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2009 SEES RECORD NUMBER OF FOREIGN STUDENTS IN CHINA

March 25th, 2010 posted by Ian Maull

The Chinese Ministry of Education have released figures revealing that almost a quarter of a million foreigners visited China for their studies in 2009.

The total of 230,000 foreign students marks the highest number since the founding of New China in 1949, and an increase of 6.6% on 2008’s numbers.

The top 10 countries sending students to China in 2009 were:

  • South Korea
  • The USA
  • Japan
  • Vietnam
  • Thailand
  • Russia
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Kazakhstan
  • Pakistan

Overall the majority of foreign students in China originated from Asia (68%) followed by Europe (15%), the Americas (10.7%), Africa (5%) and Oceania (1.1%). China increased the number of scholarships made available to foreign students by around 35% on last years numbers, providing more than 18,000 students with support.

China has declared its goal of attracting 500,000 students in the year 2020. Since 1949, around 1.69 million students from around the world have chosen to study in China.

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CATEGORIES: Africa, Asia, Australasia, China, Europe, India, Indonesia, International Education, International Students, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, North America, Pakistan, Russia, Thailand, USA, University, Vietnam

One Response to “2009 SEES RECORD NUMBER OF FOREIGN STUDENTS IN CHINA”

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