Educational migration: the experience of China

Abstract

Migration or movement of people from one region to another has been going on for centuries. However, educational migration is a relatively new form of migration, which dates back to the time when the countries of Asia and Africa were under colonial domination. A limited number of young people were selected to study in the higher education institutions of the cities of the Empire, with a view to their further work in the administrative centers of the colonies. Young people, students and graduates are an intellectual potential and an important component in the development of society, a special group with a good level of mobility, intellectual activity and health, which give them an advantage over other categories of the population, represent the economic and demographic potential of the country, so the migration losses of students are undesirable in the country. Often, studying abroad is considered as a step towards future migration. International students, especially from developing countries, often stay in the host country after graduation. A foreign diploma is often viewed as an investment in finding a job after graduation, either in the host country or in the home country. Many host countries are interested in hiring talented foreign young people who have graduated from their universities.
Key words: migration, student migration, youth, China, higher education institution.