Provide a 5 pages analysis while answering the following question: Trends in Participation and Attainment of Chinese Students in the UK Higher Education. Prepare this assignment according to the guide

Provide a 5 pages analysis while answering the following question: Trends in Participation and Attainment of Chinese Students in the UK Higher Education. Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide. An abstract is required. The UK has become an attractive destination for higher education for many nations. Nowadays, the highest inflow of foreign students to the UK comes from China. The number of Chinese students taking higher education courses in the UK has shown a dramatic increase during the past decades. In 1998-1999 the number of Chinese students in the UK was 4000 (Ianelli and Huang, 2014). By 2001, the number rose by 71% to nearly 18,000 students and by 2009-2010 to almost 57,000 (Gittings, 2002. Ianelli and Huang, 2014). There are many papers which aimed to explore the determinants of the choice of UK universities by overseas students. Soo & Elliot (2010) have carried out such research, analyzing key determinants of the popularity of UK universities among international students. They have found that fee cost, quality of education, as well as the existing popularity of a university among home applicants were some of the most significant factors (Soo & Elliot, 2010). Thus, prestige and quality of higher education are recognized to be the most common reasons. However, the inflow of Chinese students can be hardly explained only with these aspects.

With the growth of the middle class and market orientation of China, Chinese families seek value for money (Gittings, 2002). Obviously, that decision of a Chinese student to study in the UK is more likely to be sponsored by their parents, and therefore, parents also are important decision-makers in the process. Ianelli and Huang (2014) have tried to analyze how the patterns of attainment of Chinese graduates have changed during the last decade. The findings have shown that science, engineering, business, and social sciences were the courses in great among the Chinese students in the UK (Ianelli and Huang, 2014). Also, the study has shown that Russel Group universities are increasingly popular among Chinese students studying in the UK (Ianelli and Huang, 2014).