Thanks to the economic growth, the opportunities for foreigners
who want to work in China have increased considerably in the last few
years. In 1996, there were 180,000 foreign workers registered in China
and the number is rapidly growing.
Teaching English is one of the main job areas for foreigners in China,
while there is also a growing demand for foreign experts in sales,
engineering and management, etc. The current rise of China has made it
very clear that people who can speak Chinese and have firsthand
experience of living in China are going to have a great advantage in
terms of employment.
The Culture of China is one of the world's oldest and most
complex. You'll run into unique customs as you travel to different parts
of China. Besides, everyday life, believe it or not, will be just as
new and fulfilling. Living and interacting with local Chinese and
immersing yourself in Chinese society will provide you with a new way of
visualizing the world and give you the kind of insight that just
doesn't come from textbooks.
Cheap living expense reduces your cost.
Although prices in China are rising, the cost of living here is
still favorable compares to most industrialized countries. You will be
amazed by how comfortably you can live and how strong your purchasing
power is. You can afford a lifestyle you are unlikely to enjoy at home:
get a housekeeper, travel every month, and enjoy frequent restaurant
meals, massages, and nights on the town. Even wear tailor-made clothes!
In order to strengthen mutual understanding and friendship
between the Chinese people and people from all over the world, and to
develop cooperation and exchanges in fields of politics, economy,
culture, education and trade between China and other countries, Chinese
government has set up a series of scholarship schemes to sponsor
international students to undertake studies and researches in Chinese
institutions of higher education.
International students under Chinese Government Scholarship Programs
will be allocated in Chinese institutions of higher education designated
by the Ministry of Education of China. Various disciplines in science,
technology, agriculture, medicine, economics, law, management,
education, history, liberal arts and philosophy are available to
international students in these institutions.
There are some noticeable aspects of campus life in China's
universities. Almost all institutions provide food and boarding for
students on campus, and consequently a typical student enrolled in a
university lives in a dormitory room which she/he shares with from 1 to 7
people, and eats in the dining halls on campus.
The closeness of students as a result of their living
environment—especially crowded dormitories and dining halls—has become
the hotbed for the flourishing of entertainment culture as well as
student organizations of all sorts on China's university campuses.
Compared with former generations of university students in mainland
China, students nowadays enjoy great freedom and diversity of activities
both within and outside their campuses.