Yan Zhen/Shanghai Daily news

Zeng Chao, a third-year student at Fudan University, is the second student in the school's history to land an internship at a top accounting firm in New York.
The 21-year-old beat out 36 students from eight universities in the city to win the 2005 Sanford Yung Scholars Program for Excellence in Accounting Studies, an award established by and named after a Hong Kong accountant.
The chairman of Fudan's accounting academy, a student group, will be offered a 20,000-yuan (US$2,469) scholarship, and the opportunity to take an internship at the PricewaterhouseCoopers New York office for six to eight weeks next summer.
"I didn't expect to be the final winner of such an honorable opportunity, but my success is no coincidence," said Zeng, who was born and raised in Shanghai.
Since entering Fudan's accounting department in 2003, Zeng has kept busy organizing and attending all kinds of student activities related to finance and management.
As head of Fudan's student accounting community, Zeng organized tours of the local offices of the big-four accounting firms for more than 100 accounting academy members.
He also helped to organize the Shanghai Financial Statement Contest for University Students - a task that included candidate selection, training and inviting experts to help with the exam.
Hong Jianqiao, vice dean at Fudan's accounting department, said that Zeng's balance between work and study was critical to landing the internship, as the scholarship competition looked at more than just grades.
Currently, the third-year student is preparing for the Association of Certified Charter Accountants exam, which is one of the toughest but most valuable professional accounting qualifications in the world.
Zeng said that he expects to follow in the foot steps of his grandfather and cousin, who are both professional accountants, and hopes to become a senior accountant with an investment bank or consulting firm.
"I hope the upcoming internship in the United States will open my eyes and benefit my future career development," Zeng said.