July 3, 2008 at 2:44 pm · Filed under talent, hong kong, scholarship, students, china
Last June, a record 10.5 million young Chinese participated in the national College Entrance Examination (CEE), up half a million from the year before. The CEE is the largest test of its kind in the world.
Whether these students succeed or fail on the exam determines their competitiveness for future jobs and changes the course of their lives in this demanding society. This year, there are twice as many candidates as there were university spots. In turn, the top universities in China and Hong Kong are competing for zhuangyuan—a Chinese term for exam champions from each city and province, numbering around 70 each year nationally.
Of the 614,000 students in Guangdong Province, 21-year old Yang Yang was the 2007 CEE Champion. After turning down an offer from Tsinghua University, a top university in China, he now studies at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). Read the rest of this entry »
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April 24, 2008 at 4:28 pm · Filed under tianjin, xi'an, scholarship, wuhan, study, students, expats, china
The country is pushing ahead in its efforts to become a leading destination for international students, riding on the wave of a growing number of foreigners coming to study in recent years.
This year alone, the authorities will increase the amount of scholarships for foreign students - a group that grows by 3,000 people every year - to attract more of those coming for advanced degrees and study, China Daily learned from the Ministry of Education in a recent interview.
The government has earmarked 500 million yuan ($71 million) for the scholarships this year, up 40 percent from that of last year. Read the rest of this entry »
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