High-achieving South Korean engineering students increasingly choose elite Chinese universities over domestic options

If true, this would be a great trend for Korea.

Exposing the best young talent to a different mindset towards engineering, building, experimentation washes away the value that failure is shame

@teortaxesTex seriously thinking of going to China to get my doctorate

@teortaxesTex Chyna's natural advantage in the economies of scale applies to education too.

@teortaxesTex I'd like to know the reason.

@teortaxesTex 留学生配额怕是要大涨了

@teortaxesTex I am not sure if absolute numbers will be a big factor soon. The trend described in this passage is probably more significant. Basically, admission standards for foreign students will go up as the quality of applicants improves.

@teortaxesTex There are something like comunity colleges in China?

Just want to pay a bit and learn some basic stuff like basic accounting in China after learning some 500 characters 😅

@davidlee This shift could spark a serious innovation uptick.

@davidlee Korea adopting that could be a big unlock