I was an international student in China over a decade ago. I did a master's degree in Beijing with a Chinese government scholarship. China was already offering plenty of scholarships to foreign students back then. Nothing new. If they still haven't got over the slump from Covid, I doubt they can be doing that much to push for it. I also doubt China will ever become one of the top destinations for international students or replace the US in this field. Most of the students who don't go to the US will just go to other "Anglosphere" countries like the UK, Australia, and Canada.
Thanks for the experience here. Yes, there was a ton of money back then. I was on a gov fellowship that same time in Beijing myself. But things did dry up a bit due to COVID. I think this is reaffirming the investment into that funding like it was before. Perhaps, but China is already in the top 5ish. No reason it won’t get to 2-3 in a decade or so.
True, in terms of numbers they get quite a few foreign students in total. If China continues offering full scholarships, of course they'll get people. Especially for students from developing countries it's not a bad option, and I doubt many countries are as generous in offering fully-funded scholarships. But I suspect the world's elites will continue choosing the US or the other English-speaking countries for their children.
I was an international student in China over a decade ago. I did a master's degree in Beijing with a Chinese government scholarship. China was already offering plenty of scholarships to foreign students back then. Nothing new. If they still haven't got over the slump from Covid, I doubt they can be doing that much to push for it. I also doubt China will ever become one of the top destinations for international students or replace the US in this field. Most of the students who don't go to the US will just go to other "Anglosphere" countries like the UK, Australia, and Canada.
Thanks for the experience here. Yes, there was a ton of money back then. I was on a gov fellowship that same time in Beijing myself. But things did dry up a bit due to COVID. I think this is reaffirming the investment into that funding like it was before. Perhaps, but China is already in the top 5ish. No reason it won’t get to 2-3 in a decade or so.
True, in terms of numbers they get quite a few foreign students in total. If China continues offering full scholarships, of course they'll get people. Especially for students from developing countries it's not a bad option, and I doubt many countries are as generous in offering fully-funded scholarships. But I suspect the world's elites will continue choosing the US or the other English-speaking countries for their children.