American Universities Expelled 8,000 Chinese Students Last Year
Mostly for cheating.
From the Wall Street Journal.
U.S. Schools Expelled 8,000 Chinese Students
As tens of thousands of Chinese students prepare to study in the U.S., they might reflect on the experience of some of those who went before them. According to an estimate by a U.S. education company, some 8,000 Chinese students were expelled from American universities last year alone – and the main reasons were poor grades and cheating.
The estimate by WholeRen Education, a U.S. company that caters to Chinese students, was based on official U.S. data and a survey of 1,657 students expelled from American universities last year. More than 80% of these students were expelled because of poor academic performance or dishonesty, the company said.
The company surveyed students about their U.S. study experience a year earlier but didn’t make any estimate for expulsions.
The survey comes amid reports that federal prosecutors in Pittsburgh have indicted 15 Chinese citizens for allegedly taking part in a college exam scheme.
Stacked up against the huge numbers of Chinese students who go to American universities every year, the failure rate isn’t so bad, WholeRen said, though it does suggest a change in the once-shining image of students from China.
“Chinese students used to be considered top-notch but over the past five years their image has changed completely — wealthy kids who cheat,” said Chen Hang, chief development officer at WholeRen, which is based in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Two decades of rapid economic growth and a burgeoning middle class have given Chinese parents more resources to send their children abroad.
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Not a surprise when China has no regard for copyright infringement and where piracy is ok.
I donno. We can no longer trust US universities to do anything right. While US universities just expelled 8,000 Chinese nationals, in an hour later they’ll be hungry for more.