People’s Republic of China, or China, is the most populous country in the world with over 1.3 billion people and the fourth largest by territory. Its largest city is Shanghai and the capital is Beijing.
The official language is Chinese.
Nature resources, the numerous workforce and the the country’s policy are the core of the so-called “Chinese economic miracle”, which puts China in the number 1 spot for GDP and 2nd for size of economy. China is the World’s largest exporter and the second largest importer. Main industries in China are agriculture and manufacture. Tourism is also very well-developed, as China is ranked 4th in the world in that indicator.
Technologically is also among the global leaders, both in production and exports, in addition, almost every well-known large-scale blue-chup companies have their production outsourced to China. This in turn speaks volumes about China’s advancement, because trust is not easily won, especially on the international stage.
The textile industry is an important sector for China and, as is the case with technology companies, many leaders in the textile industry have their production outsourced to China.
Technologies and textile contribute probably the biggest share to the Chinese GDP.
There are more than 2500 higher education institutions in China, which are split into 4 areas – universities, professional colleges, Adult HEI’s and independent institutions.
There are both state- and private-owned institutions.
Bachelor degree- 4 years
Master degree – 2 years
In China education is practically orientated, the institutions have the resources and finances to do researches, innovations and development of new technologies.
The academic environment is highly competitive due to the large number of students.
China is the most popular country in Asia for international students, it is expected to even replace United Kingdom as the 2nd most popular destination. The number of international students in China is 500 000, most of them coming from South Korea. China attracts students in various ways – the opportunity to study the most spoken language in the world, the good reputation of Chinese higher education, scholarships for international students ($300 million per year), the work-study opportunity, the incredible Chinese culture, history, and traditions.
In order to study in China you need a student visa and health insurance.
In most Chinese universities the language of instruction is Chinese, however in order to attract more international students, there are campuses of international universities being opened. In that way the number of Bachelor and Master programmes taught in English is increasing every year.
The most preferred programmes are Chinese philology, Asian studies, International Business.
There are 6 Chinese universities placing in the top 100 university rankings, according to QS World Rankings 2019. Bellow is a list of the universities:
