▁h uk ou ▁and ▁attend ▁senior ▁high ▁schools ▁in ▁the ▁cities ▁and ▁towns ▁where ▁their ▁h uk ou ▁is ▁registered ▁instead ▁of ▁Be ij ing . ▁ ▁Univers ities ▁and ▁colleg es ▁ ▁Be ij ing ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁a ▁great ▁number ▁of ▁colleg es ▁and ▁univers ities , ▁including ▁several ▁well - reg arded ▁univers ities ▁of ▁international ▁stat ure , ▁such ▁as ▁P ek ing ▁University ▁and ▁T sing h ua ▁University ▁( two ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Key ▁Univers ities ). ▁O wing ▁to ▁Be ij ing ' s ▁status ▁as ▁the ▁political ▁and ▁cultural ▁capital ▁of ▁China , ▁a ▁larger ▁proportion ▁of ▁t ert i ary - level ▁institutions ▁are ▁concentr ated ▁here ▁than ▁in ▁any ▁other ▁city ▁in ▁China , ▁reaching ▁at ▁least ▁ 7 0 ▁in ▁number . ▁Many ▁international ▁students ▁from ▁Japan , ▁Korea , ▁North ▁America , ▁Europe , ▁S out heast ▁Asia , ▁and ▁elsewhere ▁come ▁to ▁Be ij ing ▁to ▁study ▁every ▁year . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Be ij ing ▁Edu c ational ▁Committee , ▁ 7 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁students ▁attend ▁univers ities ▁based ▁in ▁Be ij ing . ▁Of ▁those ▁students , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁committee , ▁ 1 5 - 2 0 % ▁come ▁from ▁families ▁class ified ▁as ▁being ▁in ▁pover ty . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁the ▁municipal ▁government ▁had ▁p led ged ▁ 5 0 ▁million ▁y uan ▁($ 7 . 3 ▁million