More than 30,000 visitors are expected to attend the study
abroad-focused China Education Expo 2007 in Beijing tomorrow.
The annual expo, now in its eighth year, will see a
record-breaking number of representatives from 600 overseas
colleges and universities from 41 countries and regions.
Under the theme "Your Multiple Choices," the expo is expected to
showcase the vast amount of high quality education programs
available in China.
"We hope the expo will draw overseas participants closer to the
visitors, who are becoming increasingly career-minded," Zong Wa,
director of China Center for International Education Exchange which
organized the expo, said.
An opportunity for overseas schools to expand into the world's
potentially largest recruitment market, the event has drawn many
sponsors including the British Embassy, German Academic Exchange
Service or DAAD, International Development Program of Australian
Universities and Colleges, CampusFrance, Spanish Embassy, New
Zealand Trade and Enterprise and the Japan Student Services
Organization.
Apart from information booths, presentations will be given to
students so they can discover more about the wide range of study
opportunities.
Besides Beijing, the expo will move to Qingdao, Wuhan, Shanghai,
Xi'an, Chengdu and finally Shenzhen from October 23 to November
4.
The expo will have many highlights including:
European Higher Education Fair: It will showcase various
programs of some 200 higher education institutions from 27 EU
member states and the European Commission's Erasmus Mundus masters
courses, marking the largest education presence by Europe in
China.
The United States: Roughly 50 US institutions will attend the
expo, in what could be a quick reaction to the US Government's
recent move to relax student visa conditions. They will showcase
their scholarships and best subjects.
Russia: 35 Russian universities will attend the expo aiming to
make Russia a new popular destination for Chinese students in the
next few years.
Japan: 34 Japanese universities will attend the expo. The
Japanese government has promised to make vigorous efforts to
attract Asia especially China's outstanding students through
favorable scholarship policies.
(China Daily October 19, 2007)