12/01/2021
๐๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐?
International students have been locked out of China since March 2020 due to COVID-19-related border closures. Many feel their studies are disrupted, fear they will not be able to graduate and are struggling from a lack of support and information by Chinese universities and authorities over their return. Frustrations have reached a crescendo, prompting students to start several online campaigns for their swift return to China.
While the number of COVID-19 cases has been subsiding in China, thereโs no news over when international students are expected to return at the time of writing. Countries such as Australia and Canada have slowly begun allowing international students to return, prompting students here to call for the same. Hereโs what we know so far about the situation:
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ
According to China Admissions, an official representative of many top Chinese universities, โAdmissions are going ahead as normal for 2021 intake,โ but added, โThe situation for 2021 intake depends on the COVID-19 situation, the policy of China and the university policy.โ Most students in China have resumed offline learning but those stuck outside the country are expected to resume online learning until further changes.
๐๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐?
It says China concerns about international students rights, requiring universities to deal with their concerns. And China will arrange them back to school in the condition of safety.
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โ Hashir () January 3, 2021
For now, the answer remains to be seen but reports note that China is still studying the return of foreign students. โIt is not possible to know when the policy will change, we just need to wait for the official news. We advise you to contact your university for the latest announcements and news on their specific policy,โ said China Admissions. According to Chinaโs Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Wang Wenbin, the Chinese government is serious about the rights of its international students and called for its universities to be responsible for ensuring the wellbeing of its students, in addition to responding to their problems.