Shanghai Jiaotong University Streamlines Administration ˇˇˇˇShanghai Jiaotong University starts to simplify administrative structure. The original 38 organizations will be cut down to 20 and staff members will decrease by 46 percent. ˇˇˇˇFrom January18 on, Shanghai Jiaotong University would open an internal talent market. All the administrative posts and their requirements will be posted up on the notice board. Every cadre must pass the annual check-up. Then they need to fill in a letter of intent related to job selection, with three optional choices in serial order, two must be different from the job in their former unit. The best qualified will be recruited. The flow rate of personnel in each branch must reach 10 percent or above. The recruiting work will finish at the end of January. Most possibly the laid-off workers will be released from work for six-month training in the arrangement of the school, then they will face another choice. HomeNews 1999-01-19 Page5 Full Story in Chinese