{"id":57512,"date":"2017-05-04T18:40:33","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T23:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=57512"},"modified":"2017-05-04T18:40:33","modified_gmt":"2017-05-04T23:40:33","slug":"chinese-students-economic-impact-on-u-of-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/chinese-students-economic-impact-on-u-of-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese students flock to University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Shen Lu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Chinese students have economic impact on University of Illinois at Champaign\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/215739002?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign enrolls more Chinese students than almost any other university in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/isss.illinois.edu\/download_forms\/stats\/fa16_stats.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">5,629<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Chinese students enrolled at the U of I make up more than half of the international student body, according to the university\u2019s International Student and Scholar Services. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">They have made significant economic contributions not only to the state&#8217;s flagship public university that has faced serious state budget cuts, but also the local economy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>U of I&#8217;s international students in the 2015-2016 academic year contributed <a href=\"https:\/\/istart.iu.edu\/nafsa\/reports\/district.cfm?state=IL&amp;year=2015&amp;district=13\">$380 million <\/a>to the Champaign economy, supporting nearly 6,500 jobs, according to the National Association of Foreign Student Advisors: Association of International Educators.<\/p>\n<p>The number of Chinese students at the U of I has risen <a href=\"http:\/\/isss.illinois.edu\/download_forms\/stats\/fa08_stats.pdf\">fivefold<\/a>\u00a0since 2008, mirroring higher Chinese enrollments nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>Experts say a push-and-pull factor contributes to the trend, including a rising middle class in China and their hunger for quality education for their children, financial problems facing cash-strapped U.S. public institutions and the desire for greater diversity on U.S. campuses.<\/p>\n<p>Local businesses in Champaign have benefited from the surge of Chinese students. Chinese restaurants have sprung up in this Midwestern town surrounded by soy and corn fields, offering a variety of dining choices.<\/p>\n<p>U of I&#8217;s Chinese students have dubbed Green Street, where there are at least six Chinese restaurants, a mini-Chinatown.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Chinese students line up for lunch boxes at Evo, a Sichuanese restaurant in Champaign. (Shen Lu\/MEDILL)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Shen Lu The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign enrolls more Chinese students than almost any other university in the country. The 5,629 Chinese students enrolled at the U of I make up more than half of the international student body, according to the university\u2019s International Student and Scholar Services. 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