https://www.scmp.com/rss/509675/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Luna Sun Luna Sun Defying a tight domestic job market, a record wave of overseas graduates is flooding back to China, eager to snatch up opportunities in its fast-growing tech and advanced manufacturing sectors. The influx, up 12 per cent in 2025 to an eight-year high, signals “determined confidence” among globally trained talent, according to findings by job-recruitment platform Zhaopin. And the robustness of this homecoming trend, at 2.25 times the 2018 level, points to a “sustained trend” in domestic... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3342123/more-overseas-chinese-grads-return-brain-gain-powers-future-home-grown-frontiers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3342123/more-overseas-chinese-grads-return-brain-gain-powers-future-home-grown-frontiers?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Feb 2026 15:00:15 +0000 Mandy Zuo Mandy Zuo The Trump administration’s recent moves to further restrict Chinese students’ access to US education are sending ripples of doubt through families in China, prompting many to reconsider their children’s academic futures abroad. For some, the American dream is giving way to more pragmatic alternatives closer to home or in other Western nations, as the United States’ unpredictable approach to international students makes them ponder the returns on investment in their children’s overseas... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3312489/us-hostility-chinese-students-prompts-many-parents-look-elsewhere?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3312489/us-hostility-chinese-students-prompts-many-parents-look-elsewhere?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 01 Jun 2025 14:00:08 +0000 Cheryl Arcibal Cheryl Arcibal Hong Kong-based investors are the largest foreign buyers of homes in the UK, but additional education fees, a new tax scheme and slowing growth in rental rates could conspire to turn people away from the country. As of December 5, Hong Kong investors had registered 25,972 property titles in the UK, up 5.7 per cent from 2023, accounting for 13.7 per cent of all foreign homebuyers, according to data provided by London-based property agency Benham and Reeves. In 2024, about 190,000 properties in... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3295376/will-higher-school-fees-new-taxes-turn-hongkongers-away-uk-properties?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3295376/will-higher-school-fees-new-taxes-turn-hongkongers-away-uk-properties?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 20 Jan 2025 01:30:15 +0000 UK universities are among the most prestigious in the world, but visa restrictions mean they are now attracting fewer international students - taking a heavy toll on their finances. The restrictions are compounding problems caused by the UK’s departure from the European Union four years’ ago. Almost 760,000 foreign students were enrolled in British universities in 2022, making Britain the second most popular destination after the US, in a highly competitive market. Most come from India, then... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3286050/uk-universities-face-funding-crunch-foreign-students-go-elsewhere?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3286050/uk-universities-face-funding-crunch-foreign-students-go-elsewhere?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 Nov 2024 07:51:03 +0000 China has ratcheted up scrutiny of degrees from lower-ranked universities overseas in a bid to crack down on academic short-cuts often taken to boost careers. A total of 13 universities in the Philippines, Mongolia and India have been singled out for more stringent verification of master’s and PhD degrees, the Chinese Service Centre for Scholarly Exchange (CSCSE), under the Ministry of Education, announced last week. The centre is responsible for certifying academic qualifications obtained... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3272610/significant-anomalies-china-tightens-scrutiny-over-dubious-degrees-overseas?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3272610/significant-anomalies-china-tightens-scrutiny-over-dubious-degrees-overseas?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 31 Jul 2024 08:31:20 +0000 A victim of US state laws targeting Sino-American academic collaboration has found a new home: Taiwan. In February, after terminating a two-decade partnership with the Tianjin University of Commerce and several other partnerships with mainland Chinese schools, Florida International University finalised a memorandum of understanding with Shih Chien University in Taipei. FIU, a Miami-based public university known for its international ties, has said that the phase-outs were triggered by new... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3263988/anti-beijing-policies-us-hasten-academic-switch-taiwan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3263988/anti-beijing-policies-us-hasten-academic-switch-taiwan?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 May 2024 12:00:09 +0000 A kindergarten teacher in Vietnam has sparked outrage after she sat on a five-year-old boy, held him down and forced him to eat oranges. The teacher, Lam Thi Bach Nga, who is the owner of Ti Bo Kindergarten in Ho Chi Minh City, was caught by the security camera on April 11. She was filmed hitting the boy before forcing him to eat the fruit by pushing him to the ground and sitting on top of him, the news outlet bodu365.cn reported. “Seeing my kid being pressed down and beaten up, I felt very sad.... https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3261846/vicious-vietnam-kindergarten-teacher-pins-student-5-ground-hits-face-forces-him-eat-oranges?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3261846/vicious-vietnam-kindergarten-teacher-pins-student-5-ground-hits-face-forces-him-eat-oranges?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 18 May 2024 01:00:20 +0000 Faye Bradley Faye Bradley Ye West has always been vocal and somewhat erratic on social media, often using it to share public messages directed at others – including his ex-wife Kim Kardashian. In a recent Instagram statement, the Grammy Award-winning rapper called for The Kardashians star to take his children out of LA’s Sierra Canyon School: “Kim take my kids out of Sierra Canyon now it’s a fake school for celebrities that are used by ‘the system,’” he wrote on Instagram on February 28 in a post that’s since been... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3253902/inside-sierra-canyon-or-what-ye-calls-fake-school-celebs-rapper-asked-kim-kardashian-take-his?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3253902/inside-sierra-canyon-or-what-ye-calls-fake-school-celebs-rapper-asked-kim-kardashian-take-his?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 03 Mar 2024 21:00:18 +0000 UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak came to power on a rash promise to cut immigration. Unfortunately for him, immigration has reached record levels this year, causing deep outrage among his Conservative Party. A desperate Sunak and Home Secretary Suella Braverman have now decided to target international students – the cash cows for many British universities – but their hasty moves will hurt British students more than anyone. On May 23, Braverman announced new limits on overseas students bringing... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3223410/targeting-international-students-wont-save-britains-crumbling-university-system?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3223410/targeting-international-students-wont-save-britains-crumbling-university-system?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 11 Jun 2023 19:30:10 +0000 Armed with a master’s degree from Hong Kong and a bachelor’s from Canada, Zheng Sihan did not expect her job hunt in mainland China to be so difficult. “This is my second time as a graduate looking for a job on the mainland,” said Zheng, who earned her undergraduate degree in accounting last year. “I didn’t receive a desirable job offer at that time, so I decided to take a postgraduate year and join a new round of mainland recruitment.” But even after padding her résumé with an advanced degree,... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3203435/young-chinese-jobseekers-who-cant-find-work-feel-increasingly-lost-oversaturated-labour-pool?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3203435/young-chinese-jobseekers-who-cant-find-work-feel-increasingly-lost-oversaturated-labour-pool?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Dec 2022 02:00:17 +0000 The alma maters of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Baidu co-founder Robin Li are among the universities outside the US that have churned out the most ultra-wealthy alumni, according to a study by Altrata. Peking University, with an estimated 1,101 ultra-high net worth (UHNW) former students, placed eighth in the index that tracked individuals with at least US$30 million to their name. Tsinghua University has produced an estimated 1,100 super-rich alumni, ranking ninth in the list compiled by... https://www.scmp.com/business/money/wealth/article/3192516/xi-jinpings-tsinghua-university-and-baidu-founders-peking?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/money/wealth/article/3192516/xi-jinpings-tsinghua-university-and-baidu-founders-peking?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Sep 2022 23:30:23 +0000 More secondary school graduates are considering studying in Britain now that the pound has sunk to a 40-year low against the Hong Kong dollar, according to veteran education consultants. About 50,000 candidates sat for the Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) exams this year, of whom 43,000 were school candidates. The overall and individual results of the university entrance exams will be announced on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively. The majority of students are expected to continue their... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3185712/more-hong-kong-students-pick-britain-further-education?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3185712/more-hong-kong-students-pick-britain-further-education?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 19 Jul 2022 00:00:23 +0000 Seoul for the first time has been ranked the world’s second-best city for studying abroad, while Hong Kong has risen by three spots to 12th place, according to an annual higher education report. London took the top spot again, extending its list-topping run to four years, while Munich shared second place with the capital of South Korea. Another city in the United Kingdom, Edinburgh, climbed from 12th to 10th, becoming the only newcomer in the world’s top 10. The Best Student Cities 2023 report... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3183494/seoul-ranks-worlds-second-best-city-studying-abroad-while?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3183494/seoul-ranks-worlds-second-best-city-studying-abroad-while?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 Jun 2022 10:00:30 +0000 Read more of SCMP’s Good Schools Guide The future of education matters for the whole planet. How can we tackle the gravest issues facing humanity if we don’t have the sort of education that helps our children develop the essential skills those issues will demand? Even if we take a step back from the macro level, it is vital to consider how to prepare students for jobs that do not yet exist, to tackle societal challenges we can’t yet imagine, and to make use of technologies that have not yet been... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3183178/international-schoolteachers-future-education-pandemic-era?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3183178/international-schoolteachers-future-education-pandemic-era?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 27 Jun 2022 04:12:57 +0000 An international-school building boom is under way in Japan, fuelled by top-shelf names in education seeking to attract the children of wealthy Asian families, especially from China. Famed British institutions Harrow, Rugby School and Malvern College are setting up campuses in the island nation, with more than 3,000 new student slots to be added over the next few years, the biggest expansion in international education in the country since 2018. With annual tuition that can cost as much as 9.3... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3183162/chinas-education-crackdown-spurs-japan-moves-international?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3183162/chinas-education-crackdown-spurs-japan-moves-international?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 27 Jun 2022 02:01:49 +0000 The international reputation of Hong Kong’s universities has taken a hit among academics and employers, according to an annual higher education league table, despite four of the institutions having risen in their overall rankings. The World University Rankings 2023 released on Thursday by Britain-based education information firm Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), which rated 1,418 tertiary institutions worldwide, also showed that three other local universities recorded a drop in placing. The University... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3180910/hong-kong-universities-international-reputation-takes-hit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3180910/hong-kong-universities-international-reputation-takes-hit?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Jun 2022 22:00:22 +0000 The number of Hong Kong pupils in UK private schools whose parents also live in the country has more than tripled in a year following the launch of the British National (Overseas) visa scheme, according to a report. The Independent Schools Council, a body representing private institutions in the United Kingdom, also revealed that for the first time since 2015, most non-British pupils with parents living overseas were from Hong Kong. But an education consultancy specialising in student enrolment... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3179509/number-hong-kong-pupils-uk-private-schools-parents-also?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3179509/number-hong-kong-pupils-uk-private-schools-parents-also?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 28 May 2022 01:00:25 +0000 Canada has leapfrogged over Australia and the United States to become the second most popular destination after Britain for Hongkongers going overseas for higher education. Britain was long the most popular choice, followed by Australia, the United States and Canada in that order. But after Canada announced its new immigration pathways for Hong Kong residents last year, 6,365 Hongkongers were granted student visas there, just behind the 6,511 student visas issued by Britain. Canada used to be... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3178617/canada-moves-no-2-hong-kong-students-going-abroad-easy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3178617/canada-moves-no-2-hong-kong-students-going-abroad-easy?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 22 May 2022 00:00:21 +0000 There has been a sharp rise in the number of middle-aged Hong Kong residents applying to pursue higher education in Australia and hoping to relocate their families there, according to latest data from Canberra. Between November last year and January, 155 people aged 30 to 49 applied to study in Australia and take their dependants with them, a 57 per cent rise from 99 in the same period last year. For more than a decade, there were only about 30 applicants in this age group over that period each... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3169287/university-route-pr-hongkongers-aged-30-49-apply-study?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3169287/university-route-pr-hongkongers-aged-30-49-apply-study?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 05 Mar 2022 00:00:24 +0000 Hongkongers eager to emigrate to Canada are being offered British postgraduate diplomas and degrees in as little as six months, without having to attend a single class or turn in any work of their own. Besides charging a hefty sum of between HK$120,000 and HK$250,000 (US$15,380 to US$32,050) in course fees, several emigration consultancy firms claim they will get all coursework done for HK$30,000 to HK$60,000 more, using expert tutors to produce dissertations and other homework, a Post... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3162665/emigration-special-hongkongers-keen-move-canada-offered?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3162665/emigration-special-hongkongers-keen-move-canada-offered?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 08 Jan 2022 12:00:27 +0000 Interest in studying in Australia has exploded among Hongkongers, education consultants have reported, after the country became the latest to ease immigration rules for residents from the financial hub. An Australian and United Kingdom education expo held in a hotel ballroom in Hong Kong on Saturday was filled with students, parents and prospective middle-aged learners seeking information about study and emigration plans. The Australian government amended its visa regulations in October to allow... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3160247/interest-studying-australia-spikes-among-hongkongers-after?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3160247/interest-studying-australia-spikes-among-hongkongers-after?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 18 Dec 2021 11:35:45 +0000 The number of Hong Kong children enrolling in British schools has hit at least an 11-year high, with some being turned away for the first time, according to education consultants. Elite schools in Hong Kong, meanwhile, are feeling the loss of several thousand students who left to study mainly in Britain. Education Bureau data showed that the number of vacancies in primary and secondary schools rose to nearly 5,200 between July and October, meaning more students withdrew after the summer. Hong... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3158539/hong-kong-children-turned-away-some-popular-british?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3158539/hong-kong-children-turned-away-some-popular-british?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 05 Dec 2021 13:30:24 +0000 In the last year, COVID-19 has significantly slowed or disrupted the rate of international education as accessibility remained closed. However, as vaccinations continue, many international schools such as those in the United Kingdom are beginning to reopen their doors for enrollment.  This is indeed good news for parents considering an UK education for their children. The UK education system offers many educational opportunities for prospective students. However, finding the right school for... https://www.scmp.com/events/news/hong-kong/education/topics/hong-kong-education/article/3131353/how-should-students?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/events/news/hong-kong/education/topics/hong-kong-education/article/3131353/how-should-students?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 28 Apr 2021 01:51:21 +0000 Singapore’s education system has been ranked the best in the world by the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Many parents see Singapore as a premiere educational destination for their child due to its affordability as one of the most affordable study abroad destinations. To discuss Singapore’s international education system, the South China Morning Post has hosted a discussion panel moderated by Thomas Chan, News Reporter. This panel was held as part of the SCMP’s Overseas... https://www.scmp.com/events/news/hong-kong/topics/hong-kong-education/article/3131350/navigating-singapore-international?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/events/news/hong-kong/topics/hong-kong-education/article/3131350/navigating-singapore-international?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 28 Apr 2021 00:46:25 +0000