China has fostered more than 30, 000 postdoctoral students since the postdoctoral program was introduced 20 years ago. Seven of them have been elected as academicians of Chinese Academy of Science and Chinese Academy of Engineering, and postdoctoral students have won 13.7 percent of China's national scientific awards. At present, 12, 000 are working in postdoctoral research stations and working stations in China, revealed official with Ministry of Personnel at a postdoctoral forum held in Urumqi.

However, there are still gaps between China and developed countries in postdoctoral education in four aspects: i.e., gap in development of national economy; the gap between tutors; gap in innovation capability during fundamental and undergraduate education; the gap in mechanism for fostering talents.

By People's Daily Online