New school remembers China’s pioneering graduate
In 1854, a 26-year-old Chinese man, Rong Hong (Yung Wing), graduated from Yale University.
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Ancient academy’s admission fee questioned
Legal experts challenged the justifiability of the expensive ticket price charged by Yuelu Academy, an institution of higher learning with a history of over a thousand years.
Record number of candidates to sit postgraduate entrance exam
The number of candidates to sit the entrance exam for postgraduate studies from Dec 22 to 24 will reach a record high of 2.9 million, a 21.8 percent increase over last year, according to a report published by the education information portal eol.cn.
Oroqen elder’s classes preserve ethnic language
Every Saturday and Sunday morning for the past three months, Wu Xiaodong has waited for her students at the ethnic primary school in Xunke county, Heihe, in northeastern China's Heilongjiang province.
Crayfish students snapped up by employers before graduation
A "crayfish school" in Central China's Hubei province has recently trended on micro-blogging platform Sina Weibo, China's Twitter equivalent, because its students have reportedly all landed jobs before graduation.
‘Chief teacher’ pilot program announced
China will choose chief teachers at primary and middle schools in rural areas in its central and western regions in a pilot program to promote local education, according to a notice from the Ministry of Education on Tuesday.
China to recruit retired teachers to rural schools
China plans to recruit 4,000 retired teachers to give classes in rural schools during the 2019-2020 school year, in an effort to improve education in rural areas.
New publication focuses on global study tour and global camp education market
The New Oriental Education and Technology Group and the Shanghai-based research consultancy iResearch recently co-released the 2019 White Book of Global Study Tour and Global Camp Education.
Capping off graduation with creative photos in China
College students pose for graduation photos in Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan province
Millions of Chinese students sit national college entrance exam
China's annual college entrance exam, known as the gaokao, began Friday as an estimated 10 million students sat the critical exam needed to pursue their higher education.
