Grads of blacklisted univ earn big

Fresh graduates from Northeast China’s Harbin Institute of Technology ( HIT) may have difficulties getting a US visa due to blatant sanctions by the US government, but they are extremely popular in China’s job market, where they earn an average of 170,800 yuan ($ 26,425) per year, nearly three times the average salary of a fresh graduate.

Graduates of HIT’s Shenzhen campus have an average starting salary of 170,800 yuan per year, the university said. The national average income for new university graduates was 63,480 yuan, according to Zhaopin. com, a leading job hunting site in China.

A prestigious research institute in China, the HIT was sanctioned by the US in May 2020 over alleged “Chinese military ties,” and personnel related to the institute were banned from getting a US visa.

The US Department of Commerce also sanctioned HIT, meaning that HIT faculty members and students cannot access US- based databases or use software developed by US companies, including MatLab.

Yet the statistics showed

that the US can shut its doors to Chinese talent or create barriers for their studies and research, but it will not hamper them from being successful in their early career years.

The employment choices of HIT graduates were diverse, scattered in 17 industries. Their positions included civil servants in government organs, researchers at scientific institutions, staff at defense and aerospace companies, and rural teachers.

Details of the 2020 report have not been revealed fully, but according to the 2019 report, nearly 60 percent of graduates of HIT’s Shenzhen campus were employed in the Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Greater Bay Area. Their most favorite company was Huawei.