Foreign students: studying in China comes into fashion

 Statistics of foreign students in China in 2014 (Data source: Ministry of Education) 

 The job fair held for foreign students in Ningbo University. (File photo)

Foreign students attend the job fair in Harbin on April 25, 2015. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

"Beijing Foreign Students Wushu General Assembly" is held in Beijing Language and Culture University on May 30, 2015. (Xinhua/Luo Xiaoguang)

With the continuous improvement of China's comprehensive national power, more and more foreign students come to China to study and exchange. They not only focus on culture, but also the exchange between economy and technology. What's more, many students take the internship in China as important job competition which shows that China is more and more attractive for foreign students.

Practicing in China to find a good job

English girl Bai Ruoxi, as a student from Cambridge University, just finished her one year exchange in Peking University. She is now practicing in Daimler Greater China Investment Co., Ltd. She feels happy to grasp the chance to become more competitive.

Starting a business in China to ride on development express trains

The Chinese economy's rapid development, potential and enhancement of comprehensive national power have been a great attraction for foreign students to start businesses in China. Russian student Anton is learning international trade in Beijing Language and Culture University, and he wants to help Russians and Europeans trade in China.

Seeking roots in China to enhance national cultural identity

As more and more foreign students of Chinese origin study in China, cultural identity is a factor that cannot be ignored. Yan Huishan, a fifth generation of Chinese in Malaysia, applied to study teaching Chinese as a foreign language. Her Chinese descent sparks her interest in learning Chinese and strengthens the faith to study in China.

Emerging countries become new sources of foreign students

According to the public statistics of Ministry of Education, the structure of foreign students in China has changed in recent years. The number of foreign students from countries such as South Korea, Japan and America remain stable, while some neighboring countries and Asian countries become new sources of foreign students. China also made many preferential policies of scholarships to attract excellent foreign students. Ma Dan from Turkmenistan has studied in Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications for 3 years. He wishes to set up a trade company between China and Turkmenistan via the "One Belt One Road" strategy.

This article was edited and translated from 《外国学生：来华学习成时尚》, source: People's Daily Overseas Edition, author: Yin Xiaoyu, Hu Bixia, Liu Yarui, Liu Juxing.