Why Britain is best for the privileged of China

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Brian Randell <Brian.Randell () newcastle ac uk>
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 11:45:42 
To:dave () farber net
Subject: Why Britain is best for the privileged of China

Hi Dave:

For IP, if you wish.

From today's (London) Times:

> Why Britain is best for the privileged of China
>
> By Oliver August
>
> America is no longer the destination of choice 
> for parents keen to help their children get ahead
>
> MICHELLE SHANG talks about Britain's 
> universities as if they were untapped coalfields 
> or oil-rich desert sands. Sitting in front of a 
> Union Jack in her office in Beijing, she 
> enthuses to wealthy Chinese parents about the 
> rich pickings awaiting their children.
>
> "The education resources of Britain are 
> abundant," the director of the Service Centre 
> for Overseas Study said. "There are more than a 
> hundred public universities and more than a 
> thousand colleges ready for exploration."
>
> Mrs Shang's overseas study agency is one of 
> dozens in Beijing charging £1,000 a head to 
> place students in Britain. With the blessing of 
> the Government, rich Chinese have developed a 
> hunger for British education that rivals the 
> stream of illegal peasant migrants.
>
> The growth is expected to continue or even 
> accelerate as returnees propagate the benefits 
> of boarding at Harrow or reading law in London. 
> Britain has become the top destination for 
> Chinese students, ahead of America, the previous 
> favourite, and Germany, where higher education 
> is virtually free.
> ...
>
> Britain's popularity among Chinese students has 
> grown since Washington tightened visa 
> regulations after the terrorist attacks in 2001. 
> Zhang Hao, of Beijing Wan-Ji Education 
> Consulting, said: "Why do more and more people 
> choose Britain? No doubt it's because it's 
> difficult to get an American visa. No matter how 
> good you say British education is, America is 
> still more popular."
>
> Travelling to Britain has become easier for many 
> Chinese since the British Government issues 
> visas to almost anyone deemed a genuine student. 
> So far the system has worked well, according to 
> the British Council, as the vast majority of 
> Chinese students return home and do not stay on 
> illegally.
> ...

Full story at:

  http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,171-1004382,00.html

cheers

Brian

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