It should be said that today’s China has improved conditions of attracting overseas students effectively in the knowledge-based economic trend. China has a cultural and historical background with a long history, a better international environment, and plenty of specialists qualified to teach with rich experience in running schools, colleges and unviersities. These are all based on the our strong economic strength. The items below will show you the advantages and benefits on studying in China.

    To begin with an obvious achievement,as China’  s comprehensive national strenght and international status increasing significantly, it is attracting students from other countries, regions and it is building a excellent external environment for global learning exchange.

    Secondly, “the strategy of invigorating the China through science, technology and education” is regarded as China’s basic national policy. The former national president Jiang Zemin said in celebration of Peking University’s 100th anniversary :"To realize modernization, China should build first-class universities which represent the world’s advanced level." Favorable opinion of the government even provides good policy environment for overseas students.

    Thirdly, China’s powerful economic strength attracts overseas students to study in China. while the Asian financial crisis persist, China had kept the currency RMB away from devaluing. It emphasizes on outstanding ability of resilience in economic field. China offers huge market filled with potential. And it is recognized by the world that the world’s economic development is inseparable from China. Powerful economic strength is accelerating the progress of providing more opportunities for overseas students.

    Fourth, with 2,000 years’ education history, China has formed a unique academic tradition. Profound tradition of the ethos “honour the teacher and revere his teaching” provides students favourable study environment

    Fifthly,there are more than 1,000 colleges and universities in general. Some of them have certain global impact because of their complete subjects, strong teaching staff. Professional scholars gather here and instruct both students and famous modern Chinese enterprise groups like “Peking University Founder Group”,” TsingHua Unisplendour”. Students could learn more here and have many chances to practice.

    According to authoritative statistics, the number of students studying in China in 2007 breakthroughs 190,000 people. This makes China world’s sixth-largest study abroad destination country. This students are from 188 countries and regions and distributed in 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities. 544 colleges, universities, research institutes and other learning institutions received them for their school works. Compared with 2006, the total number of students studying in China increased by 32,808 (20.17%) in 2007. The number of diploma-students is 68,213, grows 24.34% in contrast to 2006. Number of Non-diploma students hits 127,290, an increase of 18.04 percent, account for 65.11% of the total number of overseas students in China.

Diplomas issued by institutions in China are internationally recognized

    At present, China signed agreements with Germany, Britain, France, Russia and other 32 countries and regions for mutual recognition of academic degree certificates. It proves China’s higher education quality and standards is generally recognized by international community.

    In 2007, the Ministry of Education carried out several measures in encouraging overseas students to study in China. The measures include establishment of an information system of foreign diploma-students in China for online inquiring. And another interim regulation of quality control released in order to inspect quality of teaching clinical medicine courses in English and make relevant management standardized.

    To attract more overseas students, China provides large amount of scholarship. Among them, the number of overseas students who has took scholarship from Chinese government is over ten thousands. And in certain regions like Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Chongqing, Inner Mongolia, local scholarship is offered while more and more kinds of scholarship set up by universities and colleges.In addition, large-scale enterprises and some individual also offer scholarship for encouraging study in China.

Chinese culture is extremely attractive

    The great ancient traditional culture is also an important factor in attracting overseas students. Price level is lower in China than that in western countries. Charge for studying and living in China is far below the cost of studying abroad in western countries. Additionally, the domestic English-teaching courses gradually increased. It constantly optimizes the environment of study in China.

    China has long history and profound cultural heritage.The society is modern and full of vitality. The rise of "Chinese language fever" is an example reflects Chinese culture is extremely attractive to foreign students.

31 provinces, autonomous regions take in overseas students

    Most foreign students studying in China comes from the 10 countries below,listed by population: South Korea, Japan, the United States, Vietnam, Thailand, Russia, India, Indonesia, France, Pakistan. The population spread over China’s 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, received by a total of 544 colleges and universities, research institutes and other learning institutions for students studying in China.

    Mr Wu, the director of the Tsinghua University foreign students affairs office, said: "In 2008, our school will recruit 1,500 overseas students, 200 more than the last year." Tsinghua University has established a whole set of English-language master’s degrees ranged in 10 subjects. Since 2006, the number of foreign students taken in by Tsinghua grows at the rate of 200 to 300 a year.

    At present, the regions absorted foreign students maximum among the provinces is: Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Liaoning, Jiangsu. And top five schools for taking in foreign students: Beijing Language and Culture University, Peking University, Fudan University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Beijing Normal University. These students study on almost all the subjects. According to relative statistics, the most popular subject categories include Arts, Medicine, Economics, Management and Engineering. At the same time, agencies for receiving overseas students is increasing gradually.