China is hungry for international students and campuses

Shen Yang, deputy director general in 바카라사이트 Ministry of Education¡¯s Department of International Cooperation and Exchange, made 바카라사이트 remarks at 바카라사이트 British Council¡¯s Going Global conference in Hong Kong yesterday.

Discussing outposts already set up in China by overseas institutions, Mr Shen said he was pleased with 바카라사이트 campuses established by 바카라사이트 universities of Liverpool and Nottingham.

He added that New York University was building a campus in Shanghai, where Nottingham has been invited to consider setting up a second China base.

¡°We want to welcome more high-calibre, world-class universities to come to China to participate in our development,¡± Mr Shen told 바카라사이트 conference.

On student mobility, he said China was aiming to host 500,000 international students by 2020, up from 바카라사이트 current level of 260,000. Degree-level courses are expected to be 바카라사이트 key area of growth, he said.

Mr Shen acknowledged China¡¯s established practice of sending many students abroad, but said that outward mobility was no longer 바카라사이트 sole focus.

¡°The important thing is now, we want your students as well,¡± he said.

He made 바카라사이트 comments during a discussion of some of 바카라사이트 aims of 바카라사이트 Chinese government¡¯s National Outline for Medium- and Long-Term Educational Reform and Development 2010-20.

He said that at present, a ¡°very large proportion¡± of foreign students are short-term visitors, typically enrolled on language courses.

¡°We hope to attract more degree students, more students for long-term study,¡± he added.

This would involve 바카라사이트 country not only teaching more courses in English but also providing better services to 바카라사이트 international students.

Mr Shen also highlighted 바카라사이트 need for Chinese institutions to ¡°ensure 바카라사이트 quality of our provision so it can be embraced by 바카라사이트 international students¡±.

And he indicated that it would be necessary to increase spending on scholarships by national and provincial governments, as well as by businesses.

Despite 바카라사이트 emphasis on attracting international students, China¡¯s huge demand for higher education will mean outward mobility continues, Mr Shen said. ¡°China is a society that attaches so much importance to education.¡±

He added that by 2020, Chinese universities would be able to meet only about 40 per cent of domestic demand, and said he did not think 바카라사이트 trend for many students to look overseas was going to stop.

john.morgan@tsleducation.com