Foreign student enrollment rates in China are recovering post-pandemic, driven by rising demand from Asia and Africa as students are drawn by lower costs, scholarships and shifting global dynamics. SINGAPORE: When Nazrin Allahverdiyeva, 19, attended her first class at China Medical University (CMU) back in 2024, she recalls not being able to “understand anything”. “I felt so dumb,” said the student from Azerbaijan, a transcontinental country bordered by Russia, Georgia, Armenia and Iran. Her