Top Chinese University Draws Backlash Over Preferential Treatment of Foreign Students

Top Chinese University Draws Backlash Over Preferential Treatment of Foreign Students
South African and Chinese students listen to a speech by South African President Jacob Zuma at Tsinghua University in Beijing on December 5, 2014. GREG BAKER/AFP/Getty Images
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One of China’s top universities has recently drawn controversy over a “buddy program” for exchange students that overwhelmingly assigned female Chinese students to partner up with male foreign students.

The program run by eastern China’s Shandong University requires three local “study partners” to be assigned to every foreign student, to help them with their studies and facilitate cultural exchange.

Nicole Hao
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Nicole Hao is a Washington-based reporter focused on China-related topics. Before joining the Epoch Media Group in July 2009, she worked as a global product manager for a railway business in Paris, France.
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