The number of students studying abroad increased by more than 10,000 in 2007 compared with 2006; among which the number of students studying at their own expense was up by 6.58 percent, according to statistics released by China's Ministry of Education on April 5.
Statistics show that the total number of students studying abroad is 144,000, among which 129,000 are studying at their own expense.
The population of returned overseas personnel was 44,000 in 2007. Compared with 2006, the number of people studying abroad further increased in 2007; and the number of returned overseas personnel increased steadily.
The number of people studying abroad totalled 1.2117 million from 1978 to 2007, among which 319,700 have already returned.
By People's Daily Online
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