The curriculum of the program is different from the West in that the students must take Physical Education, Foreign Language and Political Science courses. All undergraduate students must take basic foundation courses during the first year. The amount of computer technology is purposely limited in the overall curriculum. All students must take at least 60 courses in four years. All students at the university regardless of discipline must take some basic engineering courses.
Job placement is great because construction is in a boom period.
Also, Civil Engineering is a respected field, partly due to the high entrance exam, so graduates can command top pay. Formerly graduates were assigned a place of work by the government. Today, graduates can choose where they want to work. Unfortunately, only a few of the graduates enter into the teaching program. There is a shortage of engineers, construction professionals and teachers and this will be a growing problem due to the boom in construction.