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57EDUCATION & CULTUREBy Jenny HuTopics surrounding exchange students have recently sparked online debate.An official from the Ministry of Education’s Department of Internation-al Cooperation and Exchanges(MOE) made statements on policies regarding overseas students in a press conference. He states that overseas students study-ing in China are important for Chinese education and provide support for BRI (Belt and Road Initiative). Further-more, their choice to study in China also shows China’s growing reputation and influence worldwide, bridging East and West, and cultivating talent for de-veloping countries.Improving scholarship management and education qualityAs for the admission requirements and students’ academic performance, he explained that the Administrative Measures for the Enrollment and Cul-tivation of International Students by Schools has been issued since 2017 by the MOE, together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Public Security. The regulations require higher learning institutions to tighten admission thresholds for international students by checking their qualifica-tions and course assessments so as to make sure that the work can be done according to laws and regulations.In 2018, the Pilot Standards for Education Quality for International Stu-dents was issued as a guideline for gov-ernments and college institutions. This increases the demand for international student admissions, cultivation, Manda-rin proficiency level and equal treatment.According to the ministry’s data, approximately 63,000 international stu-dents were funded by Chinese govern-ment scholarships last year, accounting for just 12.8% of the foreign students in China. Moreover, 70% of those receiv-ing scholarships were pursuing master’s or doctoral degrees.The funding is directly given to college schools which can divide such funding into scholarships, living expens-es and other fields for overseas students.A large batch of excellent alumni are beneficiaries of Chinese govern-ment scholarships, and they, in return, make great contributions in terms of exchanges and cooperation between China and other countries.The MOE attaches great im-portance to talented students having Chinese government scholarships. It also requires that the China Scholarship Council and universities set strict rules for the selection, admission and scholar-ship evaluation among foreign students. The next step for the ministry is to improve the enrollment and manage-mentof those receiving Chinese govern-ment scholarships. Specifically, it aims to lift standards, ensure the quality of education, and strengthen the scholar-ship evaluation system. Those who fail to meet the relevant requirements shall not be enrolled and obtain scholarships.How to adopt similar standards for all studentsThe Ministry of Education will ask universities to adopt similar stan-dards for all students, whether foreign or Chinese, in terms of teaching, exam requirements, education resources and services. At the same time, education for exchange students should also be included into the whole educational quality assurance system. This measure isconducive to creating equal rights and interests for international students.The Ministry wants to make more efforts to ensure that Chinese and for-eign students get similar but not the same treatment. Universities should also teach international students about the China Sets Strict Rules for the Admission Threshold for International Students

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ｍａｌ１　ｓａｍｐｌｅ　ｏｆ　１Ｏ　ｉｎｔｅｒｎａｔｉＯｎａｌ　Ｃｈｉｎｅｓｅ　ｓｔｕｄｅｎｔｓ　ｓｔｕｄｙｉｎｇ　ｉｎ　Ｎｅｗ　Ｚｅａ１ａｎｄ，　ｔｈｅｉｒ　ｓｔ０ｒｉｅｓ　ｈａｖｅ　ｈｉｇｈｌｉｇｈｔｅｄ　ａ　ｎｅｅｄ　ｆｏｒ　ｉｎｄｉｖｉｄｕａｌ　ａｎｄ　ｉｎｓｔｉｔｕｔｉｏｎａ１　ｒｅｓＤｏｎｓｅｓ　ｔｏ　ａｌ１ｅｖｉａｔｅ　ｓＯｍｅ　Ｏｆ　ｔｈｅ　ｃｈａｌ　ｌｅｎｇｅｓ　ｆａｃｅｄ　ｂｙ　ｎＯｎ—Ｅｎｇ１　ｉ　ｓｈ　ｓｐｅａｋｉｎｇ　ｉｎｔｅｒｎａｔｉｏｎａ１　ｓｔｕｄｅｎｔｓ　ｃｏｍｉｎｇ　ｔｏ　Ｎｅｗ　Ｚｅａ１ａｎｄ．　Ａｓ　ｗｉｔｈ　ｍａｎｙ　ｐｒｅｖｉ０ｕｓ　ｓｔｕｄｉｅｓ，　ｌａｎｇｕａｇｅ　ｐｒｏｆｉｃｉｅｎｃｙ　ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔｅｄ　ｔｈｅ　ｍｏｓｔ　ｓｉｇｎｉｆｉｃａｎｔ　ｃｈａｌｌｅｎｇｅ　ｆｏｒ　ｔｈｅｓｅ　ｉｎｔｅｒｎａｔｉＯｎａ１　Ｃｈｉｎｅｓｅ　ｓｔｕｄｅｎｔｓ　ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ　０ｆ　ｔｈｅ　ｆｌ０ｗ—ｏｎ　ｅｆｆｅｃｔ　ｔｈｉ　ｓ　ｈａｄ　ｉｎ　ｔｈｅｉｒ　ｓｏｃｉａ１　ａｎｄ　ａｃａｄｅｍｉｃ　ｌｉｖｅｓ．　０ｕｒ　ｆｉｎｄｉｎｇｓ　ｃｏｎｔｉｎｕｅ　ｔｏ　ｓｕｐｐ０ｒｔ　ｔｈｅ　ｎｅｅｄ　ｔｏ　ａｄｄｒｅｓｓ　ｔｈｅ　ｑｕａｌｉｔｙ　ｏｆ　

ＵＳ—Ｃｈｉｎａ　Ｅｄｕｃａｔｉｏｎ　Ｒｅｖｉｅｗ　Ａ　３（２０　１　２）３３３－３４４　Ｅａｒｌｉｅｒ　ｔｉｔｌｅ：ＵＳ．Ｃｈｉｎａ　Ｅｄｕｃａｔｉｏｎ　Ｒｅｖｉｅｗ，ＩＳＳＮ　１５４８－６６１３　

Ｓｔｕｄｅｎｔｓ　ｏｆ　Ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ　Ｍｉｎｄｓ：Ｂｒｉｄｇｉｎｇ　ｔｈｅ　Ｇａｐｓ　ｏｆ　

Ｉｎｔｅｒｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ　Ｓｔｕｄｅｎｔｓ　Ｓｔｕｄｙｉｎｇ　ｉｎ　ｔｈｅ　ＵＳ　

Ｍｉｒａｎｄａ　Ｌｉｎ　

Ｉｌｌｉｎｏｉｓ　Ｓｔａｔｅ　Ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｙ，Ｎｏｒｍａｌ，ＵＳ　毒０ＩｇＨＩＮ岱　

Ｉｎｔｅｒｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ　ｓｔｕｄｅｎｔｓ　ｈａｖｅ　ｃｏｎｓｔｉｔｕｔｅｄ　ａ　ｇｒｏｗｉｎｇ　ｐｏｐｕｌａｔｉｏｎ　ｉｎ　Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ　ｈｉｇｈｅｒ　ｅｄｕｃａｔｉｏｎ　ｉｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｐａｓｔ　ｆｅｗ　ｄｅｃａｄｅｓ．　

Ｔｈｉｓ　ｓｔｕｄｙ　ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔｅｄ　ａ　ｃａｓｅ　ｓｔｕｄｙ　ｏｆ　ｓｉｘ　ｉｎｔｅｒｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ　ｓｔｕｄｅｎｔｓ’ａｃａｄｅｍｉｃ，ｃｕｌｔｕｒａｌ　ａｎｄ　ｓｏｃｉａｌ　ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅｓ　ｄｕｒｉｎｇ　

ｔｈｅｉｒ　ｓｔａｙ　ｉｎ　ｔｈｅ　ＵＳ．Ｄａｔａ　ｏｂｔａｉｎｅｄ　ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ　ｉｎｔｅｒｖｉｅｗｓ　ａｎｄ　ｔｈｅ　ｒｅｓｕｌｔｓ　ｏｆ　ｃｏｎｔｅｎｔ　ａｎａｌｙｓｉｓ　ｉｎｄｉｃａｔｅ　ｔｈａｔ　ｉｎｔｅｒｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ　

ｓｔｕｄｅｎｔｓ　ｆａｃｅ　ｓｉｇｎｉｆｉｃａｎｔ　ｆｉｎａｎｃｉａｌ，ａｃａｄｅｍｉｃ，ｐｓｙｃｈｏｌｏｇｉｃａｌ　ａｎｄ　ｅｍｏｔｉｏｎａｌ　ｃｈａｌｌｅｎｇｅｓ　ｃｏｐｉｎｇ　ｗｉｔｈ　Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ　

ａｃａｄｅｍｉｃ，ｐｒｏｆｅｓｓｉｏｎａｌ　ａｎｄ　ｓｏｃｉａｌ　ｌｉｆｅ．Ｂｒｉｄｇｉｎｇ　ｔｈｅ　ｃｕｌｔｕｒａｌ　ｇａｐｓ　ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ　ｓｃｈｏｏｌｓ　ａｎｄ　ｉｎｔｅｒｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ　ｓｔｕｄｅｎｔｓ　ｉｓ　

ｒｅｃｏｍｍｅｎｄｅｄ　ｆｏｒ　ｉｎｔｅｒｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ　ｓｔｕｄｅｎｔｓ　ｔｏ　ｓｕｃｃｅｅｄ　ｉｎ　ｂｕｉｌｄ　ａ　ｃｏｍｍｕｎｉｔｙ　ｏｆ　ｌｅａｒｎｅｒｓ．