Higher education in China is highly developed, with over 2000 universities and colleges across the country hosting over 150,000 foreign students annually. China has a 50-year history of attracting foreign students for degrees in various fields like languages, culture, medicine, and engineering. The majority of foreign students are full-fee paying, though some receive Chinese government scholarships, most commonly for bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. China is a popular study destination due to its large land area and varied climates, as well as the high quality and low costs of university programs in fields such as medicine, engineering, and Mandarin Chinese language studies.
1. 1. Higher Education in China is extremely advanced.
There are over 2000 Universities & Colleges, situated all
over China
2. China has a 50-year History of Foreign Students
arriving in China for education in various programs like
Languages, Culture, Medicine, Engineering, etc. More
than 300 Universities have Foreign Students studying on
their Campuses.
2. Study in China
The Total Number of Foreign Students Studying in
Chinese Universities as of 2005 was around 1,50,000.
In 1999, 5211 Foreign Students studying in Chinese
Universities enjoyed Scholarships from the Chinese
Government, whilst all the rest were Full Fees paying
Private Students.
Among the Scholarship Students,
6% (332) were Doctoral Degree Students
15% (790) were Masters Degree Students
33% (1720) were Bachelors Degree Students
6% (317) were Advanced Non-Degree Students
39% (2052) were Non-Degree Students.
3. Why China ?
China- The land of the Dragon.
China is the 3rd
Largest Country in the World, next to
Canada & Russia
It has an Area of 9.6 Million Sq. Kms.
CAPITAL: BEIJING (Area: 16,800 Sq. Kms; Population:
12.59 Million)
4. Advantages of China
Climate:
China can be visited through out the year because
of the stretch of its territories and activities it can
offer.
China is a Huge Country with many different
Climates and Types of Landscape. Think of it in
terms of the USA, which China resembles in Size
and Shape.
Traveling along the Golden Route (Beijing, Xian,
Shanghai, Guilin) is like visiting New York, Chicago,
Santa Fe, Jacksonville & Florida all in One Trip.
April, May, September and October are the peak
tourist months at China’s most popular destinations
when the weather is most comfortable.
5. Education in China:
By the end of 1992, China had 1,075 Full Time
Institutions of Higher Learning with 8,81,000
Graduates & 1,320,000,000 Under Graduates.
There are 1,700 Research Institutes of Natural
Science run by Universities, 220 Research Institutes,
540 Research Centres of Social Sciences, 400 Key
Disciplines & 99 National Laboratories.
China's Universities fall under either the
jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education, over
Ministries of the Central Government, Provinces,
Autonomous Regions, Municipalities or Certain
Major Cities.
6. Education in China
The Academic Year of Full Time University
Courses is separated into Two Semesters .
The 1st
Semesters begins in September and
the 2nd
in February-April.
Each Semester has about 20 Weeks and
Each Week has six Working Days.
International Students are either
Scholarship Students or Full / Part Fee
Paying Students
7. Medical Education in ChinaAs you must be aware, China is developing
destination for Studying Medicine/Engg since
Chinese Universities offer Tuition in English at
Lower Costs.
China has been offering practically all
Specializations known to mankind.
Universities in China are becoming highly
international. When you study here, you are likely
to find yourself meeting Students from all over the
World.
Many of the Universities have been established way
back in 1935, like the China Medical University,
which is known worldwide and is one of the Top
Ranking Universities in the World.
8. Engineering in China
China is today the Largest Producer of
Engineering Graduates in the World. More
than 600,000 passed out of its Colleges and
Universities last year.
USA Produces only 70,000 Engineering
Graduates every year. All of Europe Produces
just 1,00,000.
Chinese Engineering and Technology has
developed rapidly since the founding of the
People's Republic of China in 1949.
10. International students in China
South Korea : 42,000
Japan : 14,500
USA : 4,700
Vietnam : 4,200
Indonesia : 4,000
Thailand : 2,500
Germany : 1,600
India ; 8,000
There are Students from other more than 96
countries studying in China.