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The latest news, analysis and opinion on China education. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
Graduates sit by a Chinese flag during a graduation ceremony at Fudan University in Shanghai, in June 2013. Photo: Reuters
China society

Opinion | How China can become an education powerhouse

From smaller class sizes to better access to schools and shorter semesters, key examples in other countries can help Beijing overhaul its education sector.

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Trending in China

China teacher uses AI to make pupil portraits, inspires children to chase dreams

Trending in China

Top China KOL rebuked for linking massive deposits to daughter’s job at bank

China manufacturing

Is low-tech vocational education hindering China’s hi-tech ambitions?

Few teachers have practical workplace experience, with limited opportunities in high-end manufacturing.

People view listings at a job fair in Chongqing in November. Photo: AFP
US-China tech war

Chinese boss in American Factory approved to launch university

A new institution proposed by Fuyao Glass founder and chairman Cao Dewang has received approval from China’s Education Ministry.

Jack Ma

AI to reshape the world, Alibaba founder Jack Ma tells Chinese rural teachers

Ma addressed a group of educators to mark the 10th anniversary of his eponymous foundation’s Rural Teachers Initiative.

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Bizarre China university courses include Harry Potter, manga character Detective Conan

Academics across nation introduce quirky, fun, engaging classes that see students learn difficult subject matter in unusual ways.

Academics across China have introduced bizarre and quirky university courses which aim to engage and educate students in equal measure. Photo: SCMP composite/IMDb/Shutterstock/YouTube
China's economic recovery

‘Degree worship’: China middle school sparks debate with elitist hiring policy

Suzhou Middle School provoked backlash after announcing that 10 of its 13 new hires had graduated from elite universities in Beijing.

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China's population

Too busy for love in time of baby bust: Chinese students embrace being single

Fears expressed that heavier burdens stemming from a focus on finding a job and making money could add to China’s demographic crisis.

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Trending in China

China school ditches ‘elite dining’ for high-achieving students after backlash

Storm of controversy after top performing pupils get special area in canteen, served better lunch, given a gift.

A school in China has been forced to scrap an “elite dining” scheme for high-achieving pupils after an online backlash. Photo: SCMP composite/Sohu/Douyin
China's economic recovery

China’s youth-unemployment pressure is easing – for now, at least

The youth-unemployment rate fell to 16.1 per cent in November, its third consecutive monthly decline, according to Chinese government data.

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People attend a job fair in the northeastern Chinese city of Shenyang in October. Photo: AFP
China-UK relations

Chinese university probes forged Cambridge invite that led to visa rejections

British embassy in Beijing says Chinese student were refused visas because ‘false documentation was provided in their application’.

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Science

Chinese ‘behaviour’ remarks by MIT professor unnerve top AI conference

Keynote speaker apologises after using ‘irrelevant’ example of misbehaviour that specified a Chinese student’s nationality.

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Science

China urges schools to teach AI as tech war and ChatGPT drive demand for talent

Beijing sets goals as primary and secondary schools adopt artificial intelligence curriculum, but some parents question quality of courses.

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More than 180 schools around China have been selected to take part in an AI education pilot programme. Photo: NurPhoto via Getty Images
China-UK relations

Chinese students at UK universities face ‘acute’ integration challenges: report

They account for a quarter of Britain’s international students, but language and digital barriers keep them from adjusting to local culture.

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Fresh graduates of Imperial College London celebrate after their graduation ceremony in London, England in 2022. Photo: In Pictures via Getty Images
Education

China gives vocational training a hi-tech overhaul to upskill workforce

Education Ministry introduces 40 new majors in the pivot to more advanced manufacturing and self-reliance.

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US-China relations

Why next year will be ‘critical’ in China’s efforts to attract US students

Academic freedom, visa worries, costs and propaganda are among concerns American youth have about China, US business group says.

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Education

Chinese engineering graduates often lack basic knowledge, survey finds

What students are taught at university can turn out to be ‘useless’ in the workplace, according to researcher.

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China forecasts that it will need another 4.5 million skilled workers in the smart manufacturing sector and over 500,000 engineers in industrial machine tools by next year. Photo: Xinhua
Science

The English impediment: why Chinese scientists can’t use Chinese

In the world of science, English is the standard language. But could this be limiting talented Chinese academics?

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Food and Drinks

How Shanghai’s academic Bunker bar is redefining intellectual nightlife

Bunker went viral this year, pioneering a new trend: academic bars, where people and professors meet to discuss burning topics over tipples.

Espionage

China says hi-tech study tours targeted by foreign governments

Ministry of State Security says overseas agents may use various methods to ‘win over and brainwash’ Chinese students studying abroad.

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Chinese students and faculty, particularly in key tech areas, who are headed on study tours overseas are warned by the country’s state security ministry they could be targets for foreign spies. Photo: Weibo/洛伦佐不爱电影
China jobs

An advanced degree in China? Think again, students say, as exam numbers plunge

China’s graduate entrance examination is not seen as the golden ticket to employment that it once was.

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Students hoping to pursue advanced degrees prepare for the national postgraduate entrance exam in China’s Hunan province. Photo: Xinhua
China society

Opinion | China is better off letting young people let off steam

Amid high jobless rates, youth have little to devote their hours to. The authorities must understand that all this energy has to be released.

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Science

From abusive patients to harassment: mistreatment of China’s medical students

Most medical graduates have experienced at least one form of bad behaviour from superiors or the people they are caring for, study finds.

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US-China relations

Opinion | China-West academic decoupling does the world no favours

Dismantling the bridges of scientific and academic cooperation built over decades is a choice the world cannot afford at this crucial moment.

ETH Zurich, a leading university in Switzerland, is implementing a new screening policy for foreign students that could restrict entry for those from countries facing international sanctions. Photo: Shutterstock. Photo: Shutterstock
China’s Communist Party

China’s US$35.5 billion research fund needs more precision: minister

Education Minister Huai Jinpeng briefs NPC Standing Committee on funding initiative’s successes but says more work required.

Chinese universities are at the heart of Beijing’s strategy of fostering talent in its hi-tech competition with the US. Photo: AFP
Mental health

Chinese study on depression sheds new light on those most at risk of death

CDC research challenges assumption that more advantaged men are in less danger than women or less-educated people.

Education in Hong Kong

Moving children to Hong Kong schools is main draw for top talent from mainland

Parents prefer city’s education system for being less competitive and stressful than on the mainland.

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