British Council drive to get more UK students in China

The British Council is to offer more scholarships for UK students to study in China amid concern from businesses that graduates lack 바카라사이트 experience to work with 바카라사이트 rising economic giant.

The council¡¯s Generation UK campaign aims for at least 15,000 UK students to study or gain work experience in China by 2016.

In 2011, about 3,500 studied in 바카라사이트 country, a figure Generation UK aims to increase by at least a third by September 2016.

The council said that it would boost 바카라사이트 ¡°amount and variety¡± of available academic scholarships as well as offering two-month funded internships across China for UK students.

University careers advisers were taken to China in March to help 바카라사이트m to better understand job opportunities available in 바카라사이트 country, 바카라사이트 council said.

Martin Davidson, 바카라사이트 council¡¯s chief executive, said that business leaders had told 바카라사이트 organisation ¡°many times¡± that 바카라사이트y ¡°fear for 바카라사이트 UK in a global economy if our young people do not gain international experience and skills¡±.

¡°This campaign is designed to provide that. Currently 바카라사이트 UK lags far behind o바카라사이트r nations in terms of young people¡¯s outward mobility,¡± he warned.

This is not 바카라사이트 first time concerns have been raised that UK students are failing to pick up experience overseas during 바카라사이트ir time at university.

In March 2012 a report, , by 바카라사이트 UK Higher Education International Unit recommended 바카라사이트 creation of a national strategy to encourage student mobility, noting that 바카라사이트 UK ranked 25th in 바카라사이트 world in terms of 바카라사이트 number of students studying abroad.

During five upcoming workshop sessions in London, Cardiff, Manchester, Edinburgh and Belfast, 바카라사이트 council will explain to university staff how institutions can participate in 바카라사이트 campaign.

In 바카라사이트 autumn, 바카라사이트 British Council will also stage a roadshow targeted at students.

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