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Here's a test - ask a Chinese person thats in the market for a foreign degree to name a UK or US university they would like to attend, then ask them to name a G

Here's a test - ask a Chinese person thats in the market for a foreign degree to name a UK or US university they would like to attend, then ask them to name a German university that's on their list. I suspect they won't even be able to name a single German university, let alone consider studying at one. I went to a UK university that's in the global top 10. Asians I met after uni would often ask where I studied and had always heard of it.

pg314 9y ago
> I suspect they won't even be able to name a single German university, let alone consider studying at one. You are wrong. In 2015, 30.000 Chinese students were studying at German higher education institutions [1]. That would obviously not be the case if they would never consider studying at a German university. It is true that the US (about 300.000 students [2]) and the UK (about 90.000 students [3]) are more popular. [1] https://thepienews.com/news/germany-intl-students-up-7-chinese-students-top-30000/ https://thepienews.com/news/germany-intl-students-up-7-chine... [2] http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/11/16/china-us-colleges-education-chinese-students-university/ http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/11/16/china-us-colleges-educat... [3] https://institutions.ukcisa.org.uk/Info-for-universities-colleges--schools/Policy-research--statistics/Research--statistics/International-students-in-UK-HE/ https://institutions.ukcisa.org.uk/Info-for-universities-col...
jernfrost 9y ago
The Chinese are obsessed with status though, in all manners of life. They want their Gucci bags and an Ivy league degree. This only matters is a status obsessed society. If instead you care about enjoying your time and getting a good education, you would chose different.