Blog Tag - University

UK Surpasses US as Preferred Study Destination for Chinese Students
This year, the UK surpassed the US as the preferred destination for Chinese students’ international studies for the first time ever. As reported by...
Is Cambridge University Lowering Standards for Chinese Applicants?
Recent misunderstandings circulating on Weibo about admission to Cambridge University have shone a spotlight on the controversies surrounding the...
Wudaokou Watch: "I Only Miss My Wife and Kids"
In this Wudaokou Watch column, we'll profile a different Beijing-based student from abroad each week to hear about their life in China's capital....
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In this Wudaokou Watch column, we'll profile a different Beijing-based student from abroad each week to hear about their life in China's capital....
Wudaokou Watch: "I Cannot Survive on Chinese Food"
In this new column, we'll profile a different Beijing-based student from abroad each week to hear about their life in China's capital. Augustine...
 US Universities to Begin Accepting Gaokao Scores
Every year in June, scores of Chinese high school students take the gaokao, a notoriously complex university entrance exam that determines possible...
Tsinghua University Makes it Easier for Foreign Students to Get In, Chinese Students Pissed Off
Tsinghua has started a heated debate throughout the country's student population after lowering requirements for applicants that hold foreign...
Hong Lou Meng Scene Summer Palace Beijing
The Gaokao is going back to the past in a bid to force a generation of emoji users to embrace their Classical Chinese roots. Beijing students will...
University to Students: If You Want to Use an Air Filter, Get a Doctor's Note
In the latest victory of bureaucracy over common sense, Beijing's Communication University has told students they need a doctor's note and a personal...
A Guide for Foreign Exchange Students
Choosing to come to Beijing, whether it be through a study abroad or foreign exchange program, can be both daunting and alluring in equal measure....
G'Day Mate! Aussie Students Flock to Chinese Universities in Droves
A growing trend goes against the tide of stereotypes about students and universities in relation to China. The old adage goes something like this: An...
Walls Surrounding Beijing Universities Set to Be Torn Down; Heated Debate About Traffic Ensues
Aside from opening young minds with lessons and text books, Beijing's top universities will also soon offer wide open spaces. The campuses of Renmin...
More Foreign Academics Coming To China
Fast economic growth in China is not only attractive for businessmen, but also for foreign scholars, the New York Times reports. More foreign...
News You Might Have Missed: Beijingers’ Bad Behavior and Color-Coding Children
Beijingers’ habits of spitting and running red lights aren’t the best, but in comparison to blackmailing one’s parents and breaking out in...