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Online coding school Codemao secures $57 million funding

November 11, 2019November 8, 2019 GET News TeamLeave a Comment

Chinese online education platform Codemao has announced this week that 400 million yuan ($57 million) has been secured in a Series C round of financing led by the Russia-China Investment Fund.

Codemao specialises in offering online coding classes to children and young adults.

Also joining this round of funding were Hillhouse Capital; Asia-focused private equity firm SAIF Partners; Everbright New Economy USD Fund, a $483-million investment platform of Hong Kong-based financial services company China Everbright Limited; and Chinese state-owned Guangdong Technology Financial Group.

Tongji University CDAWM academy to promote China-Germany economics collaboration

November 7, 2019November 5, 2019 Kate FrazerLeave a Comment

Shanghai-based Tongji University has announced the establishment of CDAWM – the Sino-German Academy for Economics and Management – to promote collaboration between the two countries in the field of economics.

The academy is committed to promoting exchanges and collaboration between China and Germany within the fields of economics, finance, and management, as well as providing technological and talent support.

ByteDance to launch AI teacher by 2020

November 4, 2019November 1, 2019 Kate FrazerLeave a Comment

Chinese internet company ByteDance is set to release a 24-hour artificial intelligence (AI) teacher for K-12 students in China by 2020.

In 2018, ByteDance challenged the Tencent-backed VIPKid when they launched Gogokid, an online English teaching platform.

Then, in May 2019, the company officially released an online education portal offering mathematics and language courses for K-12, taught by graduates of Peking and Tsinghua universities, the top two universities in China.

India and China hold first education Joint Working Group meet

October 25, 2019October 21, 2019 Hari SrinivasanLeave a Comment

India and China held their first Joint Working Group meeting on education in Beijing to discuss the various aspects of their respective education systems as well as exploring areas of cooperation.

The Indian delegation was headed by Madan Mohan, Additional Director General (ICC), Ministry of Human Resource Development of India.

Meanwhile, Fang Jun, Deputy Director General, Department of International Cooperation and Exchanges, Ministry of China led the Chinese side.

China and Asian business schools see rise in applications

October 23, 2019October 18, 2019 Kate FrazerLeave a Comment

As the China and Asian economies shows increased strength, and opportunities in the East continuously emerge, the region has become an attractive destination for business schools candidates.

Among Asia-Pacific programmes, almost half reported a growth in domestic applications, with a fifth seeing a stable application volume from domestic candidates. Looking at international applicants, 37% reported a growth and 32% stated their international applications remained stable.

Most (90%) applicants to business schools in the region hailed from within the Asia-Pacific region.

45 China colleges permitted to deliver MBBS in English

October 15, 2019October 14, 2019 Hari Srinivasan2 Comments

China has granted permission to 45 colleges to deliver MBBS medical degrees in English to international students in the country.

A record number of students from India are now enrolling to study medicine in China.

As a result, the education ministry in China has authorised 45 out of over 200 local medical colleges to deliver the MBBS medical degree programme in English, India’s Economic Times has reported.

Indian universities wait for government to permit China activities

October 8, 2019October 7, 2019 Hari SrinivasanLeave a Comment

The University Grants Commission (UGC) of India has asked all Indian universities that have entered into any student or faculty exchange pact with a counterpart in China to not undertake any activities until the Ministry of Home Affairs gives the go ahead.

UGC secretary Rajnish Jain stated in a letter issued to the vice chancellors of all universities that those varsities which have already entered into a pact with a Chinese university must attain clearance from the Ministry of Home Affairs for operating any agreement and until this clearance is obtained, no activities should be performed.

Huobi and Gibraltar collaborate on blockchain research

September 10, 2019September 11, 2019 Kate FrazerLeave a Comment

Huobi University and the University of Gibraltar have announced plans to collaborate on a range of blockchain research and educational initiatives.

This marks Huobi University’s first formal partnership with a Western university. The university is the centre of research and education for China-based cryptocurrency giant Huobi.

It is not a formal university, but its goal is to cultivate top entrepreneurs and investors in the blockchain field.