China's Civil Affairs University announced a new undergraduate marriage program to develop marriage-related industries and culture, drawing scorn of social media users who questioned the need for such a course as marriage rates decline.

With the program due to start in September, the Beijing-based institution aims to "cultivate professionals to develop marriage related industries and culture", state media reported this week.

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Number of Chinese couples getting married falls to 12-year low, data shows

The number of Chinese couples who got married in the first half of this year fell to its lowest level since 2013, official data showed, as more young people deferred nuptials amid a slowing economy and a rise in living costs.

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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.

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Delhi

India

Chinese University Announces New Degree In 'Marriage' Amid Falling Birth Rates

Marriages are also increasingly shunned by the younger generation, sending weddings plummeting in 2024 to what may be a nearly half-century low for China.

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Involving internships at marriage registration offices and matchmaking agencies, the undergraduate programme will train 70 students for a start to provide services “across the entire marriage cycle”, setting them up for possible careers in wedding planning, family counselling and matchmaking.

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Government of Singapore

Singapore

Making love a job: China’s first marriage-related degree to open for enrolment, with 70 slots up for grabs

Modules will include sociology, wedding venue design, family ethics, the economics of the marriage industry and family policies.

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United States

China's first university degree in marriage offers courses like matchmaking and pre-divorce counseling

The Beijing-based Vocational University of Civil Affairs, under China's Ministry of Civil Affairs, is introducing a four-year program in marriage services and management.

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New York

As China Deals With Population Crisis, Xi Jinping's Nation Launches First University Degree Program That Covers Matchmaking, Wedding Planning And Marriage Counseling

HONG KONG - China's Civil Affairs University announced a new undergraduate marriage program to develop marriage-related industries and culture, drawing scorn of social media users who questioned the need for such a course as marriage rates decline. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Chinese university announces first marriage-related degree course

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First marriage-related degree course introduced in Chinese university

Decline attributed to economic pressures, changing social norms, rising cost of living in big cities - Anadolu Ajansı

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China's marriage rate falls in 2024

Amid falling marriage rates, China has introduced a new undergraduate degree programme called Marriage Services and Management that is drawing the scorn of social media users.

Chinese University Announces Undergraduate Degree in Marriage

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