Shanghai foreign studes drop to 38,000

SHANGHAI: Shanghai has seen a decrease in the number of overseas students from 60,000 to 38,800 including those enrolled in universities studying degrees and non-degrees such as short-term language learning programs, mainly due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Huang Meixu, director of the Shanghai Institute of Higher Education for Foreign Students, told the Global Times.

The decrease is “reasonable,” Huang said, noting that for some overseas students, they probably would seek “a short-term program for language in China, however, they might give up on their plans due to the Covid-19 pandemic.”