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Chinese students increasingly return home after studying abroad

25 points by srameshc 8y ago

bgdkbtv 8y ago
Way more opportunities in China to make a lot of money, especially after studying abroad and bringing western ideas back home. I am not Chinese, but speaking from experience.
- vfulco2 8y ago
  I am seeing the same thing. I assist young Chinese academics abroad with editing English resumes, enhancing LinkedIn Profiles, and interview coaching before they enter the job market. Sometimes these are the same I assisted to get into 1 and 2 year master's programs. Increasingly they wish to return home. We also can't deny the negative impact of tightening visa situation in the US.
tonysdg 8y ago
The ramifications of this trend -- and the likely political responses, considering the current responses -- will be interesting (to say the least). My rough prognostication (tuned for the U.S.): * Western leaders (the U.S. in particular) will see this as a threat to their technological/economic dominance. * In response, the number of educational visas will be severely limited at some point. * Universities dependent on foreign students paying full tuition, especially smaller ones, will find themselves suddenly (or not-so-suddenly) strapped for cash. * These colleges will lobby against visa restrictions, prompting further criticism from nationalist/populist entities/organizations, who will seek additional restrictions on loans/funding for such universities. * Within 10-30 years, the capital crunch will eventually force smaller universities to merge (if possible) or close altogether. * The wave of closures further damages technological innovation, harming overall economic output. * The economic downturn results in even further cuts to university/college funding, creating a vicious cycle that ends only when most small universities are gone, leaving only massive state universities and a few small niche/boutique universities catering to elites. I'm sure it won't turn out exactly like that -- and besides, closing some of the more expensive universities may help bring tuitions down in general -- but given the current political climate, I see the situation only getting worse before it gets better.
loa-in-backup 8y ago
With Chinese birth control in place they are probably driven by will to help their parents out, because if not them, then who will
- tslmy 8y ago
  they will take care of themselves if they can afford to sponsor their children aboard

25 points by srameshc 8y ago

Way more opportunities in China to make a lot of money, especially after studying abroad and bringing western ideas back home. I am not Chinese, but speaking from experience.

vfulco2 8y ago
I am seeing the same thing. I assist young Chinese academics abroad with editing English resumes, enhancing LinkedIn Profiles, and interview coaching before they enter the job market. Sometimes these are the same I assisted to get into 1 and 2 year master's programs. Increasingly they wish to return home. We also can't deny the negative impact of tightening visa situation in the US.

tonysdg 8y ago

The ramifications of this trend -- and the likely political responses, considering the current responses -- will be interesting (to say the least). My rough prognostication (tuned for the U.S.): * Western leaders (the U.S. in particular) will see this as a threat to their technological/economic dominance. * In response, the number of educational visas will be severely limited at some point. * Universities dependent on foreign students paying full tuition, especially smaller ones, will find themselves suddenly (or not-so-suddenly) strapped for cash. * These colleges will lobby against visa restrictions, prompting further criticism from nationalist/populist entities/organizations, who will seek additional restrictions on loans/funding for such universities. * Within 10-30 years, the capital crunch will eventually force smaller universities to merge (if possible) or close altogether. * The wave of closures further damages technological innovation, harming overall economic output. * The economic downturn results in even further cuts to university/college funding, creating a vicious cycle that ends only when most small universities are gone, leaving only massive state universities and a few small niche/boutique universities catering to elites. I'm sure it won't turn out exactly like that -- and besides, closing some of the more expensive universities may help bring tuitions down in general -- but given the current political climate, I see the situation only getting worse before it gets better.

loa-in-backup 8y ago

With Chinese birth control in place they are probably driven by will to help their parents out, because if not them, then who will

tslmy 8y ago
they will take care of themselves if they can afford to sponsor their children aboard