国际英语资讯:Feature: Decline of Chinese students interest in Finland baffles Finnish decision makers
<p><span word="HELSINKI">HELSINKI</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 7-- <span word="Finnish">Finnish</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="providers">providers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="declining">declining</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="Finland">Finland</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="location">location</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="studies">studies</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Asians">Asians</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Finland">Finland</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="risen">risen</span> <span word="by">by</span> 30 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2011, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="portion">portion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="by">by</span> 24 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="official">official</span> <span word="statistics">statistics</span> <span word="indicate">indicate</span>.</p><p><span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pool">pool</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Finland">Finland</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="center">center</span>-<span word="left">left</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Antti">Antti</span> <span word="Rinne">Rinne</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="pledged">pledged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="extend">extend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="non">non</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>/<span word="EEA">EEA</span> <span word="graduate">graduate</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Finland">Finland</span>, <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="Studies">Studies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Finland">Finland</span> <span word="would">would</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="still">still</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="guarantee">guarantee</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ultimate">ultimate</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remain">remain</span>.</p><p><span word="Ritva">Ritva</span> <span word="Viljanen">Viljanen</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mayor">mayor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Vantaa">Vantaa</span>, <span word="next">next</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Helsinki">Helsinki</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="thinks">thinks</span> <span word="Finland">Finland</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="advertise">advertise</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Finnish">Finnish</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="welfare">welfare</span>-<span word="state">state</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="incentive">incentive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="Finland">Finland</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="try">try</span>.</p><p><span word="Vantaa">Vantaa</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="background">background</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="boasts">boasts</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span>, <span word="now">now</span> 19 <span word="percent">percent</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Viljanen">Viljanen</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="openly">openly</span> <span word="disappointed">disappointed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Vantaa">Vantaa</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="Helsinki">Helsinki</span> <span word="area">area</span>.</p><p><span word="Mayors">Mayors</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="friendship">friendship</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="July">July</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="televised">televised</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="attracting">attracting</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="emerged">emerged</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="theme">theme</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="backdrop">backdrop</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="declined">declined</span> <span word="birthrates">birthrates</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statistical">statistical</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Finnish">Finnish</span> <span word="municipal">municipal</span> <span word="autonomy">autonomy</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="towns">towns</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="collect">collect</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="finance">finance</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="services">services</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="immigrant">immigrant</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="professionals">professionals</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="revenue">revenue</span> <span word="pool">pool</span>.</p>
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