Education

Expats listen to a Chinese-language class at the Shekou Management and Service Center for Expats on Wednesday night.    A Chinese-language class kicked off a night school program initiated by the Shekou Management and Service Center for Expats (Shekou MSCE) on Wednesday night. Nearly 40 expat residents attended the event, which was held in the center's activity room.   Some 20 minutes before the class began at 7 p.m., Brazilian Alexandre Ambrosio and a dozen other expats were already seated in the classroom going over study materials.   Although Ambrosio has lived in Shenzhen for 12 years, his Chinese proficiency remains basic since English is the predominant language at the European firm where he works as an executive.   "I am beginning to learn the language, and this is a wonderful opportunity," said the Brazilian, who has transitioned from an engineer to an executive.   The class began with a young man from Georgia named Cao Cao sharing his Chinese-learning journey. After a decade in China, he speaks the language fluently, though the different tones are still a challenge.   "I knew only one Chinese word through Google Translate before coming to China, which was ni hao [hello]," he told…Original link

A scene of Guangzhou Ulink International School's campus. Guangzhou Ulink International School (GUIS) opened on Aug 22 in Nansha district, marking a significant milestone as the first school in Guangzhou tailored to the educational needs of children from returning overseas talents. More than 1,300 students started the new school year at the newly established campus, representing a major achievement in Nansha's education. The school boasts a diverse faculty hailing from different regions worldwide, including Europe, the Americas, and East Asia, with over 70 percent being international teachers. With a student-to-teacher ratio of 7:1, the school is committed to providing an authentic international educational experience to its students. The school has expanded its admission criteria to include children of returning overseas talents, along with foreign nationals and residents from Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan. This extension aims to enhance Nansha's appeal to high-end talents, thereby optimizing the international talent ecosystem and fostering a high-quality, business-friendly environment in Nansha. Guangzhou's educational system currently incorporates over 1,600 international teachers, along with more than 9,000 international students and over 18,000 students from Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan. The city hosts 18 schools for children of foreign nationals, three for students from Hong Kong, Macao,…Original link

Editor's Note: Over 700 years ago, Italian traveler Marco Polo journeyed through China, documenting his experiences and introducing the splendor of ancient China to Europe in his book. Fast forward to the present day, when people discover China through online videos. With China's visa-free policies and the introduction of 144-hour visa-free transit, a wave of international YouTubers and vloggers has flocked to China.  After exploring gateway cities, where they gain initial insights into China's modern cityscapes and rich cultural heritage, these YouTubers and vloggers soon turn their attention to localized regions, delving into frontier areas, revolutionary sites, and public infrastructure to find the answers to the questions: "What is modern China like, why is it the way it is, and how does it function?" Through their cameras, they present a real, friendly, and vibrant China to the world. They are affectionately referred to by the Chinese as the "Marco Polos" in the New Era. Therefore, the Global Times presented this Marco Polo Trilogy. This is the second installment, sharing experiences and thoughts of some international travelers who had been to "red tourism" sites, which are characterized by patriotic or revolutionary themes. Videos of their visits became a vivid window to…Original link

The traditional Chinese solar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. End of Heat, (Chinese: 处暑), the 14th solar term of the year, begins this year on Aug 22 and ends on Sept 6. End of Heat implies that most parts in China are getting rid of the hot summer and entering autumn. But in some areas, especially in South China, autumn is late in coming and people are still bothered by hot weather. End of Heat is also the busy harvest season for farmers. The following are six things you should know about End of Heat. Enjoying fall colors in early September In China, regions beyond the Great Wall will enter autumn in early September. People can enjoy the scenery as it changes gradually from summer to autumn. Autumn weariness There is a saying that, "People tend to feel sleepy in spring, doze in summer and feel tired in autumn." As the weather becomes cool during End of Heat, many people will feel languid and weary, which is called "autumn weariness". It is a sign that the human body needs rest, since people have consumed excessive energy in the summer. Get enough sleep, do more exercises and keep…Original link

Nguyen Thi Phuc, a Vietnamese student at Zhongnan University of Economics and Law in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei province, has a deep-rooted connection with Chinese language and culture. Her journey began in 2015 when she graduated from the Department of Chinese Language of Hanoi Open University. She then joined China Railway Sixth Group, witnessing China's prowess in infrastructure development during the construction of Vietnam's first light rail project. During this time, she also went from being a Chinese translator to being a project manager assistant. Then, she moved to Wuhan, and in 2022, she established an online community to help Vietnamese parents learn pinyin so that they can teach their children the Chinese language. Now, as she pursues higher education at Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Nguyen has rekindled her love for the Chinese language and discovered a new passion for the guqin, a traditional Chinese instrument. Her dream is to one day play "High Mountains and Flowing Water" on the guqin in Vietnam, using the melodies of the ancient instrument to promote global understanding and harmony. Editor: Surnamed xiong  Original link

Ti Gong The Shanghai Youth Artificial Intelligence Academy is unveiled. An artificial intelligence academy for youth was unveiled at the China Welfare Institute Children's Palace on Wednesday. Li Bin, president of CWI, joined several children to launch the new Shanghai Youth Artificial Intelligence Academy. The children's palace, the most famous off-campus art and science training center for children in Shanghai, was the earliest institution in China to teach children how to use a computer. It was also where, 40 years ago, Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping made the visionary call on early computer education. After watching students operate computers he said, "Computer education should start with children." Since then, the Ministry of Education started computer education in primary schools. Ti Gong Computer education should start with children. The new facility aims to become a cradle for top-notch young AI pioneers. It will try its best to establish a system for training students to become adept at using AI through primary to high school years and become a new base for science and technology exchanges for young students from all over the world. The children's palace also signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Shanghai Jiao Tong University on Wednesday to cooperate in…Original link

Ti Gong Children enjoy the "The Gone Dr. K" racing game. A summer science camp kicked off today at Pudong Library, mixing educational talks with interactive fun to explore science. The "Fun with Science – Summer Weekend Camp" is organized by the library, Shanghai Science and Technology Museum, and the Shanghai Science Popularization Education Development Foundation. A highlight was a captivating lecture by Fang Jiancheng, an academician from the Chinese Academy of Sciences. His talk – "Exploring the Scientific World in Extremely Weak Magnetic Environments" – explained the basics of very weak magnetic fields and introduced the Hangzhou Extremely Weak Magnetic Field Major Science and Technology Infrastructure. This facility aims to advance scientific knowledge with highly sensitive measurement tools, supporting research in areas such as neuroscience, brain science, physics, zero-magnetic biology, and medicine. Ti Gong A boy asks question after the lecture. Another feature of the camp was the launch of "The Gone Dr. K" racing game. Developed by the science and technology museum, the interactive game uses a digital twin of the museum's main exhibition areas. Since its release in June, the game has allowed players to navigate a 1:1 replica of the museum and solve complex puzzles. During…Original link

From top to bottom: Tan Xianjie, gynecologist; Gou Lijun, astrophysicist; Deng Zixin, microbiologist. CHINA DAILY In recent years, an increasing number of scientists in China have gone outside their work bubble to share their knowledge with the public. They are frequently seen speaking at campuses and on television shows and short videos, while many of their books on popular science have become best-sellers. Tan Xianjie, chief physician at Peking Union Medical College Hospital's Gynecological Cancer Center in Beijing, said he believes the purpose of popular science is to help people avoid illness and reduce the incidence of late-stage diseases. Consultations and surgeries make up most of the 54-year-old gynecologist's work day. But during his spare time he shares his medical knowledge of women's health issues with the public. He writes popular science books, answers patients' questions online, and shares his medical knowledge on TV programs. Healer, educator Uttering words such as "menstruation", "uterus" and "vagina "might make some men slightly uncomfortable in public settings, but Tan doesn't mind saying them. He said no doctor can cure every disease, and the most skilled surgeon can only perform four or five surgeries in one day. The maximum daily number of patients a…Original link

As summer winds down and a new school year approaches, it's the perfect time to give your children an unforgettable experience. The Summer Caribbean Spanish Culture Festival is here to provide just that – a day filled with fun, energy and cultural discovery. Immerse your family in the vibrant world of the Caribbean, where you can enjoy everything from Salsa dancing to Caribbean coffee and creative crafts. This festival offers a unique opportunity for children to learn simple Spanish words through interactive games like fishing competitions, water balloon battles, and more. Not only will you savor authentic Caribbean flavors and products, but you'll also have the chance to meet special guests from the Consulates General of Venezuela and the Dominican Republic in Shanghai, making this a rare opportunity to connect with Caribbean culture. It all happens on Saturday, August 24, at MEINS International Kindergarten & Preschool in Changning District. With limited spots available, be sure to sign up soon. Admission is 188 yuan per family Date: August 24, 10am-12pm Venue: MEINS International Kindergarten & Preschool Address: 155 Lixi Rd Admission: 188 yuan per family  Original link

Newly admitted international students pose for a photo at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen in Longgang District yesterday. This year, the university welcomes a record-breaking 240 international students for its undergraduate program.   Relocating to China without any knowledge of the Chinese language created a lot of anxiety for Michail Pechlivanidis, a freshman from Greece. However, upon arrival at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK-Shenzhen) in Longgang District, his anxiety dissipated thanks to the helpful and friendly nature of the students and staff.   Pechlivanidis is one of the 240 international students from 16 countries enrolled in CUHK-Shenzhen's undergraduate program this year.   The number of international freshmen at CUHK-Shenzhen reached a record high this year, accounting for almost 10% of the incoming class, according to the university. International students completed their registration at CUHK-Shenzhen on Monday and yesterday.   Additionally, around 130 international students will begin exchange programs at the university Aug. 25.   Francisco Manna Melo Martinez, a 19-year-old freshman from Brazil, had not planned to study in China until he heard about the positive experiences that his father's friends had in Shenzhen and Shanghai.   After researching universities in these cities online, he…Original link

May 12, Clarivate Analytics released the latest ESI data for May 2022. ESI (Essential Science Indicators) is one of the most important evaluation indicators used to evaluate the international academic level and influence of universities, academic institutions, countries or regions worldwide. A total of 378 universities on the Chinese mainland have disciplines in the top 1% of the world.Original link

The Chinese Foreign Minister and State Councilor Wang Yi and Foreign Minister of Pakistan Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi jointly signed an Agreement on Higher Education. Charge d’Affaires of the Embassy and Executive Director of the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC, PAKISTAN), jointly signed an agreement on mutual recognition of Higher Education Degrees and the Degrees between the Higher Education Commission of Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Ministry of Education People’s Republic of China. In previous years, China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and the Belt and Road Initiative have strengthened and promoted the deep cooperation and development of the Higher Education system. The two countries also developed the Punjab Tianjin University of Technology (PTUT) to train the students in different fields of technology. China-Pakistan Economic Corridor University Alliance has reinforced the system and mechanism of Higher Education for the promotion of research culture and educational activities, common educational progress, and personnel training. In Islamabad, Wang also attended the 48th session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Council of Foreign Ministers (OIC-CFM) as a special guest at the invitation of Mr. Qureshi. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi…

Twitter is abuzz with news that some Thai students have successfully returned to China after almost two years of being locked out. China International Student Union (CISU) tweeted that a group of approved students on the Thai government list have reportedly been granted entry to Shanghai. At the time of writing, there have been no official announcements made by the Chinese authorities on the matter. “We have received some reliable information that students from Thailand have arrived in Shanghai and are in quarantine,” tweeted CISU. “They are not able to speak out publicly for obvious reasons.” CISU is an independent representative body of international students enrolled at universities and institutions in China. Chinese Ambassador to Thailand Han Zhiqiang indicated last October that Thai students would be among the first to return to China. “If the Chinese government is ready to allow hundreds of thousands of international students to return, Thai students will be among the first,” he was quoted saying by the Bangkok Post. He added that the embassy has been in talks with Chinese agencies in charge of COVID-19 prevention measures along with education authorities in China in regards to the matter. Thai students have been among those petitioning…Original link

On November 18, China's top two academic institutions, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), announced the enrollment of 149 new members, including 45 foreign experts. Membership of the CAS and CAE is China's highest academic title in science and engineering, respectively, and is a lifelong honor. New members are selected every two years. The CAS welcomed 65 new academicians, including five female scientists. Among them are 25 foreigners from 11 countries. The experts are engaged in fields including mathematical physics, chemistry, life sciences and medicine, earth science, IT science and technoscience. The average age of the newly elected CAS academicians is 57.4, with the youngest aged 45 and the eldest aged 68. Notably, 76.9 percent of them are under 60 years old.Original link

For Celine Lean Yew-lin, taking law classes online at the University of Cambridge requires almost superhuman multitasking: jotting notes as she listens to the teacher, checking that she is working on the correct document, and finding the unmute button when she wants to speak. Lean, a blind 23-year-old Malaysian student at Cambridge University’s law school, lost her vision at the age of four after a battle with leukaemia. The cancer and her chemotherapy treatments resulted in her retina – a thin layer of tissue at the back of the eye – detaching. While some visually impaired people can see some colours, Lean cannot see anything at all. “I’m as blind as you can get,” she said. She relies on her other senses – hearing, touchin g and smelling to navigate her surroundings and develop spatial awareness. She uses echolocation, which is a way to detect objects by making sounds and sensing the echoes. Lean has overcome countless obstacles and now attends one of the world’s most prestigious law schools, but it was not an easy journey. Celine Lean has received a full scholarship from the Yayasan Khazanah foundation for her studies at the University of Cambridge. Photo: Shutterstock Growing up…Original link

Chinese Language Program, Spring Semester, 2022 Information Sheet Semester Start and End Dates Feb., 2022 – Jul.,2022（To be confirmed） Application Due Date Before Dec.10, 2021 Language Class Schedule All Chinese language classes take place Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m. These classes require mandatory attendance in order to maintain student visa status. Failure to attend classes regularly will result in the termination of enrollment.   Fees: Application fee: 400 RMB Tuition fee: 7000 RMB/semester Books: Estimated 100-200 RMB Dormitory Fee: 1000-1200 RMB/month Insurance: 400/Semester (See table below fee breakdown.) Application Materials: 1、Application Form (Fill in online） 2、Clear photocopy of passport’s front page (Scan upload) 3、 Certification that you are currently enrolled in school, or a diploma, or a work certificate if you are working.(Scan upload) 4、Application fee of 400 RMB.（After the registration information is approved, the account will be sent by email to the registered email address.） Online application process: 1、Please log in the foreign student application system of Qingdao university within the registration opening time:http://istudy.qdu.edu.cn/ register and truthfully fill in the information online. Please choose the right major according to your study plan when you apply. 2、After checking the registration information, please upload the proof of paying…

Notice on 2022 Spring Recruitment of Chinese B.A Program for International Students 2021-10-09 16:53 Application Period: October 8 - December 10, 2021. Majors Available: Chinese B.A Program (from the first and the second year) and Chinese (Business Chinese, from the third year). For Major instruction please refer to: https://iie.gdufs.edu.cn/info/1078/3350.htm. Fees: Tuition fee: RMB 20, 000/year; Application fee: RMB500 (one-time charge, application fee waiver for keep-on study students); Insurance fee: RMB 800/year (Students who are now outside Chinese Mainland are exempt). Application Method: Submit online application on the official platform https://gdufs.17gz.org/ before the due date. Application must be confirmed from the Admission Office of IIE via phone call or email to [email protected]. DocumentsRequired: 1. High School certificate and transcript (notarized Chinese or English version must be provided instead of other foreign languages). 2. For applicants of Chinese (Business Chinese from the third year): Scan copy ofNew HSK 5 Certificate with score 180 or above, and take part in the university entering examination; For applicants of Chinese B.A. Program (from the second year):Scan copy of New HSK 4 Certificate with score 180 or above, and take part in the university entering examination; For applicants of Chinese B.A. Program (from the first year):…Original link

What were you doing when you were 14 years old? At that age, Cheng Dazhuo and Li Xuanyou are joining the prestigious Tsinghua University — a university in China that most people can only dream of attending. △ Cheng Dazhuo (left), Li Xuanyou (right) And did we mention that Cheng Dazhuo is joining Tsinghua University doing a Double Major in Mathematics and Physics? Cheng Dazhuo, 14, is from Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. He is very fond of mathematics and physics. His classmates and teachers noticed his talent in understanding physics as soon as he joined junior high school. In the second year of junior high school, he was selected to participate in a physics subject competition. During the competition, he came to realize that there are more advanced mathematical concepts that overlap with physics concepts but are not necessarily taught at school. So, he decided to teach himself those advanced maths concepts and to be precise, the ones we learn at colleges and universities. One of his teachers, Mr. Feng Tianfang, said that Cheng studies hard and plays hard. He added that Cheng was on the class' sports team and plays the piano very well. △ Cheng Dazhuo helping a classmate solve problems encountered during a physics experiment △ Li Xuanyou Li Xuanyou is adept at mathematics and is…

A GTSI staff member picking up arriving students at an airport in Shenzhen. More than 150 students from Hongkong, Taiwan, Chinese mainland, and foreign countries such as India and the United States have returned to register for the upcoming semester at the Nanshan campus of Georgia Tech Shenzhen Institute, Tianjin University. The institute also announced that this year became the first for it to officially recruit students from around the world who joined its four master's degree programs covering electrical and computer engineering, computer science, environmental engineering and analytics. GTSI is a cooperative education institution by Tianjin University and Georgia Institute of Technology, the campus has the same standards as Georgia Tech in terms of admission procedures, curriculum and class design, evaluation mode and academic degree rules. Wang Haoren, from Taipei, Taiwan Province, returned to the campus after working for HTC in Taipei for two years. “Georgia Tech’s classes are of high quality. I am sure that they will be conducted in Shenzhen the same way as in the US. Shenzhen is also close to Taiwan, so I chose to study in GTSI,” he said. This is also Wang's first visit to Shenzhen in which he says the city has left a deep impressed on him. "I hope to find a job in Shenzhen after graduation" he added. Alexander buddenbaum, from Texas, USA, posing for photos…Original link

Tamar Kvlividze from Georgia came to China for the first time in 2015 to study the Chinese language. Fascinated by its development, she decided to pursue her higher studies here and deepen her understanding of China.Currently, she is a graduate student in the Institute of Education at Tsinghua University.To learn more about China, Tamar actively participated in several educational, cultural, and sports activities during her first year. One such activity was a cultural tour that took her to Shandong and Hubei Provinces, where she gained first-hand knowledge about China’s culture and history.“In the last few decades, China has been actively advancing, especially in developing its economy, infrastructure, and technology. As a result, China has already become a leading country in the world. However, what has impressed me most about China’s development is that it doesn’t forget its culture and tradition despite its innovations and growth,” she says. She lauds the Communist Party of China (CPC) for leading China’s rapid development. Under the leadership of the CPC and with the amazing power of the Chinese people, the country will reach even more remarkable successes, she says.Original link

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