Sven Grimm

WHEN African students consider where to studyabroad, their first choices are often European or Americanuniversities. It was estimated that there were more than100,000 African students studying in France alone in 2009.This is, first and foremost, a matter of language, as well asthe quality and reputation of university degrees obtainedin "the West." However, if African students want to have aunique educational background, they might want to considerchoosing to study at an Asian university - a wise choice con-sidefing the growing importance of the East in Africa's tradeand economic development. According to estimates madeby Professor Adams Bodomo of the University of Hong Kong.Chinese universities hosted around 28,500 African studentsin 2009.