All places in China are different, just as individual as the reasons for foreigners to study in China. Everyone is driven by different motifs and dreams, which might not all be satisfied in the same place. Before you are going to China, you should consider what you are interested in and what your reasons for going to China are. Diving into Chinese culture? Staying in a bubble of foreigners? Business career? Learning a new language? Eating "Szechuan" style all day? Living a cheap but comfortable lifestyle?

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You are thinking about going abroad, studying away from home for a few semesters? You are considering China among your choices? You want to know more about your chances and opportunities in China, which problems and difficulties you will have to deal with? China is the place to be. China makes a great place to study. In the past few years the country has done well in improving the study conditions for foreigners, while the Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC) offers more and more scholarships to students from abroad. Therefore the number of foreign students studying at Chinese universities has risen dramatically. But what is it that draws the interest of more than 250,000 foreign students annually to China?

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