News blog: what it is like to study in a Chinese university

david, glad that you could get first hand experience on the chinese university system. in fact, you didn't have to. like anything in life said just about anything, there is a huge shade of grey. there are excellent and worst universities in china and india, like there are excellent and worst universities in the uk and elsewhere (of course the median quality is higher in certain places). the tragedy is that many of the hard-earned money of students from our country is spent in paying the exorbitant tuition fees in third-grade universities in places like the uk and australia. yes, you said it right, most of our students, who take huge loans, sell their farmland, parent's property, are indeed cash cows for the universities in the uk and australia. but we can hardly blame the universities in the uk and australia. we are the one who should take the blame. if we want this to stop, we have to bring the quality of our own universities at par with the best. btw, on record, i want to state that the university ranking brought about by most organizations, including times higher education, is full of crap. it does not take into account the parameters that are beyond anyone to think, for example, social justice, bringing students of downtrodden community at par with the privileged ones etc. etc. therefore, the barometer of success for our universities should not and must not be an inclusion in the top 100 or top 10 times higher education ranking but to enhance knowledge in our society and bring social justice. thank you. binay panda

Agreed. Lot of rote learning and memorization. Unengaged classes with disengaged students.

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