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Students more prudent in rush to go abroad
By Zhu Zhe (China Daily)
Updated: 2005-07-16 07:12 And the highly competitive employment market is also an important factor.
"Students who have finished their studies abroad and come back to China are no
longer scarce and the demand for them has dipped," said Song. "Some of them face
unemployment as well. Under such circumstances, students have to take a rational
look at overseas education."
Davison also mentioned that for Chinese students, applying for foreign
universities by themselves is no longer the only way to study abroad. "As China
is stepping up its international educational co-operation with foreign
educational institutions, there are more and more 2+2 courses or 2+1 courses,
which include one or two years' study abroad.
"Also, high exchange rates make living much more expensive for Chinese
students in Europe and other countries," Davison said.
Parents are also now more reluctant to send their children abroad, experts
say.
"Students under 18 account for a very small proportion of all students going
abroad," Cai said. "Our education authorities don't encourage sending young
students overseas, for they are less self-dependant and lack self-control. They
are easily influenced by negative ways of life."
Sigler said his university did not welcome people without a high school
diploma. "It's better that Chinese parents think carefully before sending their
young children abroad," he said.
An interesting aspect of this year's fair was the
opening of non-academic study opportunities. The International Forum on
Vocational Education held last Sunday sent out a message that technical staff
would enjoy more chances to study abroad in the coming years.
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