Education Why reforms to China’s college entrance exam are so revolutionary January 19, 2015 1 Written by John Morgan and Bin Wu. China’s Ministry of Education has announced a major reform of the National College Entrance Examination, known as Gaokao.…
China Human Resources as China’s National Power: Why Document No. 35 Is Not Enough September 19, 2014 1 Written by Huang Wei. China’s State Council recently issued Implementation Opinions on Deepening the Reform of Admission System ([2014] No.35), which outlined the forthcoming reform…
Culture and Society Party-State Reemerges Through Education in Taiwan February 23, 2014 0 Written by Ketty Chen. “Stop Colonial Assimilation Education! Give us back our curriculum!” on an early morning late last week, members of aboriginal rights groups…
Education English learning and reform of the Gaokao December 22, 2013 1 Written by Shuai Zhao. It is possible that 2013 will be remembered as the beginning of a fundamental shift in the way China views the…
Education Chinese students: Breaking down “small circles” for better integration in the host country October 18, 2013 0 Written by Bin Wu. With respect to the social life of international students in the UK and other western countries, a common scenario for students…
Culture and Society Decline of Primary Schools in Rural China: Causes and Consequences December 3, 2012 3 By Wenjin Long. “Half of rural primary schools have disappeared between 2000 and 2010 and such a trend is still an ongoing process”, says Twenty-first…
Culture and Society What role can university students play in fostering the integration of the Chinese and local communities? Observations from an Open Space Workshop held 1st November 2012 November 9, 2012 0 By Samuel Beatson. As a PhD student focusing on the Chinese financial markets, I was curious and attended an Open-Space Workshop last Thursday 1st November…
Business China’s business schools must contribute more to the needs of industry October 11, 2012 0 By Mike Bastin. China’s higher education system, and its business education in particular, continue to produce record enrolment figures. However, the report challenges the quality of…
Education Chinese language teaching in U.K schools – a yawning gap between rhetoric and reality June 7, 2012 14 By Mike Bastin. Currently, there are only one-hundred Chinese language teachers across the whole of the United Kingdom (U.K), a pitifully low figure. Yet, it…
Education An 18-Year-Old Doctoral Student Admitted at Nottingham Ningbo under Media Spotlight March 9, 2012 3 By Cong Cao. A feature in the Qianjiang Evening News, a Chinese newspaper in Zhejiang, has caught my eyes: On February 28, the University of…
