Moving to Southeast Asia after grad school is becoming a different way out!

The number of applicants for the 2024 examination is more than 4.38 million, although this is a decline compared to 2023, but with the increase in the number of students in many colleges and universities to protect the number of students, the actual number of admissions through the postgraduate examination may be even less, the competition for the examination is still very fierce.

The official website of the Ministry of Education has released the number of people taking the 2023 exam at 4.74 million and last year compared to a decline of 7.6%, the first decline in recent years

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Reasons for the decline in the number of graduate students  

1、Employment of graduates

With the continuous growth of the size of the graduate school, we found that even after graduation from graduate school, there is no guarantee of a decent job, so a lot of candidates just for employment rather than having an interest in professional and academic research, gave up the track of the examination. The number of graduate school students declined, but the number of applicants for the National Examination instead increased by 365,000, the opposite side of the coin shows that people still feel that the end of the universe is really the examination of the public ah.

Candidates for the March 2023 Jiangsu Selection Candidates enter the test center for interviews

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2. Quality of graduate students and difficulty of graduation

In the future, the quality control of postgraduate students will become more and more strict, this year, some universities have announced that in order to ensure the quality of postgraduate training, to extend the years of master's degree and doctoral degree. That is to say, in the future, graduate school want to mix more and more difficult to graduate, the examination is not equal to the smooth graduation, so some people will be careful to consider in the end whether to read.

3, the choice of opportunities to increase

After the liberalization of the epidemic, the opportunity to go abroad has also increased, and the opportunity to study abroad and employment is also increasing.

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Rise in the number of students studying abroad  

While the decline in the number of people studying for the exam, the study abroad market has rebounded. At least nearly 100,000 Chinese students will be active in Southeast Asia in 2022, according to the 2022 China Study Abroad White Paper released by a third-party organization. Among them, more than 60% of Chinese students are in Malaysia and Thailand, while the number of Chinese students in Thailand has doubled in five years.

1. Convenient and Safe Living, Diversified Cultural Exchanges 

This is most intuitively reflected in the Chinese community in Malaysia or Singapore, students can go out in the shortest possible time, better integrated into the local life and social circle.

Why have “Southeast Fly” and “Singapore-Malaysia-Thailand” colleges and universities become the new choice for Chinese students to study abroad? The prerequisite is that it is convenient and safe to study and live here, and at the same time meets the diversified needs of cultural exchanges.

2. Portrait of Study Groups with Clear Learning Objectives 

A survey found that among the group of students studying in Southeast Asia, 40% of them are students who failed in the domestic examination. After getting a master's degree, they can rely on the special advantage of high education and freshman status to maximize their chances of competing for the public examination and getting a successful job.

There is also a part of about 40% of undergraduate graduates to participate in the work of a few years, or found that the upward channel is too narrow, or engaged in the work, the industry simply do not have the confidence interest, in short, the same is to realize the importance of education in the job market. And everyone should have heard or even personally experienced the society's reverence for high academic qualifications.

According to the “2022 China Returnee Employment Survey Report” released by domestic Wisdom Recruitment, Malaysia and other Asian countries, the number of international students returning to China to seek employment has grown significantly, the number of fresh graduates from Malaysia in 2022, the year-on-year growth rate is as high as 66.1%.

As Phoenix commented on the decision to “turn to New Malaysia and Thailand”:

“Since ultimately different paths lead to the same destination, from the perspective of practicality, studying in Southeast Asia has become the most appropriate choice under the wave.”

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Recommendations for Studying Abroad after Graduate School  

Dual Planning for Graduate School & Study Abroad

It's not a way back, it's a way out

01、Thailand

Study in Thailand has a lot of advantages, such as location advantages, Thailand is located in the center of Southeast Asia, and cost advantages, most of the things are inexpensive. Study in Thailand is not only recognized by the Chinese Ministry of Education, more internationally recognized, Thailand has a lot of the world's best ranked institutions, so that the future of the road to find a job more comfortable.

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Highlights of studying in ThailandThailand has inherited the Commonwealth education system for more than 150 years, with a high degree of internationalization in education environment, teaching level and education. Highlighted majors include engineering and technology, tourism services, agriculture, public health and wellness, humanities, literature and arts, forestry, science, business administration, medicine, etc. The teaching of these key majors is perfect. The international programs are all taught in English, and the textbooks for many of the programs are imported directly from Europe and the United States.

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Recommended Institutions and Popular Majors University of Southeast Asia (USEAN) Introduction: USEAN is a university under the Council of Higher Education of the Ministry of Education of Thailand. The University provides undergraduate, master's, and doctoral education and is committed to the pursuit of excellence in the learning environment and exploratory education, combining national and global strengths to achieve the highest level of education, cultivating civic-minded students as well as students' global competitive advantage under high ethical standards.

Recommended Majors (Master's Degree): Business Administration, Educational Management, Engineering Management, etc.

Recommended Institution Details: University of Southeast Asia

Thonburi University Bangkok

Introduction: Thonburi University Bangkok, located in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, is a comprehensive institution of higher learning under the Thai Ministry of Education, with a history of more than 30 years. It is the only university in Thailand that has two television stations and a national gymnasium. At the same time, it is also a key recommended university by the Ministry of Education of China's foreign-related supervision information network, and its academic qualifications are recognized by the Ministry of Education of China and the international community.

The university is located in Tat Yavatana district of Bangkok, the capital city of Thailand, and covers an area of more than 2,000 acres with a beautiful environment and perfect facilities. There are 18 colleges, 36 undergraduate majors, 12 master's degree programs and 9 doctoral degree programs, with more than 1,200 faculty members and 27,000 students enrolled. Thonburi University of Bangkok offers professional courses covering economics, media, arts, law, medicine, engineering, education, tourism, sports and other disciplines, and is one of the more complete universities in Thailand in terms of levels of education as well as professional settings. There are also 15 libraries on campus with a total of more than 1.8 million books.

Recommended Majors (Master's Degree): Business Administration, Mass Communication, Public Administration, Physical Education, Physical Education, Educational Administration, Music and Dance, Music Education, Fine and Applied Arts Management, etc.

Recommended Institution Details: Thonburi University, Bangkok

02, Malaysia

The domestic examination is only once a year, the second war also have to bear more pressure than the first war. The Malaysian institutions have at least 2-4 enrollment time points a year, you can freely choose the time of admission, generally after the announcement of the results of the examination to apply for the best, Malaysia, the entire application process to complete the time in 2-6 months, from the decision to apply to get OFFER, very quickly.

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Advantages of Studying in Malaysia English is one of the official languages of Malaysia, which also preserves the British education system. Therefore, after studying in Malaysia, it will be easier to apply for degrees in other Commonwealth countries, and Malaysia has created a wider international exchange platform for students. Compared with Europe and the United States often hundreds of thousands of yuan tuition pressure, Malaysia can be said to be the representative of the “salary study”, so that students from ordinary families can easily realize the dream of studying abroad.

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Institutions recommended and popular majors Bottega Veneta University Business School Institution Description: Bottega Veneta University Business School (PBS) all faculty members have doctoral degrees, and with the UPM shared education faculty and campus facilities, is the only university in Malaysia, the proportion of professors more than 60%. It is the first business school in Malaysia to receive AACSB accreditation. Less than 5% of the business schools in the world have been accredited by AACSB!

Recommended Majors (Master's): Master of Business Administration (MBA) Master of Business Administration MBA (Corporate Governance) Corporate Governance MBA (Finance) Finance MBA (Human Potential Management) Human Resources MBA(Human Potential Management)人力资源潜力管理方向 MBA(International Business)国际商务方向