Xiamen has rich human resources. Over 6,000 highly-skilled school and college graduates are provided each year by the city’s 7 higher educational institutions and 11 secondary technical schools;

Xiamen Talent Service Center pools 110,000 professionals in its Talent Reserve Bank;

Job fair is held twice a week by Xiamen Talent Service Center, providing convenience and service for enterprises in staff employment;

In case enterprises are in urgent need of skilled persons, Xiamen Talent Service Center will help them find such persons by bringing them to job fairs in other cities, helping them contact schools and colleges or advertising on newspapers;

The municipal government encourages excellent talents to move and settle in Xiamen. Permanent residence registration is granted to professionals holding a bachelor’s degree or higher and returned overseas students with registration qualifications. Permanent residence registration is also granted to their spouse, children and parents who meet the requirements to be moved together; When married postgraduates register and settle in Xiamen, their spouse and under-age children can apply for permanent residence registration.

Xiamen has a well-educated population of which 8.27% have an education background of junior college or higher.

There are 7 higher educational institutions, 11 secondary technical schools, 66 high schools, 13 vocational schools and 120 scientific research institutes.

The 80-odd-year old Xiamen University is a top comprehensive university in China, widely acclaimed both at home and abroad.

189 high-tech enterprises are in operation in the city, of which the 41 biggest ones contribute 51.3% of the total industrial output of enterprises that yield above RMB 5 million yearly.

Xiamen International School has been specially set up for the education of the children of foreign investors, ranging from kindergarten, primary school to high school with foreign teachers giving lessons in two languages.

Xiamen is well equipped with a complete set of medical institutions. Of the 758 medical institutions, there are 29 hospitals. Besides, it has the state-leading Blood Center, Eye Center, 120 First Aid Centre and the Research Center of Cardiovascular Diseases.