China’s PhD market is growing with higher demand from local students to study at home, as well as abroad. Statistics show that the new enrolment of PhD candidates in China has grown steadily from 59,764 in 2008 to 63,762 in 2010, a 6.7 per cent increase. However, with increasing competition between overseas PhD holders and local PhD holders in China’s job market, a growing number of students are considering to study abroad for their doctorate degrees. This brings opportunities for UK universities to attract high-quality PhD candidates from China. 1
