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Foreign Students and the Beijing Imperial Academy (Temple of Confucius at Beijing) during the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties

Back in November 2013 I attended the Partnership in International Management (PIM) conference in Beijing, China.  After the conference I spent the weekend in Beijing with my friend Weidong (Jim) and he took me to all of the sites including the Great Wall of China.

One of the places he took me to visit was the Temple of Confucius at Beijing.  Built in 1302, it is the second largest Confucian Temple in China after the one in Qufu.  I really enjoyed my visit and learned that the Imperial Academy, also known as Imperial College, was the highest educational institution in feudal China and it was the only school to enroll foreign students coming from top sending countries such as Korea, Russia, Japan, Vietnam and Thailand among others.

Following are several photos of my visit to the Temple of Confucius at Beijing and a three photos are of display signs highlighting the recruitment of foreign students.

Video of the Week – Host a Foreign Exchange Student PSA

For this video of the week I selected this PSA from www.HostStudents.org.  This PSA is part of the “Host Exchange Students” campaign.  Here is a more detailed description of this campaign that I’m quoting from the HostStudents YouTube Channel:

“Working in conjunction with the U.S. Department of State and the youth exchange community, the Council on Standards for International Educational Travel (CSIET) is pleased to announce the launch of a joint public service announcement campaign: "Host Exchange Students." The campaign encourages American families and schools to get involved in citizen diplomacy by opening their communities to foreign exchange students.”

If you are interested hosting a foreign exchange student or know of someone who would be interested please visit http://www.hoststudents.org/

Fellowship/Scholarship Resources for International Students in the U.S.

The following is a short but growing list of fellowship/scholarship resources available for international students who are currently or are planning to study in the United States. If you have or know of any resources that should be added to this list please e-mail me at international.ed.consulting@gmail.com.

Institutional Fellowship/Scholarship Resources for International Students

Brooklyn College
http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/pub/1302.htm

Drexel University
http://www.drexel.edu/fellowships/search/noncitizen.html

Georgetown University
http://www12.georgetown.edu/sfs/cges/docs/Aid_for_Non-US_Citizens.pdf

Grinnell College
http://www.grinnell.edu/offices/SocialCommitment/awards/internationalstudentopps/

Ohio State University
http://oia.osu.edu/content/view/136/212/

University of Iowa
http://research.uiowa.edu/dsp/main/?get=internat_students_funding

University of Missouri
http://fellowships.missouri.edu/internationals.html

Willamette University
http://www.willamette.edu/dept/saga/national/non_us.html

Non- institutional Fellowship/Scholarship Resources for International Students

Fellowships for Non-U.S. Citizens by Mobility International USA (MIUSA)
http://www.miusa.org/ncde/financialaid/fellow

Financial Aid for Undergraduate International Students by NAFSA: Association of International Educators
http://www.nafsa.org/students.sec/financial_aid_for_undergraduate

Funding for U.S. Study by the Institute of International Education (IIE)
http://www.fundingusstudy.org/

International Education Financial Aid
http://www.iefa.org/

Selected Funding Opportunities Open to Non-US Citizens by Camille Stillwell for the National Association of Fellowship Advisers (NAFA)
http://www.ltsc.ucsb.edu/urca/scholarships/SelectedFundingSourcesNon-US.pdf

As I learn of new resources I will be adding to this document which is available on my International Higher Education Consulting website here.

NPR on Interest of Foreign Students on Studying in the U.S. Despite World Economy

Many IHEC Blog readers may find an article with audio entitled “Despite Expense, Foreigners Pursue U.S. Degrees” from NPR to be of interest. You can access the article here.

Yesterday, the Council on Graduate Schools in the United States issued a press release entitled “ International Graduate Application Trends Vary by Country and Field” and report that there was an 4% overall increase in the number of graduate school applications from prospective international students in 2009 but that they “varied dramatically by sending countries and fields of study.” You can read the CGS press release and link to the full report here.

Open Doors 2008

Today, the Institute of International Education (IIE) released Open Doors 2008 to the general public. This week all blog entries will focus on this new report and data.

The total number of U.S. students studying abroad rose 8 % to 241,791 in 2006-07 and the total number of international students studying in the United States increased by 7% to a record number of 623,805.

I encourage readers to look beyond the basic data presented for the nation, their institutions and alma mater(s).

You can access Open Doors 2008 here: http://opendoors.iienetwork.org/

Les Etudiants Internationaux: chiffres clés / International Student Mobility: Key Figures

CampusFrance recently published the following French-English paper Les Etudiants Internationaux: chiffres clés / International Student Mobility: Key Figures. It’s a good read and should be of interest to many readers. You can access the report here:

http://editions.campusfrance.org/chiffres_cles/brochure_campusfrance_chiffres_cles08.pdf

The Pearson Test of English

In today’s insidehighered.com I found an interesting article about the publishing company Pearson throwing its hat into the English language testing for college admissions. The Pearson Test of English, with time, will increasingly challenge the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), administered by the Educational Testing Service (ETS), which has experienced increased competition over the years from the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). What’s unique about the Pearson Test of English is that it will provide institutions with applicant scores as well as digital recordings of the students speaking portions of the examination.

You can read more here: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/10/02/english

German Population Decreasing, Foreign Students Increasing

In the May 30, 2008 News from DAAD New York, an interesting piece on the decline of the German population and the increase in the number of foreign students coming to Germany caught my attention. You can access the report on the declining German population here: www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3347799,00.html and the report on the increasing foreign student population here: www.bmbf.de/pub/internationalization_of_higher_education_2008.pdf .