African youth love China's technology, culture

BEIJING - NourEldin Mohamed Abdelaal, from Egypt, declined offers from a number of elite universities in the West and joined the Beijing Institute of Technology to study computer sciences in September.

The 20-year-old had received multiple offers from universities in countries including the United States and Britain. The University of Cambridge also reserved a spot for him for his post-graduate studies.

However, he said he was attracted by China's booming computer industry and decided to come to China for his bachelor's degree.