China is rapidly attracting international students to her shores.  In 2007 the number of international students studying in China amounted to 190,000 and the Chinese government has responded in enhancing the provision of governmental scholarship. Each year since 2008, the Chinese government will add about 3,000 additional governmental scholarships.

Statistic reveals that the top five nationalities studying in China are Koreans, Japanese, Americans, Vietnamese and Thais.

China’s institutions of higher learning attach great importance to “School Spirit”. In many universities a good school spirit is embodied by diligence, hard work, strictness, realism, pioneering, innovation and originality. Based on the characteristic of their specialties different universities accentuate specific aspects of school spirit.

The Universities, colleges and institutes in China usually offer four- or five-year undergraduate programs as well as special two-or three-year programs. Students who have completed a first degree may apply to enter graduate schools.

University admission is operated on a centralized enrolment system, in which admissions committees at the provincial level are under the Ministry of Education. Admission is granted on the basis of academic, physical and moral qualifications. Special allowances are made for minority nationality and overseas Chinese candidates

Enrolment is determined by the examination results. Brief investigation into their social behavior and moral character is conducted before students are admitted. In some faculties, specific physical requirements must be met.

The average tuition at a Chinese university is between USD2,000 and USD3,000 a year, plus another USD1,000 to cover board and lodging

International student studying in China can work for 12 hours per week in China during study period, but during summer and winter vacations, they are able to work for more than 12 hours if they have permission.

The things students can be involved in during their leisure time in China are limitless. Among some of these activities are:

Cycling
Some 300 million Chinese use bicycles to get around and cycling is one of the best ways to see China\'s countryside. Popular cycling routes include alongside sections of the Great Wall and Guilin and Yangzhou, in Guanxi province.

Hiking

China has some incredible scenery and much of it is best seen on foot. Everest Base Camp is Tibet\'s most popular trekking destination. There\'s also great hiking in other areas of the mountainous Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Yunnan\'s threatened Tiger Leaping Gorge and along the Great.Wall.

Beaches:
It may come as a surprise, but China has some gorgeous tropical beaches. Sanya, on the southern coast of China\'s most southerly province, Hainan Island, is one of China\'s most popular holiday areas and has international resort hotels, fine sand beaches, golf courses, coconut palms and water sports.