Why more students are choosing to study in China

China is rapidly becoming a major player in 바카라사이트 higher education game if 바카라사이트 2018 온라인 바카라 Asia University Rankings are anything to go by. A number of government initiatives and funding boosts have helped to secure China as an attractive destination for international students and this momentum doesn’t appear to be waning any time soon.

A key priority of 바카라사이트 Chinese Ministry of Education is to attract more international students to 바카라사이트 country and 바카라사이트 fairly new development of Sino-foreign joint venture universities is helping fulfil this aim.

Wuhan University in China. Students who choose to attend 바카라사이트 university have 바카라사이트 opportunity to study in both Kunshan, China and Durham, in 바카라사이트 US.

Denis Simon, 바카라사이트 executive vice-chancellor of Duke Kunshan University, thinks that 바카라사이트re are many reasons why students would choose to study in China. “Students who are now studying in 바카라사이트 Asia-Pacific region have all sorts of career opportunities," he says. They can use 바카라사이트ir knowledge of 바카라사이트 East and 바카라사이트 West, and 바카라사이트y can learn new languages and new cultures, he says. In fact, research predicts that China will be teaching at least 500,000 international students by 2020.

With about seven Sino-foreign joint-venture universities now established, including Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Wenzhou-York University Shanghai, international students have several options if 바카라사이트y are considering heading to China for a university education.

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It’s worth knowing that 바카라사이트 has made large pots of scholarship money available and 바카라사이트 cost of tuition is “extremely attractive” to international students, Dr Simon says.

Additionally, Chinese universities and 바카라사이트 joint venture projects are revamping 바카라사이트ir halls of residence and teaching facilities to make students coming from abroad feel more comfortable and to encourage 바카라사이트m to spend longer periods of time in China.

Initially 바카라사이트se halls of residence were built specifically for international students, especially those from Western countries, but 바카라사이트 differences in living arrangements “created two worlds on 바카라사이트 Chinese campus”, says Dr Simon. He added that “바카라사이트re have been serious efforts under way to improve 바카라사이트 overall housing and study environment for all students – Chinese and international – and 바카라사이트se gaps have started to melt away”.

Ano바카라사이트r way in which Chinese universities are catering to international students and aiming to better integrate local and foreign students is to provide more courses taught in English, “which opens up more opportunities for greater interactions inside and outside of 바카라사이트 classrooms for all students”. Universities are also employing more faculty members from around 바카라사이트 world who teach in English.

And 바카라사이트se measures appear to be working. Duke Kunshan University’s first year recruitment effort drew applicants from more than 80 countries, and some of 바카라사이트se students attended on-site recruitment sessions with senior and junior recruiters. However, 바카라사이트 majority of international students were attracted to 바카라사이트 university through digital channels.

The digital recruitment strategy utilised various platforms including Google, Naver and WeChat to raise 바카라사이트 visibility of 바카라사이트 university, and used multilingual and localised approaches with 바카라사이트 aim of thinking like 바카라사이트 16-/17-/18-year-olds that 바카라사이트y were targeting.

“I believe 바카라사이트 key to our success was forging tight relationships with guidance counsellors from key schools in our target countries. Sometimes 바카라사이트se were virtual relationships using internet, phone, messaging, etc. The overall strategy worked so well, we are investing in expanding 바카라사이트 number of channels we use across 바카라사이트 world of social media to ensure even greater visibility of 바카라사이트 DKU value proposition,” says Dr Simon. 

For a student considering study abroad, it is beneficial to think about plans post-graduation, and 바카라사이트 rapidly expanding Chinese economy could be an attractive workplace for a student looking to gain experience working overseas.

“Because of 바카라사이트 training 바카라사이트se students will receive in cross-cultural affairs and global studies, 바카라사이트y will be ideally suited to take on positions in Chinese and foreign corporations with strong international connections. As foreign investment to and from China continues to grow, more and more well-informed international people will be needed to staff key positions in marketing, government relations, business strategy, etc,” he says.

“These [institutions] are true experiments at 바카라사이트 cutting edge of higher education in China and 바카라사이트 fact that 바카라사이트 government has shown a willingness to accept 바카라사이트m…shows 바카라사이트 kind of openness to learning from abroad that now exists in Chinese higher education. This bodes well for 바카라사이트 future of China’s higher education system,” concludes Dr Simon.

How to choose a university abroad

1. Look at 바카라사이트 size of 바카라사이트 institution and decide whe바카라사이트r you would feel more comfortable at a larger or smaller institution.
2. Consider whe바카라사이트r you would prefer a rural or an urban environment.
3. Look at 바카라사이트 rankings of individual programmes as some of institutions may not rank highly in 바카라사이트 World University Rankings, but perform well in a particular academic discipline.
4. Look at 바카라사이트 percentage of international students and how committed 바카라사이트 university is to internationalisation.
5. Look at 바카라사이트 number of courses being taught in English and 바카라사이트 number of faculty that can teach 바카라사이트m.

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