Expanding Sino-foreign postgrad degrees lure working professionals back to the classroom

Many Chinese working professionals are turning to postgraduate degrees jointly offered by local and overseas universities, seeking internationally recognised qualifications and technical skills that can boost their prospects with employers pursuing expansion abroad. More than 200,000 applications were submitted for master’s programmes jointly offered by Chinese and overseas universities in the current academic year, up 45 per cent from 2025-26, according to a 2026 report by New Oriental Vision...