Blog posts on China
Scholarships forever?
The purpose of scholarship programmes
Greener pastures? China to establish its first branch campus abroad
Soochow University will soon open a branch campus in Laos, becoming the first Chinese university to establish a campus abroad. How does this development fit into China’s national higher education strategy? What are the likely benefits of the campus for China and for Laos, and how does the initiative fit into current directions of international branch campus development?
Hong Kong invites international branch campuses to its shores: a clever strategy?
Recent years appeared to indicate that the Hong Kong higher education market was saturated with a sufficient number of high-quality domestic and foreign university programmes. Hong Kong has long welcomed foreign higher education providers but has also implemented regulations to register and monitor their quality, and has closed poor quality foreign programmes if necessary.
Fond friends or hungry dragon? China’s increased higher education collaboration with Africa
At the end of August, government leaders from China and South Africa announced that they would advance bilateral cooperation in a range of areas, including higher education and scientific research.
