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 […]
China’s education crackdown: Disrupting the private tutoring sector
In mid 2021, the central government’s decision to suspend for-profit tutoring came as a shock to many. Besides provoking fundamental changes in the lives of children and parents, the ban of off-campus education services has destabilized many companies throughout China. Consequently, both families and the country’s education industry need to re-orientate after China’s education crackdown. […]
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 […]
China Paradigm transcript #98: Doing business in the blossoming Chinese natural ingredients market
Find here China Paradigm 98 and discover Gordon Dumoulin’s story in China. Our guest is the founder of Dumoco, a company that takes part in the Chinese natural ingredients market and botanical raw materials for pharmaceutical, health, food, skincare, and cosmetics applications. Gordon Dumoulin is also the co-founder of Easton Bridge Education, an education center […]
The Kindergarten and Preschool Market in China: How much Chinese parents pay for early education
The Preschool market in China reached 230 billion RMB in 2018 according to iimedia. In a culture that highly values education, drivers include the opening of the one child policy to two child policy, and the increasing ability of parents to afford pre-school. The government is also supportive of early education and has paid attention […]
China Paradigm 67: Understanding yourself through China’s lens
In this episode of China Paradigm, Andrea Myles, CEO & Co-Founder of the China Australia Millennial Project, speaks with Mathieu David-Experton about building intercultural relations between Chinese and Australian individuals through innovation. She tells us about the processes of the China Australia Millennial Project and shares some tips with us on the key to getting […]
Shortage of English teachers in China: Opportunities for foreign organizations and teachers | Daxue Consulting
China’s English education rising rapidly English teachers in China are very much in demand as language schools struggle to keep up with the growing English education consumption. Just over the period of a year, from 2016 to 2017, there was a 298% growth from 123.6 billion RMB to 489.7 billion RMB in the English Education […]