Since 2000, an increasing number of scholarship
international students have been entering Chinese universities. Government
scholarships provide them money each month to pay for a degree, but most of
them are engaged in part-time work even if china officially doesn’t allow
international students to work during their studies. This Research aimed to explore the key determinants
of international students labour and schooling in China and？labour experience contribution to their study. We used
the Labor Market Survey (SLM) conducted by LARES (Laboratory of analysis and
research in economic and social research) in the year of 2019 in Beijing, Shanghai,
Guangzhou, Zhejiang and Shandong. The sample includes 400 scholarship students
at the Bachelor, Master and PhD level. They were from different major areas,
aged between 18 and 35 years old. Results from logistic regression analysis
showed that developing relationship, practicing Chinese, tutor income, age,
were the key factors that influence scholarship international student’ work
while study. The students benefited both positively and negatively from working
and studying.
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