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"If all I wanted was a stable life or a decent job, I wouldn't need to go abroad to study atall," says a post-1990 overseas Chinese student. Now we are starting to ask ourselves whatthis new generation is looking for overseas; which of their intentions are different fromprevious generations?
Decades ago there was a generation of Chinese people who took overseas educationalqualifications and found high-paying jobs on their return. They were considered veryfortunate people, and dubbed "sea turtles"- returning home to a promising future. Todaymost overseas Chinese students were born post-1990 – they are more likely to be referredto as ‘seaweed’- left lying on the beach without much prospect of a good career on theirreturn home. But even though they may not be guaranteed the best of careers in future,their curiosity has motivated them to see what is going on outside of China, to meetdifferent people, and to experience a different life abroad.
To learn, to experience
In 2013, 95% of overseas Chinese students were born after 1990, according to clientinformation from EIG group, one of China’s largest education agencies. "Post-1990 collegestudents tend to go abroad," says Jin Ran, marketing director of EIG.
Jin Ran explains that these students come in two groups: one is a group who are goingoverseas in pursuit of higher education - through their educational qualifications they hopeto land a promising job in the near future; the other is a group of students who want toenjoy a rich experience overseas and enjoy their new life abroad.
Shan Shan, A post-1990 Chinese student studying in the UK, thinks that studying overseasis a challenge for her. She says: "Part of me thinks that studying abroad means enjoying anew life in a strange environment, including a new campus and new society; the other partfeels that studying abroad is about improving myself, my personality, and my character,and recognizing that overseas students are able to learn about a different culture, learnhow to solve problems, how to be independent, how to treat other people, how to makefriends and how to make the right choices in a new environment. The process of learning isa twin challenge for the student’s EQ and IQ."
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