Where Do Tsinghua Graduates Go? BYD Gains Popularity Among Them

TapTechNews August 2nd news, today the Weibo topic "Where did all the Tsinghua graduates go" became a hot topic. As of TapTechNews' dispatch, the related topic ranked first in real-time popularity, with a reading volume of 4.898 million.

According to the information registered in the "Tsinghua People" mini-program of the Tsinghua Alumni Association, among the 2023 undergraduate graduates of Tsinghua University, the proportion of those choosing to continue their studies is as high as 80.8%, while the proportion of postgraduate students choosing to continue their studies is 12.8%.

In terms of employment units, the most favored state-owned enterprises by Tsinghua students are China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation and State Grid Corporation of China. Among private enterprises, Huawei Company and BYD Company occupy the top two positions.

In the past two years, BYD has risen suddenly and gained the favor of Tsinghua students. Referring to the data disclosed by BYD, the total number of campus recruitsments in 2024 is 11,300, among which the proportion of masters and doctoral students is more than 67%, and the proportion of R&D personnel in all campus recruitments is 78%. Among the 2024 campus recruitment graduates, the proportion of doctoral students is 10%, a significant increase compared to the 3% of the 2023 campus recruitment doctoral students.

The data shows that BYD currently has more than 102,800 R&D personnel, which is the automaker with the largest number of R&D personnel in the world. It has cumulatively applied for more than 48,000 patents and authorized more than 30,000 patents globally, with an average of 32 patent applications and 15 patent authorizations per working day, and has won 4 patent gold awards.