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Harvard Slips on a Global Ranking List, as Chinese Schools Surge Ahead (www.nytimes.com)
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cross-posted from : https://lemmy.zip/post/57099081

https://archive.is/ZY9rF

Today, Zhejiang is ranked first on that list, the Leiden Rankings, from the Centre for Science and Technology Studies at Leiden University in the Netherlands. Seven other Chinese schools are in the top 10.

Rafael Reif, a former president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said on a podcast last year that “the number of papers and the quality of the papers coming from China are outstanding” and are “dwarfing what we’re doing in the U.S.”

The number of international students arriving in the U.S. in August 2025 was 19 percent lower than the year before, a trend that could further hurt the prestige and rankings of American schools if the world’s best minds choose to study and work elsewhere.

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[–] BrikoX@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

It's getting very close ~1.2m (US) vs ~1m (China). For the 2025 academic year, US enrollment dropped 17%, China's grown 4.5%.

[–] LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

Well, shit, TIL, thanks. I should've read the article better.

So why are all these people going there then, if they have no real promise of citizenship etc.? Or am I wrong there too? Is Chinese education that prestigious? Or are we talking PhDs and researchers and the likes?

Wouldn't mind some other sources as well.

[–] BrikoX@lemmy.zip 1 points 32 minutes ago

Education, research oppurtunities and cost. They are also heavily emphasizing open research for global good instead of many Western universities that try to patent everything for maximum profit. That appeals to many researchers who just want to make a world a better place.

Also, citizenship is not a thing in US or UK universities either.

Over the past decade the country has increased its spending on research and development by roughly 9% annually in real terms. In 2023, adjusting for purchasing power, China outspent both America and the European Union on combined government and higher-education R&D. The country has also drawn back many Chinese researchers who were once based abroad, a cohort known as haigui (sea turtles), a homophone for “returning from across the sea”.

https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2025/06/18/are-chinas-universities-really-the-best-in-the-world

As mentioned above, Chinese Government scholarships are a good idea to apply before choosing a certain university or program. The scholarships can cover all the expenses and free you of those issues in advance.

Otherwise, expect to spend around 200-300$ on accommodation each month, and around 2.000-4.000$ on tuition fees.

https://armacad.info/country/china

What strikes me most about Chinese government's approach to higher education investment is the principle of equality. Rather than concentrating resources solely in a handful of elite universities, funding has been strategically directed toward a broad range of universities, including those in remote and less developed regions. I've learned that over the past decade, about 1.98 million college teachers in western China have been trained on massive open online courses (MOOC). The substantial figure represents Chinese government's resolve to bridge regional disparities and ensure wider access to high-quality educational resources across the country.

https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202511/1348984.shtml