Applications for mainland universities in Hong Kong are booming this year, and the number of mainland students going to Hong Kong to study has also increased. Despite the epidemic, educational exchanges between the two places remain frequent. Let’s take a look at students living in Guangzhou talking about why they chose to study in Hong Kong -
Affected by the epidemic, many students gave up studying in Europe and the United States and turned their attention to Hong Kong. In the first half of 2022, the number of student visas issued by the United States to Chinese citizens also dropped by more than 50% compared with before the epidemic. The United States is no longer the preferred overseas higher education destination for Chinese students. Although Hong Kong universities have not yet closed the registration, they have seen an increase in the number of people applying for Hong Kong University through the mainland college entrance examination. The Chinese University of Hong Kong has more than 15,000 mainland students applying, Lingnan University , immersion The number of mainland students applying to Hong Kong University of Science and Technology also increased by 60% and 50% respectively compared with last year.
Zhou Chenqiao, a college graduate living in Guangzhou, was going to continue her studies in Hong Kong. The day before departure, she went to a nearby nucleic acid testing site to do nucleic acid testing. Zhou Chenqiao, who has not yet cleared customs between the two places, was successfully admitted to City University , and is not expected to return to the mainland for a year. Before departure, her mother prepared various medicines and epidemic prevention tools for her.
Zhou Shenqiao studied as an undergraduate in Shenzhen University, majoring in mathematics teaching, and is now studying psychology at City University of Hong Kong. She believes that the increase in the number of students studying in Hong Kong has also benefited from the interconnection of the Greater Bay Area in recent years. Studying in Hong Kong can increase the competitiveness of the workplace.
Zhou Shenqiao, a student studying in Hong Kong:
Actually, I am also born after 2000. Many millennial children were born in the millennium, so our competitiveness in this generation is very high. If I only limited myself to looking for a job in the mainland, It will be very limited. If I open up the employment path of foreign companies in Hong Kong or other overseas countries, it will actually be better for my personal development. There will be more paths and more directions to go.
On her last day in Guangzhou, her parents practiced it for her. They believe that Hong Kong’s teaching quality is good and cost-effective. In the future, if you stay in Hong Kong and work, you can experience the international environment, and when you return to the mainland, you can enjoy all the preferential policies for international students. For example, there are some entrepreneurial subsidies and the Peacock Talent Plan in Shenzhen. They will feel more at ease if they send their daughter to study in Hong Kong.
Zhou Chenqiao’s mother:
Hong Kong universities are ranked higher in the world than mainland universities, which is more convenient and beneficial for finding a job.
Zhou Chenqiao’s father:
I hope we can clear customs soon so we can go to Hong Kong to visit our daughter.
According to data, in the 2023QS ranking of the best cities to study abroad, Hong Kong, China, ranked 12th in the world and third in Asia. Five Hong Kong universities were shortlisted for the top 100.
Hong Kong has a strong Chinese and Western culture. If you stay in Hong Kong for 7 years, you can obtain permanent residency. , and your passport can be visa-free for more than 100 countries. These are attractive to many mainland students.
Source: Phoenix TV Zhang Xiao, Li Tingshen Guangzhou report
Editor: Mumu
