Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Philippines To Position Itself As An "Education Tourism"

Manila, Philippines (AHN) - The Philippines Commission on Higher Education announced Monday it plans to position the country as an alternative educational destination where neighboring countries could send their overflow student populations.…………….Manila is an "attractive alternative" destination for Korean students because of three main factors: the short distance between Seoul and Manila, the affordability of Philippine education, and the Filipinos' fluency in English. ………"Soon, even Chinese and Indian students are expected to arrive," according to Bunye. The Philippine government and China's Ministry of Education have signed recently a Memorandum of Agreement "allowing Chinese students who could not be accommodated in China's universities to study in the Philippines."
"Chinese students find it very attractive to study here, considering that they would be paying only half the price ($1,000 per semester in the Philippines compared to $2,000 per semester in China)," [View Full Article]

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