外国学生缘何留学中国——基于北京高校调查的实证研究

Why do Foreign Students Choose to Study in China——An Empirical Analysis Based on the Survey Data from Beijing Universities

对北京六所高校外国留学生抽样调查的结果表明:对中国文化的兴趣、看重在中国的工作与发展机会、中国高等教育的质量、入学机会等,是吸引外国留学生来华留学的重要原因。特征分析显示,外国留学生主要来源于发展中国家,所学专业以汉语言和经济管理为主,半数以上学生希望留在中国工作。

This study,using＂Push and Pull Factor Theory＂as basic theoretical framework,does a sampling survey in six universities in Beijing.We find that having interest in Chinese culture,valuing the opportunities to work and development in China,attaching importance to the quality of higher education of China and the entrance opportunities into universities of China,are the most important reasons that attract the foreign students to study in China.Besides,students from developing countries are main part of the foreign students,the most popular field of study are Chinese,business and management,and more than half foreign students expect in different extent to stay and work in China after graduation.