This article presents an overview, of the historical background and social context in which Chinese higher education has evolved and how foreign ideas and models hate influenced its modem and contemporary history. Special attention is paid to policies of the state and the influences and roles of `the five generations" of Chinese foreign-educated returned students in the social, economic" scientific and political modernization of China in general and the modernization of higher education in particular
As the introduction of modern higher education in China was a direct result of China s contact with the outside world, Chinese foreign-educated students have played key roles in this international interaction. This articles emphasizes the unique contributions of these students and predicts their influence and role in the future.
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