Study abroad in China


Study abroad in China


Overview

What are the variant names for “China”?

ChinaPopular Republic of China

What is the geographical location of China?

China is located in  East Asia.

What is the surface area?

[9,597,000 km2] [3,705,000 mi2] is the surface area.

What is the population?

[1.357 billion] is the population (2015 census).

What is the capital?

Bejing is the capital.

Beijing, China

What is the nature of the political regime?

China is a socialist republic.

Who is the Chief of State?

President Xi Jinping is the Chief of State.

Who is the Head of Government?

Prime minister Li Keqiang is the Head of Government

What is the official language?

Chinese (Mandarin) is the official language.

What is the currency?

The yuwan()is the currency.

Higher Education

What is the supervising body?

The higher education system in China is supervised by the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China responsible for the planning, coordination and governance of higher education institutions.

What is the system of Education?

China  follows the 3-tier system of Higher Education (Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctorate) founded on teaching and research.

What is the number of higher education institutions?

Higher Education in China is made up of public and private institutions. Public Universities fall into two categories: “open-access” and “limited-access” institutions.

[] is the number of higher education institutions in (…).

[] is the number of public universities.

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What is the number of students?

[] students are enrolled in China Higher Education institutions for the (2012-2013) academic year.

What is the number of international students?

[] international students are enrolled in China Higher Education institutions for the (…) academic year.

What is the number of academics?

[] is the number of academics teaching and doing research in the various public and private Higher Education institutions during the academic year (2012-2013).

What is the student/teacher ratio?

[] to [] is the average student/teacher ratio.

>What are the degrees awarded?

Higher education institutions in China offer programs leading to a Bachelor’s degree (… years) , a Master’s degree (… years) and a Doctorate/PhD degree (… years).

What are the admission requirements?

On completion of the secondary school program, students can pursue their studies in one of the higher education institutions. They may, however, be required to have high higher secondary certificate grades and take an entrance exam to attend some higher education schools/institutes.

What is the amount of Fees?

Studies in public higher education institutions are free. In the private sector, studies are paid and scholarship fees vary from one institution to another.

How is the academic year organized?

Higher education institutions follow a semester system which divides the academic year into two terms of equal length. Each institution decides upon its own academic calendar; however, academic year generally starts in September and ends in June. There are winter and summer breaks. Summer school is also available at some universities.

How is assessment & Evaluation carried out?

Student evaluation is carried out through coursework, exams, presentations, reports and end-of-term projects. Each institution sets its own standards for student achievement.

What is the Grading and reporting method in use?

Various grading and reporting methods are used . Each higher education institution may use one or many grading standards.

Videos

“Meet” The story of the Life of a Foreign Student Living in China OUBIBI 李博阳 Morocco – October 12, 2017

Links


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