For more almost 9.5 million rising high school graduates across China, the gaokao, a three-day, high-stakes college entrance exam, has a life-long impact. Results determine student placement or exclusion from top-tier schools, as well as the ability to gain access to a higher rung of the social ladder.
By WES Staff Over the last four years there has been a dramatic explosion in the number of Chinese undergraduate students studying at U.S. universities and colleges. Between 2009 and 2010 alone there was an increase of over 17,000 Chinese undergraduates, more than the total…
By Ann White, Director, Hong Kong-China, the Institute of International Education CLICK TO ACCESS OUR LATEST PROFILE ON EDUCATION IN CHINA For several years, China has clearly been on course to regain its position as the top source of international students for U.S. institutions of…