Posted in China, China marketing, Chinese education on December 30th, 2007 No Comments »
I know a fellow from Taiwan who spent eight years laboring over his PhD — eight years! — in some area of engineering. He now runs a private media company and does real estate on the side, and regrets the years he spent on higher education. Another friend of mine came over here for a [...]
Posted in China marketing, Chinese education, Culture on August 29th, 2007 No Comments »
College entrance exams in China usually end in June and a new term starts at the beginning of September. But the anxiety among students and parents from college entrance exams is still lingering.
Students and parents not only care about whether they can enter college, but also whether they can enter a prestigious school. Anxiety, [...]
Posted in China, China marketing, Chinese education, Chinese media, Culture, Harvard on April 9th, 2007 No Comments »
A girl from Shanghai named Tang Meijie — featured in the New York Times Magazine article “Re-Education” — soon became the focus of major media in China following her admission into Harvard College in December, 2004. The press talked her up as every Chinese parent’s dream child. Headlines such as “What Does Her Success Tell [...]
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