From Inside Higher Ed: “Affordability issues are driving Chinese students to look at alternative destinations, as a global cost-of-living crisis coincided with a domestic economic slump. Options closer to home also offered linguistic familiarity, geographical proximity and—arguably—better employment and internship opportunities … Hong Kong had become a ‘massive new market’ for mainland Chinese students, particularly after the territory allowed [subscription required] universities to increase the nonlocal share of subsidized enrollments to 50 percent … Others included Ireland, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam … France and Germany were considered safe and welcoming with good employment opportunities and low tuition fees.”
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