Mandatory student internships under fire

Lawyers and students from universities in Gansu and Henan provinces are asking the authorities to strengthen supervision of mandatory student internships and create legislation to address abuses.

The lawyers and students say internships should be voluntary and schools should not force students to do internships, as current laws and regulations stipulate.

But Yin Kun, a senior student from Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu, said he was forced to become an intern.