Research on Policies of Educational Service for ASEAN's Students Studying in China
QIN Zhuang-cai
In the process of establishing the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN ), strengthening the co-operation between ASEAN and China is very important. Educational service for students studying abroad is a main means of service trade and is also the area for improvement in higher education policy. It is argued that the policies on ASEAN' s students studying in China should be made in the view of regarding educational service as a kind of trade. Three aspects need to be taken into account: (1) To increase the number of students from ASEAN by taking advantage of Comparing Superiority; (2) To improve joint school programs and promote the internationalization of the basic and technical part of the curriculums; (3) To enlarge the co-operation areas and student exchange in higher education institutions. It also suggests that the government should provide guidance, supervision and policy support for foreign student's affairs in Chinese higher education institutions.