Sunrise’s Trends in Chinese International Education White Paper is now available. This White Paper aims to review key trends in the Chinese education landscape in 2023 and to offer predictions for 2024. Sunrise International supports overseas education institutions and companies in engaging the Chinese market, and our team is pleased to share our analysis of China’s rapidly evolving international education industry as it affects global higher education mobility.
Read MoreIn advance of the release of Sunrise’s Trends in Chinese International Education 2024 White Paper, Sunrise International hosted a webinar on Nov. 30 that previewed our white paper findings. The webinar titled The 6 Key Trends in China that will Shape Recruitment in 2024 was hosted in collaboration with our partners at China Higher Education (CHE). A short recap is below, but we encourage you to view the full webinar for even more graphics and analysis of 18 unique datasets.
Read MoreThe past week has brought two welcome developments for US-China education exchanges. Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping met on November 15th for what Biden described as “some of the most constructive and productive discussions we’ve had” and including a commitment to increasing non-governmental exchanges. In the runup to the meeting, Chinese state media struck a more conciliatory tone toward the US. Meanwhile, IIE released the 2023 Open Doors Report that showed that Chinese enrollments in US universities held steady for the 2022-2023 academic year. These signals of stability come as welcome news among US international admissions offices seeking to chart a recovery of student enrollments from China. All of this and more will be covered in Sunrise’s upcoming webinar “The 6 Key Trends in China that will Shape Recruitment in 2024”.
Read MoreChina is home to a massive private university counseling sector, with at least 20,000 firms advising students in the world’s largest study overseas market. The number of new Chinese agencies is growing, with 148% more agencies established in 2023 than 2021. These new entrants in the market will accelerate decentralization in the Chinese recruitment agency landscape. Agencies have been more resilient than other education firms, as newly established firms across the broader education sector decreased by 67%. A more fragmented agency space will raise the stakes for vetting trustworthy agencies. The Chinese agency business model is evolving as agencies respond to new regulation and global technological disruptions such as the “direct admissions” trend, the impact of AI on admissions, and the shifting role of application submission platforms.
Read MoreSunrise International hosted a webinar on Digital Marketing Insights in China, led by Shan Liu, Director of Digital Media, on July 25th, 2023. The session covered key updates on China's educational landscape, including improved travel within China, leading to increased interest in meeting international admission representatives. Due to rising unemployment in China, more students are considering studying abroad for graduate or MBA programs. Understanding the distinctions among popular Chinese social media platforms (WeChat, Weibo, Douyin, and Bilibili) is essential for successful marketing campaigns and engaging with prospective students, Chinese alumni, and parents.
Read MoreSunrise Tours embarked on an exceptional recruitment tour across China in April, providing international recruiters with valuable insights into the latest developments in the country's education landscape. Visiting 6 captivating cities and 22 international schools over two weeks, the tour facilitated meaningful connections with prospective students and equipped recruiters with up-to-date knowledge of emerging admissions trends.
Read MoreAs of March 15, 2023, China will automatically reinstate any multi-year visas issued before March 2020 that have not yet expired. At the same time, China will once again begin issuing tourist visas, following prior resumptions of visa issuance for business, study, and conference travel and the end of quarantines for international arrivals. The move is significant for schools and institutions, because many overseas-based recruiters in the US and Canada held 10 year business (M) or conference (F) class visas prior to the pandemic. With the March 14 announcement that these visas will be reinstated, recruiters will no longer need to apply for a new visa for China, as long as the visa has not yet expired. Those holding expired visas may apply for a new visa as normal.
Read MoreIn early December, Chinese authorities announced sweeping measures to relax the country’s strict COVID restrictions, allowing home quarantine and largely scrapping the health QR code that has been mandatory for domestic travel. Recruitment tours are now more realistic with expectations rising for a full reopening of the country, including its international borders. In this article, we discussed some questions many international recruiters cares about when reconsider resuming recruiting events in China.
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