Chinese students at UK universities face ‘acute’ integration challenges: report
By Jane Cai
Chinese university students in the UK face “particularly acute” integration challenges, meriting further attention from British institutions, according to a new think-tank report.
The students struggle with English language proficiency, lack of familiarity with non-Chinese social media and a lack of targeted career support from universities, according to the report released on Thursday by Oxford-based think tank HEPI and education consultancy Uoffer Global.
International student tuition fees account for around 43 per cent of British universities’ tuition revenue, according to data from the Higher Education Statistics Agency.
Chinese students account for a quarter of all international students in the UK, and the £2.3 billion (US$2.9 billion) in fees they pay annually is vital to Britain’s cash-strapped education sector.
“Given the financial contribution of Chinese students and increasing uncertainty about their future in the UK, institutions must improve the services on offer,” the report states.
“The better integration of Chinese students would benefit the entire campus community and UK society at large.”
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By Jane Cai
Chinese university students in the UK face “particularly acute” integration challenges, meriting further attention from British institutions, according to a new think-tank report.
The students struggle with English language proficiency, lack of familiarity with non-Chinese social media and a lack of targeted career support from universities, according to the report released on Thursday by Oxford-based think tank HEPI and education consultancy Uoffer Global.
International student tuition fees account for around 43 per cent of British universities’ tuition revenue, according to data from the Higher Education Statistics Agency.
Chinese students account for a quarter of all international students in the UK, and the £2.3 billion (US$2.9 billion) in fees they pay annually is vital to Britain’s cash-strapped education sector.
“Given the financial contribution of Chinese students and increasing uncertainty about their future in the UK, institutions must improve the services on offer,” the report states.
“The better integration of Chinese students would benefit the entire campus community and UK society at large.”
via SCMP Full Text Feed
