Chen Jin thought of something and his expression suddenly changed.
International students.
The group of students who chose to study abroad.
Chen Jin's brows furrowed at the thought of this group.
According to the latest statistics from the Ministry of Education, the number of Z country students choosing to study abroad had increased in recent years. It exceeded 600,000 for the first time in 20X7 and 750,000 in 20X0.
It was possible to exceed 800,000 in the future.
It had maintained its position as the world's largest source of international students for more than a decade.
As for those students who chose to study abroad, Chen Jin did not want to conclude with one blow whether they could learn anything. Those who worked hard would definitely achieve something. There were also those who just wanted to dawdle around and gain a layer of gold just to get an overseas diploma. There were definitely good and bad.
As the economic strength of the Z country continued to grow, its overall national strength was approaching that of the superpower M country. Among the students who studied abroad, about 90% would choose to return home because they were more optimistic about the Z country's future and thought that the Z country had more opportunities.
There was no need to worry about the problem of brain drain.
The question became whether it was necessary to study abroad.
How did Chen Jin personally view this problem?
"Nearly 800,000 international students is not a small number. It accounts for about 10% of the third-year students. This means that about 10% of the students go overseas every year.
Such a huge number supports a large number of foreign universities. It even accounts for more than 30%, 40%, or even more than half of the students on some foreign campuses.
Foreign universities make a lot of money by charging high tuition fees. The average annual expenditure of the Z country's international students is more than 300,000 RMB. "
"It is completely different from domestic schools. Foreign schools want to make a profit, especially from the Z country's students. The tuition fees, textbook fees, and accommodation fees paid by the Z country students far exceed that of the local students. It has formed a situation where the Z country's students are supporting the local students."
"Even so, the reaction of the foreign society towards the Z country's international students is generally disgust and exclusion."
"Every year, there is news of a large number of Z country's international students being beaten, stolen, raped, and killed. The local police are often incompetent in handling the case."
"Foreign media often publish negative news about the Z country occupying their campuses and taking away everything they have. They exaggerate the threat of the Z country. The anti-Z sentiment is very strong."
"The overall situation is that their schools like the Z country's students' money, but the Z country's students are not welcome."
"Moreover, not all of the schools that the Z country's international students attend are famous. On the contrary, a considerable number of them attend a fly-by-night school where they can't learn anything. Is it worth paying such a huge price just to get a diploma from a fly-by-night school and gain a layer of gold?"
"What's more, sea turtles are not worth much now. Many interview units only offer a salary of three to four thousand yuan, which is unacceptable to them. But this society is one where ability is more important than diploma. Their diploma is only a reference. Their own ability may be worth only three to four thousand yuan."
Therefore, this was what Chen Jin could not understand. It was obvious that studying abroad was no longer of any use. Why did so many parents still send their children to foreign countries where they were unfamiliar with the people and the land? They paid a high price just to be coated with a layer of useless gold.
Could it be that the quality of education overseas was really better than in China?
Or it could be for a better life, or to find a good job abroad to facilitate immigration. However, most of the international students chose to return home. Then, because there were too many sea turtles, their value plummeted, and they discovered that the gains did not make up for the losses.
So, was it really necessary to study abroad?
Chen Jin did not want to say something that would cause great controversy, such as "there is no need to study abroad." He just felt that it was better not to study abroad than to go to a fly-by-night school abroad, endure an unfriendly atmosphere, get a useless diploma, and return home with a salary of three to four thousand yuan.
"Knowledge is generally the same. For example, mathematics, physics, and chemistry, the whole world learns the same formulas and the same theorems. The formulas and theorems won't be more advanced just because you are from a developed country … knowledge abroad is not as advanced as domestic knowledge."
"And in universities, in some of the most sophisticated fields where one can learn real technology, the M country and other Western countries have already closed their doors to the Z country's international students. Even ordinary academic exchanges are prohibited. Through entrapment law enforcement, many Chinese scientists have been arrested and sent to prison."
"The technology that they are guarding against is their final trump card. It is the technology that the Z country is about to achieve a breakthrough in. For so many years, they have never relaxed their blockade … Most of the technological breakthroughs that the Z country has achieved are based on their own efforts. At most, they have provided an object for reference."
"So, at the end of the day, it is still an issue of national confidence. In the past, foreign countries were more advanced in every aspect. It was a wise move to send international students to learn some advanced technology and bring it back. Now that we are equally advanced, we have begun to surpass foreign countries in many fields. The role of local talents is far greater than the contributions of returned talents. Yet, there are still so many students studying abroad every year, giving money to others and wasting precious time … This is really unnecessary."
Even a Little Star learning machine could completely outshine the basic education system of all the Western countries.
The astonishing number of nearly 800,000 students studying abroad every year was still too much to cut by half!
It was more suitable to reduce it to one-tenth, with 80,000 students going abroad every year.
So, Chen Jin wrote a feudal letter to the Ministry of Education, suggesting to limit the number of students studying abroad.
In the letter, he said, "There is no need for junior high school graduates to study abroad. The standard of high school education in many developed countries is only equivalent to the standard of our junior high school students. Studying abroad is purely a waste of time. It is better to stay in China to gain more knowledge.
Some of the high school graduates can be allowed to study abroad, but don't go to a diploma mill university! Try your best to go to a top university abroad. It is better to learn something than to gain nothing. "
As for the system of overseas postgraduate students, doctoral students, and exchange students, Chen Jin did not want to comment or interfere. This was the freedom of the university students. They also had their own judgment. Moreover, it was good to go abroad for a short period of time to broaden their horizons.
In short, he hoped that the junior high school and high school graduates would not flock to study abroad.
…
The Ministry of Education.
They received Chen Jin's letter of recommendation.
Department Head Yuan and the others specially held a discussion to discuss the matter carefully.
They came to a consensus:
The number of students studying abroad must be controlled and reduced.
Department Head Yuan said, "I have asked the higher-ups for their opinion. They have instructed that starting from this year, in principle, junior high school graduates will not be allowed to study abroad unless their parents and students give up their citizenship of Z country and decide to immigrate … otherwise, they will not be approved.
"For foreign universities that high school graduates apply for, exclude all diploma mill universities, and persuade students to give up studying abroad! Issue a security alert and list more than ten countries, including Australia, Canada, and Sweden, as' high-risk countries for studying abroad. 'In principle, students studying in these countries will not be approved. The security situation in these countries is very bad. The students from Z country have been repeatedly attacked and injured. It is no longer suitable for them to study abroad.
"If the student's parents disregard the danger and insist on going, then fine, please give up your citizenship of Z country.
"Our goal is to reduce the number of students studying abroad to less than 500,000 this year, and less than 300,000 in the future.
In addition, for those students who are willing to give up their citizenship in order to study abroad, the Ministry of Education will redeem their intelligent learning machines at the original price. Intelligent learning machines are important strategic resources. Foreigners are not allowed to hold them.
Boom …
After these decisions of the Ministry of Education were announced.
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