The Readiness, Challenges, and Expected Support for Chinese Students' Overseas Study

Abstract

This empirical investigation focuses on the readiness of the overseas study of potential Chinese business and management programme students and the challenges anticipated by them as well as their expected support from the destination institutes/staff based on a research conducted with undergraduate students from a top public university in China. The chapter presents insights on the relevant issues meaningful for Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) in English-Speaking Developed Countries (ESDCs, such as UK) that are the main host countries for Chinese international students. The research findings provide an informed guidance to British/ESDCs' HEIs in facilitating and teaching Chinese students to ensure their fruitful learning experience and to enhance their academic competence; the findings can also inform the Chinese institutes to prepare their students for a successful overseas education.