4 d. ago Chinese schools offer ‘embodied intelligence’ courses to aid robotics industry

China is building a talent pipeline for the booming robotics industry, with the country’s top universities launching undergraduate courses in embodied intelligence to support Beijing’s ambitions to overtake the US. Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Zhejiang University were among a batch of seven prestigious universities that had recently applied to add “embodied intelligence” as a new course, China’s education ministry said in November. The new programme was driven by the demands of a national...

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9 d. ago Ambassador Guo Haiyan attends the MCEDO Beijing School Donation and Chinese Ambassador Scholarship Award Ceremony_Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Republic of Kenya

Ambassador Guo Haiyan attends the MCEDO Beijing School Donation and Chinese Ambassador Scholarship Award Ceremony_Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Republic of Kenya  ke.china-embassy.gov.cn

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2 w. ago What experts say Hong Kong’s new medical school must do to succeed

The new medical school set to be run by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) should ride on the institution’s unique technological strengths and catch up on clinical research to become a leading institution, experts and lawmakers have said. Their comments followed the government’s announcement on Tuesday that HKUST had emerged as the top choice to operate the city’s third medical school, taking its place alongside the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and the...

Science

2 w. ago What must Hong Kong’s new medical school focus on to succeed?

The new medical school set to be run by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) should ride on the institution’s unique technological strengths and expand its capacity in clinical research to become a leading institution, experts and lawmakers have said. Their comments followed the government’s announcement on Tuesday that HKUST had emerged as the top choice to operate the city’s third medical school, taking its place alongside the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and...

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2 w. ago China’s business schools are innovating to keep talent links strong

Defying global geopolitical currents, China’s business schools are actively resisting the mounting risks of decoupling from the West, according to a leading accreditation body. Its top executive said that instead of retreating into isolation amid rising US-China tensions, Chinese institutions remained deeply committed to internationalisation as they prioritised global talent and diverse cultural backgrounds to boost their competitive edge. “No [Chinese business] school that I visited expressed...

Economics

4 w. ago Hong Kong school’s use of simplified Chinese in exams draws backlash from parents

An unprecedented decision by a government-run primary school in Hong Kong to allow pupils to use simplified Chinese characters in tests and examinations has sparked a backlash, with more than 200 parents signing a petition opposing what they described as an “unfair” arrangement. The Education Bureau, which sponsors Shatin Government Primary School, said it had reminded the school that it must fully consult stakeholders before revising its assessment policy. A parent representative accused the...

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