Chinese University Announces New Degree In 'Marriage' Amid Falling Birth Rates
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The program aims to cultivate professionals to develop marriage-related industries and cultures and to promote China's positive marriage and family culture.
In a bid to promote China's positive marriage and family culture, the country's Civil Affairs University recently announced a new undergraduate program focused on marriage, called "Marriage Services and Management." The program comes at a time when China is facing a decline in new births, closely tied to falling marriage rates, Independent reported.
The undergraduate program, set to open in the Beijing institution this September, seeks to ''cultivate professionals to develop marriage related industries and culture'', according to state media. The program, which begins enrolling students this September, will recruit 70 undergraduates across 12 provinces in 2024, vice president of the university Zhao Honggang told local media.
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