Strong Scientific Research Power: Ningbo has more than 170 scientific institutions and about 300,000 professionals and technicians. Ningbo also boasts of 15 scholars which were elected as the National Scholars for Great Achievements, 218 experts enjoying the Special Allowance of the State Council, 15 professionals elected as the Provincial Scholar for Great Achievements, 138 professionals elected as the Municipal Scholar for Great Achievements, 18 professionals awarded by municipal government, one expert awarded by the provincial government and 31 provincial advanced training experts.

Rapid Development of Education:   At present there are 2874 schools of all kinds in Ningbo with 1.09 million students and 67,000 teachers. There are 12 colleges or universities with 62,000 students, two adult colleges with 35,000 students. The gross enrollment rate of higher education reaches 27.5%. There are 10 ordinary trade schools, 18 vestibule schools and 55 vocational schools with 76,000 students; there are 305 ordinary high schools with 308,000 students; the enrollment rate to senior high school reaches 88.04%, while in the urban area the percent reaches over 96%. The percentage of ordinary high school enrollment and that of vocational schools keeps 47:53. There are 901 primary schools with 445,400 pupils, 1565 kindergartens with 163,100 infants which accounts for over 95% of all infants. The nine-year compulsory education was basically realized in Ningbo. A large number of talents are nurtured for the enterprises every year.

Ningbo Labor and Human Resource Market: Ningbo Labor and Human Resources Market is one of the four largest labor markets in China, handling the exchange of 200,000 person times annually. More than one million stocked talents in near area can meet the demand for different labors and talents. Besides, Ningbo has abundant skillful craftsmen in some traditional fields such as textile, garment industry, hardware, machinery, food industry, chemistry, construction and installment etc. When approved, foreign enterprises can recruit relevant employees or can entrust go-between agencies to do so.

Talents Introduction: The Development Zone attached great importance to simplify the procedures of recruiting talents from other regions. Such problems as household registration, their children’s enrollment etc will always be quickly settled, thus strengthening the Development Zone’s appeal and cohesion. The labor markets in NETD provide large numbers of labors. Meanwhile, Ningbo Polytechnic College inside the Zone can provides not only talents of all kinds but the training opportunities for enterprises’ employees as well.

Labor Cost: The labor cost of the Zone is just about one thirtieth of that in America and one twentieth of that in Japan.