After graduation, 72% of Chinese overseas students in America almost immediately headed back to China or could only find short-term work, according to an article recently published in The Wall Street Journal. Moreover, graduates of top American schools were found to be the most likely to head straight back home after finishing their studies.
In 2012, 200,000 Chinese students arrived in America for study, with many spending roughly 1.5 to 1.6 million RMB for their four-year programs. According to the Ministry of Education, 134,800 overseas Chinese students returned to China in 2010, a 375% increase from 2005.
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i'm sorry but that number should be 100% they are turning our schools into diploma mills. they have no real talent or skills. americans need jobs, we should make the laws tougher for non citizens to get jobs in america. china only allows foreigners to work teaching their language. the same should be for chinese workers in the us.
May 12, 2013 07:56 Report Abuse
So the argument is, Chinese students head back to China because they cannot find full-time employment in the USA. Wow, talk about slanted reporting! I reject the premise. I guess the WSJ isn't accustomed to Chinese culture. There are multiple other reasons for Chinese students to return home after graduation. 1) Chinese parents expect marriage and a grandchild after college. There is a tremendous amount of pressure to move back home to be closer to the family. 2) Chinese students are notorious for NOT being independent, self-starters. Instead they wait for their parents to dictate their next move. 3) It's an ethnocentric thing. Chinese students want to return to what they are comfortable with. They miss home, food and the things they are used to. I asked my students what their plans were after college. 90% of them said they would return back home to be closer to family. I'm willing to bet that domestic students (students who attend college in China) do the same thing after college. They head home!
May 11, 2013 08:42 Report Abuse
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