Abstract
This qualitative study aimed to explore the reasons why China has become a global destination for international students. Recently, the enrollment of International Students has increased at Chinese Universities. The study aims to understand why such International Students from Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan choose to study in China for tertiary education rather than studying in any US or European Universities. To conclude the study, a mixed-method research methodology was used by using focus group discussions and descriptive statistics from two different surveys. The research establishes that the maximum of the international students have chosen China as their study destination is because of safety and security at the campus, proximity with their homeland, low cost of education and accommodation, and a strong perception of prospective job opportunities upon completion of their degrees. The study suggested that Chinese Universities can initiate different plans/ schemes in attracting international students from different countries of the world.
Highlights
Tertiary educations have developed more globalized and has observed an extraordinary growth in the number of international students globally, while the majority of them belong to China
The study aimed to comprehend the motive of foreign students in selecting Chinese universities for tertiary education
To be able to complete this study the concept of discourse analysis had used from focus group discussion, resultantly, the study identified these international students have different discourses ranging from global exposure, safety and security, racism, cultural experience, financial hubs, job opportunities and most importantly cost of education and accommodation at the destination of studies
Summary
Tertiary educations have developed more globalized and has observed an extraordinary growth in the number of international students globally, while the majority of them belong to China. The Institute of International Education (IIE) released a report in 2015 on Open Door Reports on International Educational Exchange, which revealed a tremendous increase regarding Chinese students studying in American universities and colleges, contributing 31%. Apart from the USA, China is providing a huge quantity of students to the UK, Australia, Canada, Japan, and New Zealand by 2014 China has been known as a major “sending” country, in terms of mobility, indicating the loss of its talent and brain drain to developed countries. The Chinese role as a “receiving” country has been ignored, especially in terms of foreign students from different countries of the world
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