The demand that China has for international education “has not ceased”, despite the difficult rhetoric from the West and China not being afraid to “add to the firestorm”, speakers on a recent panel have stated. 

Just under 200 Chinese students arrived in the UK on September 26 via a charter flight, courtesy of an initiative led by INTO University Partnerships.

Stakeholders have suggested that there might be “significant” improvement in China’s outbound study market as the country gradually reopens. 

There has been an “M-shaped recovery” in outbound mobility from China to the UK in 2022, while Chinese universities themselves are improving by “leaps and bounds”, a British Council report has indicated.

Software company Sinorbis has announced an expansion to Europe and North America in a bid to help institutions reach prospective students in China.

Chinese education company New Oriental has released a report highlighting study abroad being on the rise for Chinese students despite the pandemic.

“Most” study travel agencies in China describe the impact of Covid as “under control” despite a drop in enrolments as a result of the pandemic, according to new BONARD research.

Long term, parents want their kids to have a better sense of international environment and open their horizons to the international world beyond China