China: A silent progressive revolution

China has emerged as one of the fastest growing centers for education

China has a long history of having students from foreign shores studying in its institutes and out of the 2000 plus universities and colleges, more than 300 have overseas students on their campuses. There are well over 1 lakh foreign students studying in China, who have flocked from more than 164 countries across the world, though a majority of them (nearly 70 percent) are from the Asian region.

Universities and institutes

Beijing Institute of Technology, China Agricultural University, Fudan University, Harbin Institute of Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Nanjing University, Peking University are some of the prominent institutes offering courses in life sciences.

Candidates aspiring for a Chinese degree have to go through a national examination and only those whose exam scores are up to the required standard can become registered students to study for a degree there. Most of China's institutions of higher learning operate on a centralized enrolment system in which admissions committees at the provincial level operate under the aegis of the Ministry of Education. The nationwide examinations are during the first half of July. The tests themselves, issued by the Ministry of Education, fall into two categories-the humanities, and the sciences and engineering. While candidates can appear for only one of the two, they can list the institutions and departments they wish to join in order of preference.

Scholarships

Scholarship programs are bilateral exchange programs, and those who want to apply to study in China on a Chinese scholarship have to go through their government. Private students can send their application directly to the university or college that they wish to study in.

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