Topic
The privilege of a higher education has faded, but nowadays a diploma, even from one of China’s top schools, is no longer a guarantee of employment amid an overabundance of graduates.
- Some young Americans are discouraged from investing their time in China by what they see as diminishing economic opportunities and strained relations
- About 700 American students are studying at Chinese universities, down from a peak of 25,000 a decade ago, while there are 300,000 Chinese students at US schools
A school in China has won plaudits for installing a system designed to make it easier for students to sound the alarm about bullies.
Many younger Chinese are beleaguered by high expectations, extreme academic competition and bleak work and lifestyle prospects.
One of China’s largest private education operators, XJ International, formerly Hope Education Group, is facing a winding up petition brought by international bondholders after it failed to meet a repayment deadline.
Young jobseekers in China are grappling with disillusionment within the grim employment market, while Beijing is eager to maintain social stability and boost consumption.
Top China gymnast Yang Wei, who decided his children would benefit from being taught by private tutors, has been blasted for not considering the importance of social interaction with their peers.
China’s prestigious Tsinghua University launched new programme to cultivate disruptive talent amid country’s push for more self-sufficiency in strategic tech sectors.
The parents of a little boy in China have delayed their son’s schooling for a year so the family can travel around the mainland, learning and having fun as they go.
A caring teacher in China has been taking a boy home and bringing him back to school several times a week for two years when the teenager falls asleep because of a rare condition.
The son of a multimillionaire in China, who is the heir to a successful family business, was not aware of the fact until after he graduated from university because his father did not want him to grow up spoiled.
A man in China who regarded himself as a failure because he had not had a job since getting a law degree more than two decades ago, is now an internet star who makes complex science topics accessible.
A mother in China chuckled as she filmed her little daughter being cuddled by her father while pouring out her schoolwork woes to him.
While analysts are optimistic about the return of international students to China, many prospective and former students report dwindling enthusiasm for Chinese universities.
A primary school girl in China who teaches college-level mathematics online and has close to 3 million followers on social media has sparked a public debate about child prodigies.
A 23-year-old student from Beijing, who enthusiastically started a blog to help himself and others learn English, was crushed when he did not pass China’s compulsory CET-4 exam, and shut down his online operation as a result.
Students at a university in China who complained that cameras installed in one of their classrooms are being used to spy on them have been told the devices are digital teaching aids.
Recent news about teachers aiming physical and verbal abuse at their students in the classroom has prompted the Post to examine the differences between teaching styles on the mainland and in the West.
Call from Chinese education vice-minister Chen Jie comes during meeting with NYU president Linda G. Mills.
A maths teacher at a primary school in China has been suspended and is being investigated by police after she carried out a frenzied violent assault on two students that was filmed by another teacher.
As India’s economy grows, unemployment persists, even among college graduates, so many Indian students see universities as a stepping stone to careers abroad.
‘Two sessions’ delegate urges for the standing of China’s skilled workers to be improved, with changes made to housing and education, amid a talent shortage that could hurt its hi-tech manufacturing sector.
A bright girl who was only half way through year two of her secondary school studies was told by her angry mother that learning is a waste of money, and was sent out to work instead.
Submission to CPPCC proposes clarifying the legislation, along with other measures to halt decline in international student numbers.
A county in China has joined the nation’s efforts to eradicate the ancient tradition of the bride price, stirring up a storm of controversy with many people saying the custom should be preserved.
Hao Jihua, a geochemistry professor at elite Chinese university after studies in US and France, was awarded FW Clarke Award. His areas of research, which include nutrient cycling in early Earth, origin of life and habitability of extraterrestrial oceans, are priorities for China
A distressed young boy ran away from home while still in his nightwear after arguing with his father about his educational achievements, despite getting top marks at school.
A teacher in China has tried to pre-empt a winter holiday 11th-hour homework panic by considerately drawing up a useful help list of tips for pupils and parents to follow.
