Historic Development of International Higher Education and the Challenges Faced by International Graduate Education in China
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    International higher education (IHE) in western countries is an important instrument of attracting global talents, enhancing national economic and technological competence, and raising university revenue. IHE in China, as an important component of China’s higher education internationalization, plays an important role in supporting diplomatic strategies, nurturing China-friendly overseas talents, and improving the international reputation of Chinese universities. With reshaping of the global higher education internalization in the post-epidemic era, quality of international education faces severe challenges on student recruitment and training. These challenges are centered around the improficiency in Chinese language, weak academic background, and non-internationalized curriculum systems. In this paper, the roots of the challenges are addressed and quality assurance measures are proposed to meet these challenges, which include setting up a rigorous dual Chinese-English assessment system, implementing academic background evaluation, training of teacher for English as medium of instruction, adopting internationalized curricular and teaching methods, as well as putting the same requirements for dissertations on both international and Chinese students. The quality of international education is closely linked to the international reputation and influence of China’s higher institutions. Only through continuous improvement of the education quality can the competitiveness of the "Study abroad in China" brand be improved, and thus more excellent foreign students can be attracted to China.

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  • Received:November 23,2025
  • Revised:May 20,2026
  • Adopted:September 08,2026
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