COVID-19 and international relations are reshaping the choices of Chinese studying abroad
Despite travel restrictions during the pandemic, China remains the main country of origin of international students, with a total of 1,061,511 students attending overseas higher education institutions in 2019. China holds the global top spot, boasting 600,000 more students than the country on the second position, India (461,792). In the last few years, the number […]
Focus on Stanford in China
Stanford University, whose formal name is Leland Stanford Junior University, is one of the world’s best universities. It was set up in 1891 by Leland Stanford in memory of his son who died early, and is located in Stanford, near San Francisco. With an area of 35 kilometers, it is the second largest university in […]
Focus on Cambridge in China
Located in Cambridge, England, the University of Cambridge is one of the world’s top universities. Many famous scientists, literates and statesmen come from this university. Cambridge is a member of the Russell Group of Universities and the Coimbra Group. In the rankings made by famous newspapers and research institutes, it has come to the top […]
Focus on Yale in China
Located in New Haven, Connecticut, Yale University, which was founded in 1701, is the third oldest university in America, following Harvard and College of William and Mary. While Harvard puts more attention on graduate education and College of William and Mary is better at undergraduate education, both the graduate and undergraduate education in Yale are […]
Focus on Wharton in China
Located in Philadelphia, Wharton Business School of the University of Pennsylvania is one of the world’s best business schools. Founded in 1881, it is the first business school in American universities. The goal of this business school is to teach business related knowledge, and train professional people to lead the world and speed up its […]
Zhihu pairs with stand-up comedian to tell Gaokao test takers it’s ok to “lie flat”
Zhihu, the Chinese Q&A platform (the equivalent of Quora), invited 李雪琴 Li Xueqin, a standup comedian known for being a dropout from the prestigious Peking University, to cheer for those participating in the Gaokao exam this year and to answer the question, “Does Gaokao determine your future?” June 6th, 2021 was the first day of […]
BAT, Bilibili, Kuaishou and Tik Tok: Big Tech competing in China’s online education market
China’s online education market has seen expansion since 2014, especially during the COVID-19 crisis, driven by distance learning’s increasing demands. The Chinese government’s policies to encourage the development of the online education market and the massive jump of the capital inflows propel the expansion. In recent years, information technology has improved, including in lower-tier cities. […]
International schools in China maintain slow growth
International schools in China have experienced rapid growth in the past decade. Between 2010 and 2019, the number of international schools had doubled, reaching 821. Over 513 thousand students are currently studying in international schools, with an average of 392 students per school. The cost is around 108,000 RMB ($16,135) per student per year, this […]
The online education market in China is in a critical period
The online education market in China underwent a 5-year period of exponential growth from 2013 to 2017 and reached maturity in 2018. China’s online education industry entered a “gold rush” boom around 2013, with surging venture capital and increasingly segmented products such as question banks, O2O tutoring, and children’s English. Companies such as 51Talk and […]
8 Chinese EdTech start-ups leading the global educational technology industry
Educational technology is an often overlooked global phenomenon. In 2015, global EdTech companies took in more than $2.98 billion across 442 deals, and global EdTech funding jumped a whopping 58% in 2015 from the previous year. The global market is projected to grow at 17.0% per annum, to $252 billion by the year 2020. Asia is […]
The Whiteboard Market in China
With the development of technology, whiteboards are gradually replacing traditional blackboards in China. Currently, the whiteboard market in China has many famous brands. Whiteboards in China area necessary education tool The Ministry of Education (MOE) increases investment of teaching whiteboard in China In recent years, the national and local governments have continuously increased the investment […]
How COVID-19 impacts Chinese students abroad: Survey of 400 students
China’s Ministry of Education (MOE) declared that over 662 thousand Chinese studied abroad in 2018. The top three preferred countries were United States, United Kingdom, and Australia. The number of Chinese students studying abroad increased in the past decade and seemed to continue rising. However, due to the Coronavirus impact, the future of the study-abroad […]