Trade Balance: Numbers Growing for American Students Studying in China, Vice Versa


An article in Diverse Issues in Higher Education discusses the growing number of American students studying in China. Approximately 25 percent of the 760,000 international students studying at American colleges and universities are from China. China’s decision to encourage its students to study in the United States is a stupendous jump since the country prevented students from doing so during the second half of the 20th century. These days, Chinese society values American university degrees since students receive a foundation in the liberal arts and are taught how to think creatively as opposed to the more rigid curriculum Chinese students receive at home.

Read the full article: http://diverseeducation.com/article/55816/. 

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