Why Do Chinese Travel Abroard for Higher Education?

Chinese Students Abroad, By The Numbers According to the Chinese Ministry of Education, from 1978 to the end of 2011, China sent 2.25 million students abroad, 90% of the total number of students coming after 2000. Between 2000 and 2010, the number of Chinese students studying abroad grew by 28.2% per year. Since 2006, the year-on-year growth rates in the number of Chinese students studying abroad have become especially dramatic. In 2011, a record 340,000 Chinese students travelled overseas to attend educational institutions. Where Overseas Chinese Students Study The UK is one of the top exporters of educational resources for international students. There are now 340,000 students taking UK university courses in their home countries, either through partnerships between UK and local universities or through branch campuses of universities from the UK, such as the Nottingham in Ningbo branch in China. In September 2008 about 2,000 Chinese students went to the Netherlands, a 30% increase from the previous year. A similar increase is expected this September. Among these students, about 50% are studying at the Master's level, 30% to 35% at the Bachelor's level and 15% are enrolled in preparatory courses that will enable them to pursue an academic degree once the courses are finished. Fee-paying students still vastly outnumber exchange students. UK 55,496 Holland China Canda 2,000 Germany 23,619 France 20,850 Japan 24,716 USA 86,553 126,498 Overseas students registered at German universities surpassed a record 250,000 in 201| with the largest group coming from China. Overseas soondgodoo students account for, I1.4% of the total number of students in Germany, China has recently surpassed India as the biggest source of overseas students studying in the U.S. according to a new report from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD): More than 157,000 Chinese students studied in the United States in 2011 constituting 22% of the total number of foreign students studying there. Korea 45,757 The number, of foreign students enrolled in French higher education in 2008-09 was 266,400, an increase of 2.3% over the previous year, according to research from the Ministry of Higher Education and Research. Moroccans remained the biggest national group, though the number of Chinese students continued to rise rapidly. Australia 87,588 In 2012 90,000 of the 192,600 international students were Chinese. Experts predict a 30% increase in the enrollments of overseas students in Australian universities from 2013 to 2020, meaning international students could contribute over $20 billion dollars to the Australian economy in the future. Chinese students will play an integral part in spurring this growth." Why Do Chinese Students Choose to Study Abroad? qualified students as much of the admissions decisions are solely based on the outcome of the notoriously difficult GaoKao entrance exam. Better education Family Influences The QS World University Ranking for 2013/4 are dominated by Western universities. 40 of the top 50 top ranked universities were from western Europe, the U.S. or Australia. The US and UK have a near monopoly of the top universities, with 17 of the top 20 being located there in these two countries. The International Business Times reports that 9 of every 10 Chinese with assets of more than 100 million yuan ($16 million) plan to send their children abroad, while 85 percent of those with at least $I million said they would send their children overseas for education. Top Ranked Chinese Universities: Peking University and Tsinghua University-the two top ranked and most prestigious universities in China-are only ranked 46th and 48ch respectively. Gaining at admission to a top-level Chinese university is exceedingly difficult. even for the most What Chinese Students Really Want: • To study at best institution with the best program of study in their chosen field. • A university with a strong reputation, where showing they have a degree from will impress others. As more graduates in China compete for jobs, the prestige and level of difficulty associated with their degrees-whether real or imagined-become that much more important. Sources: http://english.caixin.com/2012-09-25/100441943.html http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/Pages/international-student-flow-viz.aspx http://gbtimes.com/news/china-now-worlds-largest-source-overseas-students http://english.caixin.com/2012-09-25/100441943.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12671198 http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=2010041617444016 http://thepienews.com/news/international-students-pass-250000-germany/ http://www.rnw.nl/english/article/rise-chinese-student-numbers-netherlands http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2013#sorting=rank+region=+country=+faculty=+stars=false+search http://www.ibtimes.com/90-china%E2%80%99s-super-rich-want-send-children-abroad-434838 Digital Jungle Taking Content Beyond Conversations. :::