The Report on the Development of Overseas Study in China was published in September 2012. The key points of the report have been summarised.

• According to statistics from the Ministry of Education, the total number of Chinese students studying abroad in 2011 reached 339,700,
• Studying abroad has gradually evolved from elite education into mass education.
• The age of those studying abroad tends to be lower.
• The number of students studying abroad who come home and establish their own enterprises or cofound new enterprises has been on the rise.

For further details, please refer to the enclosed report summary.