Is China a good place for international students?

A new report published this week by Student.com spotlights China as a fast-growing destination for international education. The report notes that last year a record-breaking 398,000 international students flocked to study in China, making it the world’s third most popular destination (behind the US and UK).

Why are Chinese students so stressed?

Furthermore, different from American high school students, most Chinese students’ stress comes from parents’ expectations and scores. These phenomenons are caused by two countries’ different evaluation system. In China, people completely evaluate if he/she is a good student or not based on the student’s grade.

Is Chinese school system good?

The system has a great reputation, yet it is very challenging and competitive. According to OCED’s report, Chinese students came out on top in OECD’s Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) test. PISA is a test that rates the reading, math, and science skills of 15-year-olds in 65 countries.

Is China banning tutoring?

China’s ruling Communist Party has tried to slow the education treadmill. It has banned homework, curbed livestreaming hours of online tutors and created more coveted slots at top universities.

Are Chinese students required to learn English?

English is a mandatory subject in China, from primary school to college. The nation’s students spend hour upon hour studying English grammar, memorizing vocabulary and practicing their writing skills.

Do Chinese schools have uniforms?

Uniforms are a common part of the schools in China. Almost all secondary schools as well as some elementary schools require students to wear uniforms. Uniforms in mainland China usually consist of five sets: 2 formal sets and 3 everyday sets.

What are the difficulties of Chinese students in studying in USA?

Although all of the Chinese students have to take TOEFL, Test of English as a Foreign Language, before they go to American universities, they still cannot use English as well as a native speaker. Writing papers and academic documents is another difficulty to Chinese students.

How does China’s education system affect Australia?

In Australia, for instance, 30 percent of all international students were Chinese nationals in 2017. These students generated close to USD$7 billion in onshore revenues helping to make international education Australia’s largest services export. China’s own education system has simultaneously undergone an unprecedented expansion and modernization.

Why do Chinese students go to America for higher education?

With the development of China’s reform and opening up, more and more Chinese students choose to get a better, higher education abroad. It is known that thousands of Chinese students go to America to get a higher education and the number of them is still increasing every year.

Can overseas education help China’s transformation into a ‘Western society’?

Register and follow to be notified the next time content from Zhang Lin is published. The number of Chinese students studying in the US and European schools soared, offering fresh hope that returnees with an overseas educational background would facilitate China’s transformation into a society that resembled the west. Photo: Xinhua