The Netherlands increasingly popular among Chinese students

The Netherlands increasingly popular among Chinese students

11 September 2009 at 18:35

In recent years, the Netherlands has made efforts to attract more foreign students, at the same time its immigration policy has been changed to increase the number of highly skilled professionals entering the country.

Both these factors have seen the Netherlands become one of the most popular destinations for foreign students, naturally including the Chinese.

In spite of the world economic downturn that has hit China hard, the number of new Chinese students coming to Dutch universities has increased steadily over the past two years, bringing the total number to around 7000.

For Chinese students, the most popular majors are those that can improve chances of employment, such as economics, finance, logistics and business studies, and also those subjects the Netherlands specialises in, such as agriculture, horticulture, environmental management and industrial design.

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