Changning District has proven open and attractive to high tech talent from both China and foreign countries. Its proportion of residents holding college or higher degrees is 8.7 percent higher than the average in downtown Shanghai. The post-doctorate innovation program in multimedia industrial park is one of the 6 major bases in Shanghai. Plus other awards and grants, it is all the more tempting for high-tech researchers and professionals. Another example is that the district has set up labs designated for scholars returned from overseas. So far, 187 firms have been created here by 409 students graduated from overseas. By the end of 2004, another 1,276 had chosen to work here after their graduation form overseas.