International Students Flock to China, More Scholarships Made Available

The Ministry of Education has released a statement regarding the state of China’s international student market. We have tabulated the figures below to show the top ten Chinese universities by number of international student enrolments, and added three global ranking figures for reference.   Institution name Number of int’l students Times world ranking Jiaotong world [...]

Chinese higher education Made in Germany

In a recent article originally written for the US magazine Science, Premier Wen Jia Bao reasoned about an ambitious development plan praising innovation, science and technology as preconditions for further growth of China’s economy until 2020. As one of the implementing bodies, the Chinese Ministry of Education (MoE) followed suit with their education initiative which [...]

Fifty free online courses on China-related subjects

The folks over at onlineschool.net recently published a useful piece outlining free, self-paced online courses with a focus on China. The list includes courses across history, culture, language, economics and politics. Follow this link to read the full post. Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/chinaeducation

Startup seeks to bridge the gap between Chinese and Western scholars

While the number of Chinese scholars is expanding both in absolute terms and as a percentage of authors in high-impact scientific journals, Chinese researchers still find it difficult to make their interests and expertise known to western colleagues. Recently launched, the Anianet professional network aims to reduce the barriers separating Chinese researchers from their counterparts [...]