The Vicissitude,Feature of the Scholarship Policy for International Students Studying in China
With the continuous expansion of the education development of international students studying in China,the scholar-ship policies are constantly being adjusted and improved.The policy on scholarships for international students has gone through four periods:fledgling emergence period,institutional start-up period,international integration period,local reform period.It has dif-ferent manifestations at different times.In the fledgling emergence period,international students can study free of charge.During the institutional start-up period,the government charged tuition fees and offered scholarships to foreign students.During the period of international integration,a three-tier government-local-university scholarship system has been established.During the period of lo-cal reform,government revised new criteria for scholarships.Further development of scholarship policies requires multidimensional changes:on the shift in standards,constructing quality-focused criteria for flexible distribution,and optimizing group structure and quality;in terms of subject transformation,encouraging multi-stakeholder participation,creating institutional synergies;in terms of conceptual change,promoting the multipolar development of international study places from the strategic level of international attrac-tiveness;in terms of positioning shifts,promoting"knowledge diplomacy"through scholarships to enhance national soft power.
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