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Can I study abroad before I graduate from college?
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Studying abroad, formerly known as studying abroad, generally refers to a person going to a country outside his own country to receive various kinds of education, which can be short-term or long-term (from a few weeks to several years). These people are called "international students". In Chinese mainland, students call studying in Hongkong and Macau studying abroad, because these areas have different education systems.

Application conditions for studying abroad at public expense

Since 1996, China has implemented a set of standards and methods in the selection of overseas students at public expense. The new selection method based on the principle of "individual application, expert evaluation, equal competition and merit-based admission" has been tried out in the whole country, which has put forward many new conditions for students studying abroad at public expense and aroused widespread concern in society. According to national regulations, applicants studying in the Principality should meet the following conditions:

1, political conditions

Love the motherland, love the China * * * production party, love socialism, excellent ideological and moral character, outstanding performance in practical work and study, and actively serve the socialist modernization.

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(1) Senior visiting scholars: mainly academic leaders or technical backbones of key disciplines, key laboratories and key scientific research projects in universities, research institutes and large and medium-sized key enterprises, and they are included in the reserve personnel of the leading talent echelon; Or those who are currently participating in key scientific and technological research, key disciplines, key laboratories and key engineering projects of the state, departments and localities, and really need to go abroad for high-level research. Applicants must have senior professional and technical titles. Among them, those with senior titles are not more than 55 years old, and those with deputy senior titles are not more than 45 years old. Applicants should have considerable academic, scientific research, technical and other achievements, or have made outstanding achievements in teaching, scientific research, management and production and construction (for example, they have recently won provincial and ministerial-level scientific and technological research achievement awards, outstanding scientific and technological achievements and high-level monographs, or published academic papers with great influence in first-class journals at home and abroad, or made major scientific and technological inventions or outstanding work achievements in production and operation). ).

(2) Visiting Scholar 1: The applicant should be a teaching, scientific research, technical and management personnel who have conducted in-depth research in this discipline and achieved certain results, and obtained a doctorate or senior title. Applicants should generally be under the age of 45.

(3) Visiting scholars are divided into two categories: applicants should be teaching, scientific research, technology and management personnel who have made achievements in practical work and really need to go abroad for training, as well as those who are engaged in non-common language learning, regional issues or some specific professional research. Applicants should have a college degree or above and work for at least two years after graduation. The age should generally be under 45.

3. Foreign language conditions

The above applicants for studying abroad should be proficient in the language of the corresponding country, be proficient in reading foreign professional books and periodicals, and have certain listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. After short-term training, they can conduct academic exchanges in related disciplines in foreign languages. College students and graduate students abroad must be able to attend foreign language lectures. Trainers and visiting scholars must take the Foreign Language Proficiency Test (EPT) for international students organized by the State Education Commission and achieve the results stipulated by the state, or graduate from a foreign language major in the same language, or have studied in the same language country for more than one year.

4. Health status

The health status of all kinds of public students studying abroad must meet the prescribed standards for studying abroad, and they must be examined by provincial and municipal hospitals and obtain health certificates (the validity period of the certificates is 1 year).

All China citizens who meet the above conditions can apply.

National students studying abroad at public expense must fulfill the obligation of returning to China on schedule and sign the Agreement on Aid for Studying Abroad with china scholarship council. The agreement was signed by both the transfer unit and the public students studying abroad, and came into effect after notarization by the notary office. The contents of the study abroad aid agreement include the requirements of the state and units on the study objectives, contents, duration and services of overseas students returning to China, the provisions on providing financial aid for overseas students, and other rights, obligations and responsibilities of both the sending unit and the overseas students. Overseas students who fail to fulfill their obligation to return to China as agreed shall repay all the expenses during their study abroad.

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Conditions for studying abroad at one's own expense

Studying abroad at one's own expense is not limited by academic qualifications and age. Anyone who has the conditions can apply to go abroad to study at a university (junior college, undergraduate course), graduate or pursue further studies at his own expense. Many parents want their children to study abroad. There are several conditions here.

First of all, long-term planning and careful choice. It's best to consider your own study, career planning and design, and the advantages and disadvantages of foreign educational resources before making a decision.

Secondly, economic conditions are an important factor. Whether the family's current and future economic income is enough to pay the basic expenses of children studying abroad, including tuition and living expenses, should be one of the important basis for studying abroad. If the family economy is relatively difficult, students will have a heavy burden of studying abroad, which will have a negative impact on their studies, especially in countries where foreign students are prohibited from working by law. In recent years, the cost of studying abroad is getting higher and higher, so you must measure your economic ability before making a decision.

Third, one's own quality is the premise. Whether you have the ability of self-care, learning adaptability, language ability and mental maturity are all necessary conditions to ensure your healthy growth abroad and achieve the expected learning effect. At present, some students choose to go abroad after graduating from high school, and some students choose to go abroad after completing their undergraduate courses in China, so that the starting point is higher and they can apply for studying abroad.

The following are the specific conditions for studying abroad.

High school graduates and self-funded college students who apply for studying abroad at their own expense can go through the formalities of studying abroad at their own expense with relevant supporting materials directly to the public security organ where their household registration is located.

College students and graduates (with college education or above) who have served in China for a certain number of years or repaid compensation for higher education may apply for studying abroad at their own expense. (Length of service: five years for undergraduate graduates, three years for graduate students, and two years for junior college and adult college graduates; Training fee reimbursement: junior college students 1, undergraduate students' 500 yuan 2, master students' 4,000 yuan and doctoral students' 500 yuan 6,000 yuan per year. )

Doctoral graduates go abroad to engage in postdoctoral research at their own expense, and do not charge higher education training fees.

In addition to the above conditions, studying abroad at one's own expense should also meet the following conditions: First, obtaining sufficient foreign exchange aid or foreign scholarships through proper legal procedures, that is, holding economic guarantees provided by relatives and friends (which must be recognized by the country where you go), or holding scholarships or bursaries provided by foreign universities, scientific research institutions or foundations. Foreign exchange subsidies or foreign scholarships should be able to maintain their study and life abroad. Secondly, you should master foreign languages well.