1、INTERNATIONALGLOBAL INSIGHTS:WHAT ARE THE EXPERIENCES OF CHINESE STUDENTS IN THE UK?CONTENTS3 Foreword4Reflection5Executivesummary9Nextsteps13UCASsupportforundergraduateChinesestudents15Background16Section1:WhoaretheChinesestudentscomingtotheUK?22Section2:WhatattractsChinesestudentstostudyintheUK?29

2、Section3:WhatandwheredoChinesestudentsstudy?39Section4:WhataretheexperiencesofChinesestudentsstudyingintheUK,andhowdoesthisdifferfromtheirexpectations?49Section5:WhatareChinesestudentsplanspost-graduation?57Section6:WherenextforChineserecruitment?62AboutUCASInternational64TechnicalNotes67EndnotesFOR

3、EWORDImdelightedPearsonhaspartneredwithUCASonthisfascinatingreportintotheChinesestudentjourneythroughUKhighereducation(HE).Pearsonistheworldsleadinglearningcompany,serving160millionusersayearandbothChinaandtheUKare,andalwayshavebeen,acrucialpartofPearsonsglobalfocus.OnmyvisittoChinaearlierthisyear,I

4、metwithgovernment,businesses,andinstitutions,andsawfirst-handhowcrucialeducationisseeninrelationtothecountrysongoingandfutureprosperity.Aswehavewitnessedsincethepandemic,asbordersre-opensoglobalmobilityincreases.Youneednotlookfurtherthanthisreportforevidenceofthis.ItdemonstratesclearlythatChinesestu

5、dentswanttocontinuetheirhighereducationintheUKfortheculturalexperience,foraloveoflearning,andtoboosttheirfutureemploymentprospects.Itshearteningtolearn,throughthisresearch,thatnineintenChinesestudentswouldrecommendtheUKasastudydestination.Inacountrywhereeducationisking,theUKretainsitscrown.Whatweare

6、seeingatPearson,includingwithinthedivisionIlead,EnglishLanguageLearning,isthatthereasonstolearn,suchaspurelytopassexams,arechanging.LearningisnowalifelongpursuitandlanguageskillsinparticularareakeyrequirementtosucceedinbothHEandinyourcareer.Peoplenowwant,andbusinessesincreasinglyrequire,ongoinglearn