaxing there are about 27 universities, colleges,
polytechnic schools and 21 research institutes. In 2002 there
were approximately 15830 graduates, among them graduates of universities¡¢colleges
and polytechnic schools amount 7721 persons, vocational and senior
middle school graduates were 8109 persons.
In addition, lots of various talents in need both at home and
abroad are attracted to concentrate here.