How Do I Choose the Best Work-Study Abroad Program?

The launch of the China Study Abroad Program was born against the background of an increasing number of students studying in China. In 2010, the Ministry of Education of China will implement the "Study Abroad China Program", which will be launched after US President Barack Obama visits China to discuss the expansion of student exchanges between the two countries. Accept 100,000 American students to study in China. Relevant sources believe that this is the best time for foreign students to study in China.

Study in China Program

In order to implement the "Outline of the National Medium- and Long-term Education Reform and Development Plan (2010-2020)", strengthen education exchanges and cooperation between China and foreign countries, promote the sustained and healthy development of the cause of studying in China, and improve the internationalization of education in China, the Ministry of Education in September 2010 The "Study Abroad Program in China" was introduced ^[1]

Growth in the number of students studying in China

On February 25, 2010,

I. Development Goals

Make this plan.

By 2020, China will become Asia's largest study destination country.

Second, the main task

By 2020, the number of foreign students studying in mainland universities and primary and middle schools will reach 500,000, including 150,000 international students receiving higher education. According to national strategies and development needs, the number of Chinese government scholarships will be gradually increased; come to China The country and level of the students who study abroad are more balanced and reasonable.

Third, the guiding ideology

Make overall plans for scale, structure, quality and efficiency, promote comprehensive and sustainable development of the cause of studying in China, and build an international brand of Chinese education.

Work policy

Expand scale, optimize structure, standardize management, and ensure quality.

Five, development ideas

Take reform and innovation as the driving force and system construction as the core. Further strengthen the government's responsibility, increase investment, formulate development plans for different provinces and cities, and guide them in categories. We will improve the service mechanism and supervision system for studying in China, and encourage qualified schools, research institutes, and other educational institutions and social organizations to develop and participate in studying and education in China in accordance with the law.

6. Policy Guarantee

Continuously improve the policies, regulations and systems for studying in China. Clarify the rights, obligations and responsibilities of the government, overseas education institutions and overseas students. Ensuring that studying abroad in China is in accordance with law, science, and standards, creating a good legal environment for studying in China, and forming a system and mechanism conducive to the development of studying in China.

Management system

The Ministry of Education is responsible for the macro management of studying in China. Provincial education administrative departments are responsible for the management of overseas study in China in accordance with the principle of territorialization. Education institutions studying in China are responsible for the daily management and services of students studying in China in accordance with laws, regulations and rules and regulations.

Working mechanism

The education administrative departments of various regions are the competent authorities for studying in China in this region. They coordinate the foreign affairs, public security, finance, human resources and social security, health and other departments at the same level, cooperate with each other and perform their duties to form government departments and education in China The management work mechanism with clear powers and responsibilities, reasonable division of labor, scientific decision-making, smooth implementation, and strong management are guaranteed.

Nine, publicity

Vigorously strengthen publicity and promotion of studying in China. Integrate the resources of domestic and foreign parties and give full play to the role of relevant domestic institutions and Chinese embassies (consulates) abroad, overseas Confucius Institutes (Confucius Classrooms), etc. in the promotion of studying in China. Strengthen the construction of foreign language websites of the "Study abroad in China" and various education institutions studying in China.

X. Admissions

We will reform the admissions rules for students studying in China, and adopt flexible international admissions methods including review, examination, and examination. On the basis of improving the preparatory education system, gradually establish the study standard for undergraduate majors who study in China. Strict electronic registration system for freshmen's status and education.

Eleven, training mode

Constantly innovating the education and training model for studying in China. Encourage overseas education institutions in China to actively explore and carry out trials on the flexible academic system of diploma education, and to extend Chinese education abroad in various forms in the future. Study the feasibility of conducting online education and distance training in China.

12. Professional Courses

Create a brand specialty, optimize the professional structure, and build a more attractive professional curriculum system for overseas students in China. Support colleges and universities in their efforts to build a major in Chinese-language teaching, provide a certain number of degree courses in English, and focus on supporting degree courses with Chinese characteristics and international comparative advantages to increase their international influence.

Thirteen, teacher construction

Strengthen the construction of teaching staff studying in China. Combined with the construction of talent teams in colleges and universities, strengthen the training of teachers' ability in foreign language teaching and other aspects, improve the performance evaluation methods for overseas teachers in China, and make a group of outstanding teachers with high academic attainments, proficient in teaching, and caring for students become the backbone of overseas education power.

14.Quality Assurance

Establish a quality evaluation system for overseas education in China, strengthen the evaluation of education conditions, training quality, and management service levels for overseas education in China, promote the reasonable positioning of schools, and enhance the characteristics of overseas education in China. Gradually identify a number of demonstration bases for studying in China.

15. Education Management

Actively promote the assimilation of the management and service of Chinese students studying in China with Chinese students, strengthen Chinese laws and regulations, excellent traditional culture and national conditions education, and help students studying in China objectively understand the development of Chinese society.

16. Management Team

Improve the training system for management staff studying in China. Strengthen the construction of training mechanism and build a management team of overseas students who are relatively stable, dedicated to work, familiar with foreign affairs, and good at management.

17. Living Services

Improve the logistic life security system for overseas students in China, continuously optimize the environment for studying in China, and further enrich the cultural life on campus. Actively organize various cultural and sports activities for students studying in China. Improve the medical insurance system for students studying in China.

18. Social Practice

Where conditions permit, it will facilitate the work-study and study-assistance of students studying in China, and create conditions for internship practice. Gradually establish an educational mechanism that connects teaching with practice, and connects classrooms with society.

XIX. Construction of Scholarship System

Guarantee the steady increase in the scale of Chinese government scholarships, and gradually implement the monetization reform of scholarships. Encourage and support local governments, schools, enterprises and institutions, and other social organizations and natural persons to set up various scholarships for studying in China. Establish a government-led, socially engaged, pluralistic, and diverse scholarship system.

Twenty, graduate contact work

Strengthen ties with graduates studying in China. Relying on the relevant direct units to carry out the work of graduates studying in China, and apply for the establishment of special institutions according to the needs of work development. Encourage and support the establishment of overseas alumni associations for graduates studying in China.

Attachment: Planning table for the progress of studying abroad in China

Attachment: 1. Planning table for the study progress of the China Study Sub-project.doc

Concept of the "Study in China Program"

In July, the Party Central Committee and the State Council promulgated the "Outline of the National Medium- and Long-Term Education Reform and Development Plan (2010-2020)", which clearly proposed strengthening international exchanges and cooperation, insisting on opening up to promote reform, development, and multi-level and wide-ranging Education exchanges and cooperation to raise China's education internationalization level. The outline of the education plan also states that "further expansion of the scale of foreign students and implementation of the plan to study in China".

In order to thoroughly implement and implement the spirit of the outline of education planning and adapt to the new situation of development at home and abroad, the Ministry of Education announced the "China Study Abroad Program" at the National Studying Abroad Working Conference held on September 28. For some issues that readers are generally concerned about in the plan, the reporter interviewed Zhang Xiuqin, director of the International Cooperation and Exchange Department of the Ministry of Education.

Objective needs to improve China's education internationalization

Question: Against the background of major progress in studying in China in the past 60 years, why should China launch the "Study in China Program"? What does this plan mean?

Answer: The current reason for launching the "Study Abroad in China" is based on two considerations: First, the urgent need to implement the outline of education planning and further improve the level of internationalization of education in China. The outline of the education plan clearly proposes the implementation of the "Study Abroad in China" plan. As an important part of China's international education exchanges and cooperation, studying in China has an important role in building a world-class university in China and promoting the internationalization of education. It is of great significance to promote the concept of a harmonious world.

The second is the strategic guarantee for further development of the cause of studying in China. With the rapid development of China's economy and society, the number of overseas students in China has been increasing year by year. In the past five years, the average growth rate of international students in China has exceeded 17%, with an average annual increase of about 30,000 people. According to the plan, by 2020, the number of international students studying in China's universities and primary and secondary schools will increase to 500,000, of which 150,000 are international students, making China the largest destination for international students in Asia. To achieve this strategic goal, we must launch a series of supporting measures and policies. The promulgation of the "Study Program for Studying in China" aims to achieve this goal and continuously promote the sound and rapid development of studying in China.

"Plan" will further optimize the structure of personnel studying in China

Question: We have noticed that the "Study in China Plan" proposes a sixteen-character work policy of "expanding scale, optimizing structure, standardizing management, and ensuring quality." Does this mean that optimizing structure is an important direction for China to study in China in the next 10 years?

Answer: It should be said that expanding the scale is the first task of China's study in China in the next 10 years, optimizing the structure is an urgent requirement, ensuring quality is the key to development, and standardized management is an important guarantee. In the next 10 years, the guiding ideology for the development of studying in China is.

In the 60 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China, China has made great achievements in studying in China: the scale of studying in China has steadily expanded, the number of countries and regions where students from China are studying abroad has been increasing, the levels have become higher and higher, and professional choices have become more diverse. However, in the future, the structure of students and majors for international students in China still needs to be further optimized. Developing countries and neighboring countries are still the main sources of education for Chinese students studying in China. In 2009, the number of international students from Asia ranked first, about 161,600, accounting for 67.84% of the total number of international students coming to China throughout the year. Among the 11 disciplines of literature, medicine, economics, management, engineering, law, education, and science accepted by foreign students in China, liberal arts (including Chinese) and medical sciences are still the major fields of study for international students.

Question: At present, studying in China has entered a stage of rapid development, and it has also become a new growth point for education and foreign affairs. During the implementation of the "Study in China Program", what kind of mechanism will there be to ensure the continuous development of the cause of studying in China?

A: Studying in China requires the close cooperation of foreign affairs, public security, finance, price, health and epidemic prevention, human resources, and social security departments. It also requires someone to plan with us and play the first hand card. There are both short-term fighting and long-term. Scale battle. To this end, we will establish an inter-ministerial coordinating committee for studying in China and an expert advisory committee. The former will be mainly administrative departments, while the latter will be experts and scholars. It will form a strong leadership, division of labor and cooperation, and seek common development.

Various measures to improve the quality of education in China

Question: We have noticed that the "Study Program for Studying in China" is called the "Outline of Planning" and "Guide for Action" to guide China's study in China in the next 10 years. What measures will we take in the next 10 years to improve the quality of education in China?

A: The "Plan" proposes that by 2020, China will become Asia's largest country for studying abroad. This is also the development goal of China's study in China in the next 10 years.

In order to achieve this goal, in the next 10 years, our study in China will "take reform and innovation as the driving force, take system construction as the core, and continue to innovate the education and training model of studying in China, and encourage overseas education institutions to actively explore and conduct diploma education. Pilot of Flexible Education System. "

Of course, in the process of achieving the goals, improving the quality of education in China will be the focus of our work. In terms of specific measures, we have made comparisons in various aspects such as admissions enrollment, brand professional curriculum construction, "bilingual" teacher team construction, scholarship system construction, quality evaluation system construction for schools studying in China, and social practice of overseas students studying in China. Make full preparations to ensure that international students in China can receive high-quality education in China.

After 60 revisions, more than 500 people were solicited

Question: What is the process of the "Study Abroad in China" program, which is used to guide China to study in China in the next 10 years?

A: It can be said that this plan to study in China is the crystallization of the wisdom of many people, and has accumulated the efforts of many people. The entire formulation process is divided into two steps: first, before the plan is formulated, we conduct in-depth research and carry out strategic research. We invite Peking University, Renmin University of China, and Fudan University to organize research groups to study the position of studying abroad in China's education and foreign affairs work, study the development track of studying in China, and study the work of studying in China and politics, diplomacy, economics, and education. Horizontal relationship. At the same time, we also invited more than 20 major education missions (groups) of Chinese embassies to report on the development plans of international students in the country, such as the 300,000 plan in Japan and the 100,000 plan in South Korea. Research report.

The second is to draft the text, solicit opinions widely, and repeatedly consult and demonstrate. From July 2009 to June 2010, we invited education experts from Peking University, Tsinghua University, and Renmin University of China to actively participate in the drafting and revision work. After the first draft of the text was formed, Hao Ping, Vice Minister of Education, hosted the "Study Program for Studying in China" The special office meeting was revised. The Department of International Cooperation and Exchanges of the Ministry of Education held three revision seminars, soliciting relevant departments, directly-affiliated units, 32 provincial education authorities, 5 municipal education bureaus, 75 colleges and universities, 59 The opinions of the education offices (groups) of embassies and consulates abroad, the heads of the missions in UNESCO and the European Union, and the opinions of more than 100 front-line teachers and managers who are studying in China.

From the first draft to the final announcement, this "Study Abroad in China" has undergone a total of nearly 60 amendments, and more than 500 comments have been sought. ^[3]