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Chinese Students in Europe: Policies, Experiences and Prospects

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 April 2016

Stig THøgersen
Stig THøgersen*
Affiliation:
China Studies, School of Culture and Society, Aarhus University, Jens Chr. Skous Vej 7, DK 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark. E-mail: stig.thogersen@cas.au.dk
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Abstract

The paper briefly outlines the history of Chinese educational migration to the West and discusses some of the policies and socioeconomic trends that have made China the largest source of international students today. It then presents findings from studies of Chinese students’ experiences in Europe, which indicate that personal development and time for reflection is becoming part of what some middle class students and their parents expect from the study abroad experience. This opens new possibilities for European universities in the fields of humanities and social sciences. At the same time we will probably see a growing demand for study abroad programmes that offer training for social service sector professionals, a field where China has a perceived need for developing new attitudes and skills.

Type
Tsinghua–Academia Europaea Symposium on Humanities and Social Sciences, Globalization and China
Information
European Review , Volume 24 , Issue 2 , May 2016 , pp. 297 - 305
Copyright
© Academia Europaea 2016 

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