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Brexit: a boon or bane for Chinese students?
    2016-07-06  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

    Zhang Qian

    zhqcindy@163.com

    While the British said farewell to the European Union, more Chinese students might choose to study in Britain thanks to a more favorable exchange rate and an increased chance to live and work there, according to several consultants and education agents in Shenzhen and London.

    Though no official announcement had been made by British universities of lower tuition fees, Chinese students would still pay less for their degrees in the United Kingdom.

    “For those who have not been charged money by their university yet, they could save up to 10,000 yuan now that the pound is devalued,” said Han Shuo, a Chinese student who is now studying in New Castle.

    Li Yang is a student who just graduated from Shenzhen University and has been accepted to a master’s degree program in arts management in Lancaster. She regrets that she paid for her studies before Britain announced it would leave the EU and the pound began to drop in value.

    As a student who admires the rich cultural resources in Europe, Li said she worried that Brexit would cause a reduction of exchange programs between British and other European countries.

    “I wanted to study arts management in the U.K. because it has such close links with the other European countries in terms of arts and history,” said Li.

    “But I wonder if Brexit will have a negative effects on academic exchange programs.”

    British universities have already announced that they will not change their programs with the EU countries over the next two years.

    “As a matter of fact, Brexit might be good for overseas Chinese students because British universities might reduce places for students coming from EU countries and increase places for other international students,” said Jiang Xiaoting, an education consultant based in London.

    “For instance, Britain had an exclusive scholarship system towards international students except for students from the EU countries, but many universities might adopt a point-based system to evaluate all applicants for scholarships, which would be fair to Chinese students,” said Jiang.

    Another study agent from Shenzhen, known as Crystal Chen, agreed with Jiang’s opinion. She mentioned that slightly more students and parents consulted about studying in the United Kingdom after Brexit.

    But both Jiang and Chen think it is still too early to say Brexit will cause an instant effect on overseas Chinese students as the policy change will not take effect for two years.

    Chen said that the language proficiency test, IELTS, might increase its difficulty to assess students’ English abilities, which might make it more challenging for some Chinese students to secure places at British universities.

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