I am Olivia, after reading your post i am now more interested in learning the chinese economy. I want to take Master of Art in Chinese Economy so please give more comments about it. and is it hard to get it not Master of Chinese economy program?

Thanks

I am kind of intrigued about what ‘Chinese Economics’ is. Strange title for a degree, but I am used to incomprehensible English translations for the courses I teach.

On the point about freedom of expression, there are no limits placed on material or areas for discussion. The surveillance cameras on the wall don’t work. In any case my students tend to be more ‘right wing’ than me.

There are quite a few foreigners studying here but I don’t think that the universities are particularly well set-up to serve say an Australian or American student, unless your interest is language and culture. A degree in teaching Chinese language at a neighbouring university is popular with foreigners.

I tend to agree that the main purpose (regardless of the student’s intentions) would be to more fully experience Chinese culture. And of course the contacts will be invaluable.

As for the the value of the economics teaching – it depends on the particular course, the lecturers, the teaching method, quality of other students etc. As it does in the West. As we learn in economics, you generally get what you pay for.

China is getting richer, but I do not see a long-term future for most foreigners. Foreigners in China cannot own cars or houses in their own name and not even Chinese can own land. China is crowded, dirty, and rude. Clothes stores have poor selection and only sell clothes that are either counterfeit, poor quality, too small, or too expensive. The weather is cold and most places don’t have heaters.

I am sorry, but Americans who plan to live in China forever make as much sense as billionaires who give away their money to live as bums. You can find the best countries in the world by looking at the nations with the immigration rates. Do more people want to immigrate to North Korea or Canada? The USA is the richest and most free country in the world. China is a third-world Communist country. Other than the girls, I don’t know why any foreigner would want to live there.

The state-funded German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) has a decent budget to support those willing to go with very generous scholarships, and they aren’t even all that hard to get.

Interestingly enough, in a promotion film published recently, the DAAD showed happy German students telling what a great experience it is to study in China. Not one of the protagonists was from a Social Sciences Department (let alone Sinology) but mostly engineers.

In a private conversation I was told, that the goal of such promotional activies is in fact to spark interest in obtaining an advanced degree at a Chinese university.

So I guess there seems to be a trend towards internationally recognizing Chinese degrees.