Foreign students in China are increasing; some of them receive scholarships from the Chinese government. (Photo : Getty Images)
The Annual Review of foreign students who have received scholarship from the Chinese government resulted in 1,171 recipients being dropped from the scholarship.
The China Scholarship Council (CSC) under the Ministry of Education governs the grant and cancellation of scholarships. The Council has started in 2002 the Annual Review, a regular evaluation of the recipients to monitor their performance and eligibility for the grant.
During the 17th China Annual Conference for International Education held last week, Deputy Secretary General of CSC Cao Shihai said that the students have been disapproved from receiving scholarship money due to poor attitude towards study or violations of the rules and regulations of the Chinese university they were enrolled in.
In accordance with the Measures for the Annual Review of Chinese Government Scholarship Status, the Annual Review includes comprehensive evaluation of study performance, attitude towards study, attendance, behavior, award or penalty, etc.
This procedure has guaranteed the quality of scholars the CSC supports. Passing the Annual Review entitles the students to the scholarship for another academic year, but failure to meet the requirements leads to either suspension for the following year or permanent termination.
According to a 2012 statistical report, there were 28,768 foreign students from about 200 countries who received scholarships from the Chinese government. This accounted to 8.76 percent of the total number of foreign students. Last year this number increased to around 40,000 foreign scholars.
According to the Ministry of Education, the CSC exists to "strengthen mutual understanding and friendship between the Chinese people and people from the rest of the world, and to enhance cooperation and exchanges in the fields of education, science & technology, culture, economics and trade between China and other countries."
