This book aims to present a vivid, dynamic, and opportunity-rich landscape of studying in China and offer a multifaceted and pragmatic reference for readers of all backgrounds. 
 It starts by analyzing the global educational landscape, then reviews the historical evolution of studying in China, before discussing the pathways for the internationalization of Chinese higher education, and examines the development of the “Study in China” national brand. Drawing on large-scale surveys, it also focuses on the student experience, examining the academic life, social integration, psychological well-being, and career aspirations and opportunities of international students in China. Finally, it provides an in-depth analysis and gives suggestions on China’s current international talent policy framework. 
 Adopting a cross-national comparative lens and drawing on in-depth research, this book provides a comprehensive resource for key stakeholders. 

Mabel Lu Miao, Ph.D. is the Co-Founder and Secretary-General of Center for China and Globalization (CCG), a Munich Security Conference (MSC) Young Leader, Founder of Global Young
Leaders Dialogue (GYLD) and Executive Director of Alliance of Global Talent Organizations (AGTO). She is also an Adjunct Professor at University of International Business and Economics, Professor at Huaqiao University, Postgraduate Supervisor at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Researcher at Beijing Foreign Studies University, and a Senior Fellow of Lee Kuan Yew Public Policy School of National University of Singapore. She received her Ph.D. in Contemporary Chinese Studies from Beijing Normal University and has been a visiting scholar at New York University’s China House and the Fairbank Center at Harvard University. 
 Dr. Miao is a co-author on many Chinese Social Science Academy blue books and Chinese Social Science Foundation’s research project reports. Dr. Miao has co-authored with Dr. Huiyao Wang in publishing and editing a number of books in Chinese and English, which detail developments in China’s international business and world migration and global governance. These publications in English include: International Migration of China: Status, Policy and Social Responses to the Globalization of Migration (2017); China’s Domestic and International Migration Development (2019); Transition and Opportunity: Strategies from Business Leaders on Making the Most of China’s Future (2022); China and the World in a Changing Context: Perspectives from Ambassadors to China (2022); Strategies for Chinese Enterprises Going Global (2023); The Challenge of “Going Out”: Chinese Experiences in Outbound Investment (2023); The Future of China’s Development and Globalization: Views from Ambassadors to China (2024); Enhancing Global Governance in a Fragmented World (2024); and Global Development and Cooperation with China (2025) .

Henry Huiyao Wang, Ph.D. is the Founder and President of the Center for China and Globalization (CCG), a global think tank ranked among the top global 100 think tanks by UPenn. Dr. Wang had been appointed as Counselor to China’s State Council (China’s Cabinet) by the Chinese Premier. He is now a distinguished Guest Professor at the China Foreign Affairs University and was a Dean of Institute of Development Research at Southwestern University of Finance and Economics. 
   Dr. Wang is a global leading expert on globalization, global governance and Chinese international relations. He has published over 150 books in Chinese and English as well as hundreds of articles and papers.  He is the Chief Editor of Springer Nature’s “China and Globalization” Book Series and his latest English books include: Escaping Thucydides’s Trap: Dialogue with Graham Allison on China-US Relations (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023); The Ebb and Flow of Globalization (Springer, 2022); Award winning book Consensus or Conflict? China and Globalization in the 21st Century (Springer, 2021); and Handbook on China and Globalization (Edward Elgar, 2019).  He has published many Op-Eds in South China Morning Post, Bloomberg, Financial Times, New York Times, Economist, China Daily and has often been interviewed by BBC, CNN, CNBC, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera, TRT and CGTN. He has often been invited to speak at Munich Security Conference, World Economic Forum, Paris Peace Forum and many more. 
   Dr. Wang has pursued PhD studies at both University of Western Ontario and Manchester University and obtained a Ph.D. in international management. He was a Senior Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School and Brookings Institution. He was a member of Advisory Board of International Organization of Migration (IOM) of the UN. In addition, Dr. Wang is a Paris Peace Forum Steering Committee Member, Duke Kunshan University Advisory Board Member and Ivey Business School Asia Advisory Board Member.