Shanghai has carried out the Study-in-China Plan in line with the Ministry of Education’s strategy of “larger enrolment, better student mix, standardized management, and guaranteed quality.” It now offers Municipal Scholarships to outstanding foreign students and the student mix of local colleges has improved noticeably. By the end of 2010, Shanghai colleges and universities had enrolled 43,016 foreign students, a rise of 11.7 percent from 2009. Among them, 13,159 were degree students, an increase of 10.8 percent. The number of undergraduates, graduates and doctorial students was 9,616 (up 5%), 2,853 (up 32.5%) and 667 (up 22.2%) respectively. There were also 23 junior college students (up 15%). The top five countries of origin for international students are: South Korea (10,004), Japan (5,042), USA (4,565), France (2,451) and Thailand (1,511). Twelve local colleges and universities have more than 1,000 international students.