Chinese unis drop int’l student entrance exams
Peking, Tsinghua, Renmin and Shanghai Jiao Tong universities will now no longer require international candidates to sit exams due to Covid-19.
Peking, Tsinghua, Renmin and Shanghai Jiao Tong universities will now no longer require international candidates to sit exams due to Covid-19.
New Zealand education minister Chris Hipkins has suggested that international students could be exempt from international travel restrictions if they can be quarantined safely.
The majority (69%) of international student applicants remain determined to study abroad despite the travel restrictions, according to an IDP Connect survey.
Chinese universities keep taking international recruitment and international education as a channel for global communication rather than a business.
International students in popular study destinations have asked governments to provide financial assistance as they face coronavirus-induced unemployment. Callan Quinn reports.
New Zealand universities are facing the situation where they will have at least a quarter to one-third of their international students not turning up this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Chinese Ministry of Education approved 44 Sino-foreign cooperative ventures in the latter half of 2019, bringing the total number of programs approved last year up to 74 as provider focus shifts to "quality over quantity".
Student recruitment companies are embracing virtual tours and recruitment fairs in efforts to keep universities and prospective students connected.