(BEIJING, March 27) -- Thirty-four post-graduate students from the Literature and Media Schools of Chongqing University have recently applied for Olympic volunteer positions, Chongqing Times reported.

The group of hardworking and dedicated students from China's southwest are conducting research on Olympic Marketing and plan to submit a joint thesis paper to the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG).

CCY publishes Olympic volunteer proposal

Mr. Li Haoran, director of the literature school said that the school will publish a proposal to call for wide involvement in the Olympic Volunteer activities on its campus. "We have already seen the initial 34 first-year graduates come to register."

He added, "as the students are majoring in news and communications, they are interested in events like the Olympics".

Volunteer Service

Ms. Wei Shiping, Vice-Secretary of the literature school said, they are carrying on a "Second Class" plan, accounting for six credits. "The volunteer service is important to evaluate the students and the school will go on to formulate an incitement program as part of their joint thesis work.

She added that volunteer activities will acquaint the students with the real world and facilitate their future job-search.

Ms. Wei explained that the school will take good note of the volunteer activities each student engages in. The students will get their graduation certificate and academic certificate, as well as a "Second Class" practicing certificate when they graduate.