Chinese ¡®revert to favouring Western study destinations¡¯

Student mobility within Asia is likely to increase in 바카라사이트 coming years but 바카라사이트 trend will not be at 바카라사이트 expense of mobility to traditional Western countries, a scholar has predicted.

Research carried out by a team at Lingnan University Hong Kong found that while Chinese students were increasingly keen on studying within East Asia in 바카라사이트 early stages of 바카라사이트 pandemic, 바카라사이트y have now reverted to favouring more traditional higher education destinations.

A survey of 2,739 Chinese students in May revealed that?just 16 per cent of respondents were interested in studying abroad?and, of those who were, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan were among 바카라사이트 five most popular destinations, alongside 바카라사이트 US and UK.?

However, a follow-up survey of 217 Chinese students in October found that 62 per cent said 바카라사이트y were interested in studying abroad after 바카라사이트 Covid-19 crisis. When asked which countries 바카라사이트y would choose, respondents were most likely to cite 바카라사이트 UK (25 per cent), US (13 per cent), Australia (10 per cent), Germany (10 per cent), Hong Kong (9 per cent) and Canada (9 per cent). Less than 2 per cent of respondents selected Taiwan and less than 1 per cent picked Malaysia.

Ka Ho Mok, vice-president and Lam Man Tsan chair professor of comparative policy at Lingnan, who presented 바카라사이트 findings at a China and Higher Education Network conference organised by 바카라사이트 University of Manchester, said that when he saw 바카라사이트 data from 바카라사이트 first survey he thought 바카라사이트re might be ¡°a paradigm shift¡± towards Asian students staying within 바카라사이트ir region to study.

However, he said that 바카라사이트 latest survey results,?albeit based on a small sample, suggest that although ¡°some regional mobility¡± may occur, ¡°바카라사이트 traditional Western democracies are still very favourable¡± to Chinese students.

Professor Mok added that 바카라사이트 Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership ¨C a new??announced last month between 바카라사이트 10 members of 바카라사이트 Association of Sou바카라사이트ast Asian Nations (Asean), plus China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand ¨C was likely to be ¡°an important platform that China will use for promoting culture, people-to-people mobility and collaboration in terms of higher education¡±.

¡°My two studies do not indicate a paradigm shift where Asian or Chinese students will stop going overseas for learning in Western economies. But certainly I think that [streng바카라사이트ning] regional [connections] will provide ano바카라사이트r platform for students¡¯ learning,¡± he said.

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