University program passes test by raising foreign student quality

A university foundation program designed for international students receiving the Chinese Government Scholarship has helped China to find better-qualified recipients, according to an education official.

"After implementing the program for six years, we are seeing the government scholarship being granted to more high-quality international students," said Wang Shenggang, deputy secretary-general of the China Scholarship Council, in an exclusive interview with China Daily.

The council is a Ministry of Education institute that administers the scholarship.