It has been a known issue for more than a decade: Chinese universities’ insurmountable debts. And as the topic managed to attract public attention again just recently, a closer look into the matter deemed appropriate. Departments of statistics, both federal and local, would not go so far as to hard-wire figures leaving it up to [...]
In preparation for a research report named “China Offshore Education report – 2010″ we are collecting motivations and experiences from both foreign universities and students participating in offshore education projects in China. We are also evaluating (and publicising here) motivations of Chinese universities for cooperating with their foreign counterparts, as gaps – if considerable – [...]
While the number of Chinese scholars is expanding both in absolute terms and as a percentage of authors in high-impact scientific journals, Chinese researchers still find it difficult to make their interests and expertise known to western colleagues. Recently launched, the Anianet professional network aims to reduce the barriers separating Chinese researchers from their counterparts [...]
Editor’s note: This post is a work in progress. At time of publishing, we were unable to include feedback from a number of sources. We are also waiting to see how forthcoming policy directives may address some of the issues related to corporal punishment. Despite being banned by Chinese law, incidents of corporal punishment continue [...]
Having identified creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving abilities as key deficiencies among new graduates, the Chinese government is seeking to develop a range of policies that increase the relevance and practicality of subjects across the education spectrum. While most education policy initiatives are driven out of the national Ministry of Education and provincial Education Commissions, [...]
With a glut of graduates facing ever more competition in a tough job market, entrepreneurship is being presented as one possible solution. According to Xinhua, some 20,000 Chinese students have taken so-called ‘Know About Business’ (KAB) courses. These courses, developed by the International Labour Organisation’s International Training Centre (ITCILO), aim to equip students with grounding and [...]
Municipal governments’ latest efforts to reduce the study pressure placed on the nation’s youngest students comes in the wake of a tragic suspected suicide of an 11-year old girl in Shanghai, who fell to her death from a school window on the first day of semester. Pressure within classrooms and at home are major psychological [...]
The Guardian recently reported on the potentially ‘cataclysmic’ effects of a drop in international student enrolments from China, in the event of a recessionary contagion spreading to the country. The report quotes London’s City University Vice-Chancellor Prof. Malcolm Gillies describing a receding Chinese economy as “more cataclysmic than anything else”, and urging caution in waters [...]
In a recent article, China View discussed how extreme study pressure is destroying creativity in China. Having graduated from a humble, middle-road high school in Chengdu, Mr. Zhu Shiqing, former Principal of the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), was bemused when local media made the assumption that someone of his calibre must have [...]
The team at China Education Blog wish you a happy Chinese new year! May this year of the Ox see you in good health, happiness and prosperity. As we have just launched this blog, we hope to keep you informed of the most important Chinese education sector movements over the coming year. And a big [...]
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