Chinese students abroad: laughter and tears
- The Chinese Ministry of Education reports that 523,700 Chinese students went abroad to study in 2015
- This represents a new record but also a second consecutive year in which year-over-year growth has fallen short of long-term averages
- The Ministry notes as well that Chinese student are also being drawn back to the country’s attractive job market in greater numbers, with roughly 70-80% of students abroad returning to China in recent years
A “blue book,” or government report, published by the Ministry on 25 March 2016 indicates that 523,700 Chinese students headed abroad to study in 2015. This represents a 13.9% increase over 2014 levels but marks the second consecutive year – after 11.1% growth in 2014 – of growth levels below the 19.1% average annual growth over the past four decades.
With such a rapidly increasing number of Chinese overseas students, their happiness and sorrows can not be ignored. The short film, "Unbreakable", co-presented by five Chinese student clubs at University of Toronto Mississauga (CUAUTM, UTMCSSA, UTChinese, UTFUN, UTEHKSA), displays the struggle and efforts of Chinese students abroad. |
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Reference:
A record number of Chinese students abroad in 2015 but growth is slowing. (2016, April 6). ICEF Monitor. Retrieved from
http://monitor.icef.com/2016/04/a-record-number-of-chinese-students-abroad-in-2015-but-growth-is-slowing/