Covid-19 to have “limited effects” on admissions if we can “present China objectively”
Published 22/04/2020
In the previous 24 hours before April 1, there were 36 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 reported in the mainland of China, and 35 of them from abroad, according to reports from CDC China. They had been put into medical treatment directly from airport to local hospitals.
Another local case was reported in Guangdong province. Among the 337 affected cities, now 310 are safe and sound, as all the patients have been cured and left hospitals.
During these days, I have received lots of messages from my colleagues around the world. Taking this opportunity, I would like to express my sincere gratitude for your care for me and my family: Thank you so much!
Will the coronavirus effect Chinese universities’ international recruitment?
My answer to this question is, “Effects will be limited, and could hardly last if we present China objectively to students – especially focusing on the encouraging results of counter-measures the Chinese government used to respond to this ongoing epidemic”.
Facing distorted or exaggerated remarks about China in the media, we would like to cite a saying: “The wise man knows he knows nothing, the fool thinks he knows all.”
When applicants ask us coronavirus-related questions, how should we reply? As most of my friends have asked this, I have decided to summarise my observations and to share it with you.
1. The Chinese central and local governments have been updating the confirmed cases of coronavirus and its related districts every 24 hours to the public. And they have been opening the medical treatment solution too.
2. The Chinese government has been providing “free treatment to all coronavirus patients”, Chinese and foreigners alike.*
3. Chinese hospitals are well equipped and they know how to deal with the disease. Now all the countries will take into consideration the medical treatment advice from China and WHO, as Chinese hospitals have cured around 60,000 patients as far.
4. The Chinese Public Health Emergency System functions effectively during this epidemic. With the report from the confirmed patients, it can track almost all the people who might be at risk of being infected, and implement proper quarantine medical observation.
5. Chinese coronavirus vaccine will probably be ready for clinical test or emergency use in the coming April.
During the fight against coronavirus, new fields of studies like 5G, AI, Big Data, and UAV have sufficiently helped Chinese medical teams to work beyond the distance and to save lives together. Chinese universities will surely increase their investment in the further development of these fields and programs.
“Chinese universities keep taking international recruitment and international education as a channel for global communication rather than a business”
Chinese universities keep taking international recruitment and international education as a channel for global communication rather than a business. For this reason, the tuition fees in China are relatively low compared with European or American institutions. And our talented professors and well-equipped schools have the confidence to prepare out students for the future!
Welcome to China!
*As China is going to be regarded as a low-risk zone of coronavirus, recently people around the world have been surging into China. On March 14, it was reported that the “ free medical treatment policy for foreigners in China” has been updated to “ free medical treatment for foreigners registered in the Chinese Social Security System”.
All international students in China and foreigners legally working in China are registered in the Chinese Social Security System with their own Social Security Card.
Professor Ying Qi is the director of international admissions at Yinchuan University, China. He is also the senior program advisor of CFP Talent, a French think tank focusing on French-Asian intercultural exchange. His fields of research are international business development and international talent movement.
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