Wealthy still choosing overseas education
A newly released report suggests that 80 percent of China’s wealthy are planning to send their children abroad for their education. The United States and the United Kingdom are among their first...
View ArticleGovernment to Cleanse Universities of ‘Western Values’
The recent reports of a clampdown on the internet were accompanied last week with news that the country’s higher education is now in the crosshairs of the government. Education Minister Yuan Guiren met...
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Child Prodigies of Ancient Eras
Reality shows such as “Daddy, where are we going?” are a modern way through which children sometimes achieve instant fame. But according to the history books, child-celebrity status is actually a...
View ArticleChinese School to Re-open in Kolkata
A few years back, the Pei Mei Chinese high school, based in Kolkata, India, closed down due to a drop in the number of students attending, who had mostly been drawn from the local Chinese community....
View ArticleBeida and Tsinghua Climb Reputation Rankings
Times Higher Education (THE) published its 2015 World Reputation Rankings on March 11, revealing the top 100 universities across the world in terms of reputation. This year the two best universities on...
View ArticleChinese School to Re-open In Kolkata
Once filled with Chinese students, the Pei Mei Chinese high school, in Kolkata, has been closed for a few years now due to a drop in the population of attendants that came from the local Chinese...
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Houstonians Speaking Chinese
In the same way children in China are learning English from an early age, pockets of native English speakers are now realizing the benefits of an early education in Chinese. In the hopes of gaining an...
View ArticleHappy Birthday, Beida
The May weekend has been an extra long one for Peking University students who are enjoying a further one-day holiday to mark the 117th founding anniversary this Monday. There are all sorts of...
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Perks of Teaching
Teacher’s pet. Goodie 2 shoes. Lap dog. These are all names synonymous with individuals who will do anything to win a teacher’s favor. Often this involves agreeing with everything the teacher says, as...
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Insult to Innovate
Innovation has been a key part of the society we live in today. Imagine what the present would be like if the internet hadn’t been invented, if televisions were not around, if the iPhone was just the...
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Expelliarmus!
There are increasing numbers of Chinese students looking to study abroad, with the US being one of the most sought after destinations. While in the past, many of these individuals may have been going...
View ArticleSurvival tips: How to write your graduation thesis in Chinese
Studying in university is hard no matter where you are. Completing your degree in a foreign country is even harder, and studying in China in the Chinese language is particularly tough. It is...
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Annual Student Torment
Every year around this time, Chinese students begin to feel nervous and a sense of dread. Stories passed down from generation to generation has made this period a time when steady hands and a delicate...
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Motivation for the Gao Kao
As was noted in yesterday’s The Viral Week that Was, it’s that time of year again. A total of 9.42 million Chinese high school students finished taking their dreaded Gao Kao 高考 examinations, the...
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A Stapler is definitely a weapon
Remember in the first episode of hit US TV series, Martial Law, when Chinese super cop and rotund science hobbyist Sammo Law, played by Peking Opera School alum Sammo Hung, is first introduced to his...
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What Not to Study
Anyone who has been through the gauntlets of examination knows that once exams are over, there is a short window of relaxation before the dreaded results are released. This window has now closed for...
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A top-grade scuffle
The last week or so got ugly for China’s top two universities, Peking University ‘Beida’ 北京大学 and Tsinghua University 清华大学. The two have long been competitors for China’s high-achieving students, but...
View ArticleFor the sake of argument
Tables and people are all crammed into a small classroom at Changsha’s University of Science and Technology. Three judges face the speaker’s desk in front of the classroom; one of them calls for...
View ArticleChina and ASEAN Talk Schooling
When China and ASEAN aren’t butting heads over islands, they tend to get along pretty well. This Monday marked the beginning of the eighth China-ASEAN Education Cooperation Week, which is an annual...
View ArticleSino-Japanese Youth Exchanges
Despite frosty bilateral ties between China and Japan, there are a number of areas where the two countries actually get along pretty well (tourism and trade being good examples). Ever since 1972′s...
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