GoKawiilChinese students increasingly choose Hong Kong and Asia over US, UK for grad study
Analysis of global higher-education trends shows more Chinese students opting to study in Asia rather than the US or Europe for postgraduate work. Hong Kong, treated as an 'overseas' destination despite being part of China, expects roughly 35,000 additional mainland students enrolled by 2030 compared with 2025. One example cited is Zhao Junyi, a Beijing-born PhD student at the University of Hong Kong studying planetary science after completing his bachelor's at the University of Michigan.