….At the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Chinese undergraduates now account for more than half of the 1,109 Chinese students there. That increase is another sign that China is coming because Wisconsin, like many state schools, doesnâ??t provide scholarships for international undergrads. Last year, Chinese students paid out $2 billion in tuition nationwide. â??That money is keeping some American colleges alive,â? said Laurie Cox, who runs the international student center at the Madison campus.
â??Every time I turn around, another campus has signed a memorandum of understanding with another Chinese university,â? said Kevin Reilly, the president of the universityâ??s 26 campuses. Reilly recently joined Doyle on a trip to China. â??I came away thinking, if the 20th century was the American century … you have to believe that the 21st century will be the Chinese century.â?