Beware of getting into
Chinese medical colleges!
Monday, July 4 2005 14:34 Hrs (IST)
Beijing: With the growing rush of
Indians to Chinese medical colleges due to their cheaper tuition
fees, Indian diplomats in Beijing have warned students that the
degrees awarded by them are not recognised back home and said
there were rising complaints about deficient infrastructure.
"We have witnessed a large inflow of Indian students to Chinese
medical colleges in recently and we have also received many
complaints from them as well," a senior official of the Indian
Embassy told sources in Beijing.
Embassy officials said that they have not received any
information from the Medical Council of India (MCI) approving
the curriculum followed by Chinese medical colleges and about
internship.
"We have received complaints from Indian students regarding
non-availability of properly qualified English-speaking teaching
facility in some of Chinese medical colleges though at the time
of admission they were assured about it," the official, who has
just concluded visits to two Chinese Medical Colleges said.
Indian Ambassador to China Nalin Surie, who expressed serious
concern over the plight of some of the Indian students, said the
Embassy had taken up the matter with the concerned Chinese
medical universities as well as the Chinese Ministry of
Education.
Hundreds of Indian students have flocked to Tianjin Medical
University in Tianjin, Three Gorges University in the Hubei
province, Xingxian University in Henan province and other
similar institutions in Nanjing and Suzhou cities.
"We will not allow such a thing to happen," Surie said referring
to the problems being faced by Indian students, adding that
Indian Embassy would ensure that they received proper education
in Chinese medical colleges and were treated well.
Surie said the Indian Embassy had written to concerned
departments in India long ago about the possible difficulties
likely to be faced by Indian students who are flocking to China
in view of the cheaper medical tuition fees.
He stressed that Indian students who have been admitted to
Universities and Colleges in China should register themselves
with the Indian Embassy in Beijing or the Consulate in Shanghai
so that officials would be in a position to intervene in case of
any problem.
"The increasing complaints from Indian students has brought to
the fore our apprehensions that if the flow of Indian students
coming to China for medical education is not guided properly, it
could result in immense problems for the students as well as
their parents, who often spent their lifetime savings on their
wards," one official said.
Regarding medical degrees awarded by Chinese medical colleges,
he said that the Medical Council of India (MCI) had its own
stipulations and students seeking admission in China must get
things clarified before venturing into the country.
