Lingnan University (Lingnan University) Graduate School announced a new survey that interviewed 2,036 mainland university students in the form of online questionnaires.
The survey found that the epidemic has deterred students who want to study abroad. More than 90% of the respondents said that they would not consider studying overseas for the time being. Among them, 80% of the respondents were worried about the safety and health of studying overseas during the epidemic. , And worried that it will be difficult to return to China during the epidemic.
In addition, 10% of the students interviewed stated that they had no intention of changing to a foreign graduate school due to the epidemic, and 16% of them went to Hong Kong for their studies.
The vice-principal of Lingnan University, Mo Jiahao, who was in charge of the study, believes that East Asia will have more opportunities to recruit international students under the epidemic, and that the epidemic will not make much difference to students' choice of destination for further studies.
The survey was conducted in June this year. 2,036 mainland university students were interviewed in the form of online questionnaires to understand the impact of the epidemic on their intention to study abroad.
The survey found that 78% of the students interviewed had no plans to study overseas before the outbreak; among the two adults who intend to study abroad, the top five most popular destinations for further studies were the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Canada and Germany. Among them, the United States is the most popular.
Lingnan University's survey found that the epidemic has deterred students who want to study overseas. More than 90% of the respondents said that they would not consider studying overseas for the time being.
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The epidemic discourages mainland students who want to study abroad
The survey found that the epidemic has deterred students who want to study abroad. More than 90% of the respondents said that they would not consider studying overseas for the time being. Among them, 80% of the students interviewed were worried about the safety and health of studying overseas during the epidemic. , And worried that it will be difficult to return to China during the epidemic.
However, 10% of the students interviewed have not changed their intention to study overseas for graduate school, mainly because they believe that their favorite overseas universities can provide a higher quality learning experience and that they need to obtain overseas diplomas to help them develop their careers in the future.
The top five most popular destinations for their studies are the United States, Canada, Japan, Germany and France. Hong Kong ranks sixth, accounting for 16%.
As for being asked about their intention to study after the epidemic, the number of respondents who expressed their intention to study abroad rose to 20%.
Mo Jiahao, the vice-principal of Lingnan University who is in charge of the research, pointed out that the interviewed students did not make much difference in choosing their favorite destinations before, during and after the epidemic.
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The epidemic has no impact on students choosing their favorite destinations for further studies
Mo Jiahao, the vice-principal of Lingnan University who is in charge of the research, pointed out that the interviewed students did not make much difference in choosing their favorite destinations before, during and after the epidemic.
However, he believes that under the epidemic, East Asia will have more opportunities to recruit international students, such as Japan, Singapore, South Korea, and Hong Kong.
He also took Hong Kong as an example, saying that even if the global epidemic is not fully controlled, 16% of the respondents who intend to study abroad plan to study in Hong Kong, and 14% said that they will regard Hong Kong as a destination for study after the epidemic is over. .
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