Grim employment prospects in China's competitive labor market have forced many college graduates to give up their dreams, but what if they got useful tips on career planning early on?

That's what the "Solve for Tomorrow" scientific forum expects to deliver by inspiring Chinese students to dream big in science, technology, engineering and math (known as the STEM subjects) through communication experience sharing with industry leaders and experts at the interactive event.

The forum, which was launched and sponsored by Samsung Electronics Co at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in July, recently concluded at Tsinghua University in Beijing.

After visiting four major Chinese cities - Shanghai, Xi'an, Wuhan and Guangzhou - the final leg of the forum attracted students from 10 universities in Beijing to talk with scholars, observers and business leaders of science and technology industries while also trying some cutting-edge products presented by Samsung.

Experts including Victor Yuan, president of Horizon Research Consultancy Group, and Gu Xueyong, an associate professor in the industrial engineering department of Tsinghua University, gave speeches to inspire students to develop their own careers in STEM industries with innovative ideas.

"Tomorrow's economies will be forged by students who are proficient in science, technology, engineering and math subjects," said Park Jae-soon, president of Samsung's Greater China District. "Samsung is dedicated to helping people discover a world of possibilities, so we've made it our mission to raise student interest in STEM subjects nationwide through innovative programs with our partners that will help us all build a better tomorrow."

A Solve for Tomorrow scientific innovation contest was also launched with the forum earlier this year, inspiring students across the country to research and develop solutions for STEM issues such as energy saving and environment protection.

Students demonstrated their research and development outcomes at regional preliminaries in the five cities, with the local winners to meet at the China Science and Technology Museum in Beijing for the national finals in late November.

First brought to China in 2013, this year's contest attracted more than 5,500 teams from about more than 500 Chinese universities to compete for the prize of research funds and science experience trip to the United States.