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A Risk Perspective on Chinese Student Migration in France

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Chinese Educational Migration and Student-Teacher Mobilities

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Since the late 1990s, French campuses have observed an influx of Chinese students. From 1998 to 2005, the number of Chinese students in French public universities increased twelvefold, ten times more than the increase in the number of other foreign students (Fabre & Guillerm, 2007). Today, France is the seventh most popular country as a destination for Chinese students. Traditionally, the migration of Chinese students has been studied in terms of students’ return (or not) to their home country after their studies. In France, recent studies show that Chinese students possess a strong desire to return to their country of origin — a stronger desire than other foreign students — yet have a fear of returning (Ennafaa & Paivandi, 2008a, 2008b). It may appear puzzling that many Chinese students want to remain abroad after completing their education despite an unfavourable economic climate that does not favour their integration into the labour market.

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Li, Y. (2015). A Risk Perspective on Chinese Student Migration in France. In: Dervin, F. (eds) Chinese Educational Migration and Student-Teacher Mobilities. Palgrave Studies on Chinese Education in a Global Perspective. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137492913_6

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