getting in to universities in their own country is frightfully competitive
there is prestige in parents being able to say their child is studying overseas
studying away from the oppressive attention of the parents is sought after
it is easier to learn a language through immersion (which is funny because they often don’t break out of their language peers)
for the same reason as australians might study in the USA or ok
because a subject is taught here they can’t get at home
because it is a pathway to permanent residence
Because it is a chance to meet someone out of the watchful eye of parents. My own daughter in law never wanted to marry a Chinese man with all tte restrictions and awful social expectations that involved.
