Recently, the global higher education analysis agency QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) released a survey report on the impact of the new crown epidemic on students and schools in 2020. The "White Paper for International Students under the Impact of the Epidemic" once again confirmed the mentality and decision-making of overseas families.

The scope of the QS global survey is mainly aimed at international students from China, the European Union, India and North America. As of early May, more than 30,000 respondents had participated in the survey. When asked whether they would choose to continue studying abroad under the epidemic, 96% of Chinese students still choose to study abroad!

The scope of the QS global survey is mainly aimed at international students from China, the European Union, India and North America. When asked whether their study abroad plans were affected by the epidemic, about 50% of them answered in the affirmative. Chinese students said they were most affected, accounting for 66%. There are very few people who completely cancel their study abroad programs.

Regarding the specific impact, about 50% of the students indicated that they would postpone their study abroad plans or change their study countries, and the number of people who decided to cancel their study abroad plans accounted for less than 10% of the total number of students. Only 4% of Chinese students decided to give up studying abroad. This shows that the impact of the epidemic is temporary, and it has not shaken the idea of ​​studying abroad for most students.

The impact of Covid-19 on Chinese students

As the largest exporting country of international students, Chinese students have always attracted the attention of universities around the world. QS also summarized the following aspects for the impact of Chinese students under the epidemic:

1. Chinese students still take a wait-and-see attitude towards online courses

Due to the recent policy fluctuations on online courses, most Chinese students expressed some interest in online courses, while 37% expressed no interest.

2. Health security is the most concerned aspect of students

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