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Students face dilemma to study abroad amid pandemic
    2020-10-27  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

FOR many Chinese students, studying overseas for their university or advanced studies has always been a dream come true. But this year, the COVID-19 pandemic has upset the plans of many students to study in foreign universities, Shenzhen Evening News reported yesterday.

Long Wen, a fresh high school graduate in Shenzhen, has been accepted into New York University (NYU). She received the university’s offer this January and would have officially started her studies in the United States in September.

At the end of July this year, Long received an email from NYU, informing her that the registration location for the new semester was at NYU Shanghai, a degree-granting campus of the NYU Global Network located in Pudong New District of Shanghai.

Compared with many students who are forced to go online for their courses, or defer their admission because they are unable to leave the country, Long is undoubtedly lucky. However, the combination of online and offline teaching, which seems to be a “compromise,” still creates many problems.

“Although there are offline classes, the vast majority of them are general and basic courses. Specialized courses are still held online,” Long told the News, adding that the combination of online and offline courses has actually increased her burden to a certain extent.

“New York is behind Shanghai by 12 hours, so most of the online classes are held late at night in Beijing time. Also, I have to go to the classroom the next day, which will easily lead to disorders in my biological clock in the long run,” Long said.

Long also joked that she feels more like an “office worker” than a student as she has to take the subway for more than an hour every day and travel between her home and “classroom,” which is in an office building near NYU Shanghai.

“If there is no change, I will probably continue my classes in Shanghai next semester,” said Li Nan, who was also admitted to NYU this year.

“A large part of the reason why I chose to study abroad is that I want to be in a completely different cultural environment. However, the current situation seems more like I’m being stranded in Shanghai,” Li said.

Gao Fan, who plans to study for a master’s degree in mechanical engineering at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) this year, is currently studying at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA), which has an exchange program with UTS, on a temporary basis.

According to Gao, most of the postgraduate courses require professional laboratories and the guidance of mentors. “Although there are classrooms (at NUAA), it is more like studying by myself at present.” (Zhang Yu)

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