Students Investigate Studying Abroad Options Rationally

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Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Thursday, February 07, 2002

Students Investigate Studying Abroad Options Rationally

With more foreign universities eyeing China's huge education market, Chinese students have a wide range of choices for studying abroad.
During the two-day 2002 British Education Exhibition held earlier this week in Shanghai, a record 86 universities and education organizations from Britain gathered at Shanghai International Conference Center.

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Number and Rank of Universities Enhanced

Joanna Burke, director of the British Council Shanghai branch said that the number of British universities which took part in the exhibition in Shanghai this year was double that of 2001.

"Unlike previous years, some of the top rated universities were present for the first time at the Shanghai exhibition," a student from Shanghai International Studies University told Xinhua, adding that she had sent her application form to the human resources department of the University of Cardiff.

Wider Choice of Subjects

A student from the Shanghai-based Fudan University found that the universities present had extended their list of financial and economics majors to include other fields of social sciences, providing a wider choice of subjects for Chinese students who want to study abroad.

The booths of the most famous universities like Cambridge and York were "besieged" by crowds of Chinese students who are eager to study at such internationally renowned universities.

Students Rational About Schools & Majors

Information From Four Ways

The Fudan student told Xinhua that most Chinese students obtained information about studying abroad in four ways: through the Internet, recommendation by teachers and fellow students, agencies and international education exhibitions. And exhibitions can help applicants "see" their ideal schools close up.

Joanna said that the British Embassy issued 17,000 student visas on the Chinese mainland in 2001.

Exhibition Well Prepared

While still enthusiastic about studying abroad, the students have become more rational about the schools and majors they are going to study.

These students have fully prepared for the exhibition, and some even made a lot of investigations and analysis because they know very clearly what they want, said Don Barry, senior tutor of Cardiff Business School.

250,000 Chinese Students Still Keep Study or Work Abroad

Since China's reform and opening up, over 380,000 Chinese went abroad for study, among whom, 130,000 have finished their study course and have been back to China, and the other over 250,000 still are studying or working abroad.

2300 Students to Be Sent to Study Abroad

China has decided to send 2, 300 government-funded students and scholars abroad next year to study subjects ranging from basic sciences to the humanities.

China Began to Send Students Abroad Since 1978

China began to send scholars and students abroad in 1978, when the country began implementing its reform and opening-up policies.

Candidates Shall Come Back After Study

Selected candidates are required to take foreign language exams, sign contracts before leaving and must return at the time designated by the council or pay a fine for violating the contract.

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