Note from the author.

Thank you for visiting the blog Educ’Chine. Gradually some of the articles will be translated into English. However this all takes time, of which I don’t have much. But these effort pales in comparison with the pain felt by many students in China, domestic and international; especially African.

Also, I have to be cautious. In China, the authoritarian and intolerant regime frowns on critical thinking, especially from foreigners. But this is too convenient. My only desire it to share my experiences with those outside China’s higher education system, those not able to pierce through the veils of propaganda, silence, fear and disinformation. You may not agree, good, but at least let’s get a debate on this issue started. Especially before countries like the US decide to send over to China 100,000 of its students as political bargaining chips.

I believe international students curious about studying in China deserve to be better informed, as well as the many easily seduced administrators of foreign universities who too often decide to sign MOU’s with Chinese institutions without having properly done their homework. I have often observed that they seem more concerned with being able to offer a “China program” back home, neglecting to do any proper due diligence, or having their due diligence done by biased and overzealous partners eager for face back in their ancestral home.

Globalization of education requires greater oversight, transparence and verifiability of Chinese institutions which are more often than not guilty of making false claims and denial of facts which I have verified in the field. As a result, students have to suffer, feel cheated, lower their standards, waste their time – and pay.

When there is no caring, the world is a cold, unhappy and unjust place. For more information about me: A propos

Articles that have been translated and appeared in English:

Sur le site de University World News, journal international anglo-saxon et site web dédié à l’enseignement supérieur, référence au blog Edu’Chine et parution en anglais de l’article : “Universités : comment “maintenir l’ordre” sur les campus chinois“: CHINA: Foreign students face ‘indocrination camp’.