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China university offers US$11,000 ‘micro’ overseas study to help students pass failed courses
2+ hour, 44+ min ago (190+ words) Private educational institute "coerces" parents to fork out huge sums for non-existent study sessions or face their children being expelled A privately run college in China has come under fire for asking students who failed exams to pay as much…...
China school awards pupils with merit certificate-imprinted bedding sets
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (136+ words) A secondary school in China has awarded stellar pupils with tailor-made quilt covers, bedsheets and blankets. The move has won praise from internet users for understanding juvenile psychology. The decision to shun traditional red paper-made merit certificates was taken by…...
Opinion | The shifting global univeristy landscape: Western decline, Asia rising
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (179+ words) The decline of Britain's universities and the challenges facing Western academia in general stem from education no longer being treated as a national investment Several factors account for this degradation. Historically, the university sector was funded by the government and…...
China boy addresses bullies in class meeting, earns admiration, tormentor’s apologies
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (124+ words) Courageous 9-year-old who was branded an "idiot" by classmates hides pain from parents; reduces persecutors to tears with moving speech A nine-year-old boy from northwestern China who bravely confronted bullies during a class meeting has received praise online and apologies…...
Why Southeast Asia’s move to protect children online may fuel state surveillance
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (637+ words) As Australia's new restrictions on social media use by children under 16 take effect this month, governments across Southeast Asia are rolling out or weighing their own measures aimed at protecting young users online. From platform licensing rules in Malaysia to…...
‘Big step forward’: UK rejoins Erasmus exchange programme in post-Brexit reset
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (192+ words) After a five-year absence, the UK returns to the EU study abroad scheme, with 100,000 people estimated to benefit in the first year alone Britain is to rejoin the European Union's popular Erasmus student exchange programme almost five years after leaving…...
Shaping Future Talents: Cultivating an AI-Empowered Generation
1+ week, 2+ day ago (349+ words) AI as a Creative Partner in the Classroom Beyond traditional textbooks and teaching methods, AI opens the door to innovative approaches that engage students in unexpected ways. Picture a classroom where students don't just consume knowledge, but actively create and…...
Japan husband has 520 affairs, wife turns loveless marriage into comic, goes viral in China
1+ week, 4+ day ago (167+ words) Wife who looks after son with extremely rare illness alone turns man's infidelity with escort girls, porn actresses into manga art A wife in Japan whose husband has had a shocking 520 affairs has turned her difficult life raising a son…...
After The War | Virtual reality and the Nanking massacre: where does immersion become trauma?
1+ week, 4+ day ago (189+ words) Amid push in China for museum digitalisation, one educator seeks to help students "feel history without being flooded by it" In October, as Simon Li finished speaking at an international conference about embracing technological innovation in education, several Chinese history…...
Japan’s English skills crash to record low, behind Laos and Vietnam
1+ week, 6+ day ago (218+ words) Japan's ability to communicate effectively in English has dropped to its lowest level in more than a decade, according to a global ranking that paints a worrying picture for a nation that prides itself on being an economic and educational…...