Over 30,000 foreign students studying in Beijing
( 2003-07-22 14:03) (Xinhua)
More than 30,000 foreign
students from 156 countries and regions are studying in Beijing, accounting for
40 percent of the total number of foreign students in China, and the number is
expected to reach 50,000 in the next three to five years.
Statistics submitted by the Beijing Municipal EducationCommission show that
the students from overseas are taking nearly 1,000 majors, including the Chinese
language, traditional Chinese medicine, and Chinese drama, reported Tuesday's
"Beijing Daily".
Beijing University, Beijing Language and Culture University,and Beijing
Normal University are the state designated teaching bases for overseas students.
Beijing University has opened over 200 majors to foreign students, who are
interested in majors like history, archeology, museology, philosophy and
religion.
The number of foreign students has led to the establishment ofinternational
education and cross-school exchanges, which create 30,000 jobs annually and
generate five billion yuan (602 million US dollars) in income.
Colleges and universities of Beijing like prestigious BeijingUniversity,
Qinghua University and Beijing Normal University have set up relations with more
than 1,000 foreign colleges and universities including Harvard and Cambridge.
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