Mr. Zhang Xinsheng, Chinese Vice-Minister of Education this week met with Dr. Sebastian Paust, CEO of the German human resource development agency Inwent, to review and extend the strong relationship between that organisation and the Chinese Ministry of Education (MoE). The MoE awarded Dr. Ulrich Popp, former CEO of Inwent, with the title of “Honorary [...]
`Having just concluded their 2009 sessions, the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) represent China’s most important series of meetings, discussions and decisions on the future direction of the country. These meetings are attended by top politicians, thought leaders and influencers, and are intended to canvass the views of a [...]
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao participated in an unprecedented live Internet question and answer session with the public via Xinhua‘s website on March 1. While addressing a range of topics, Wen answered a query about the quality of teaching and education funding in rural areas, revealing policy priorities. “The central government will add another 12 billion RMB to the [...]
As discussed previously at The China Education Blog, there were reports on February 23 that newly-funded MBA places in China would, for the first time, be open to graduates with no work experience. The announcement caused concern among education insiders (both blogging publicly and discussing privately), prompting the Ministry of Education to clarify its position on February 26. In the statement, an [...]
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