After 11 weeks of lockdown, China ends a 76-day lockdown of Wuhan city on April 8th, which served as a model for countries battling the coronavirus around the world. Since the national and provincial governments carried out educational response measures in the battle against the virus outbreak, all the offline educational activities have been suspended, and schools at each stage have quickly shifted courses and services online. All the measures have been bringing challenges for students, parents, teachers, and the whole industry, in particular the offline institutions.
However, the crisis also brings more possibilities to educational development not only in China but also in the world. How is China dealing with the problems of national online education? How are China-based EdTechs making efforts to combat the epidemic crisis? What could be the guidance for you to adjust your work? JMDedu launches a new series of feature stories to bring our readers a complete and broad scope of Chinese education under the COVID-19 crisis!
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MOE: High School Entrance Examination in 2020 Will Be Held after Gaokao in PrincipleUp to now, many regions like Tianjin and Hangzhou have announced the delay of the PE test of the High School Entrance Examination until further notice.
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MOE: Major National Exams Postponed during the Coronavirus OutbreakFollow-up steps of National Postgraduate Entrance Examination will be postponed to prevent and control the pneumonia epidemic caused by the new coronavirus.
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MOE: 2020 Gaokao Postponed by One Month Due to CoronavirusThe examination will be postponed by one month to July 7 and 8.
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MOE: National Cloud Classroom Planned to Open on February 17th amid China's Coronavirus OutbreakThe platform is used to ensure the teaching activities in elementary and secondary schools are in progress during the prevention and control of Wuhan pneumonia.
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MOE: Open Time of Universities Determined by Regional Situation as Coronavirus Fears Grow“Whether the college and regular high school entrance examination should be postponed will be considered but it is too early to make a decision now.” Said MOE.
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Schools Banned to Offer Online Courses of New Semester before Official ReopenSince the winter vacation has not ended yet, MOE reminds today that this kind of teaching activities are not allowed until schools are officially notified to reopen.
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Offline Educational Services Suspended Due to Outbreak of Novel Coronavirus in ChinaDue to China's coronavirus outbreak, authorities have to postpone large offline educational activities for further prevention and control.
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2020 China's Civil Servant Exam Postponed to Combat Coronavirus OutbreakFollow-up steps of 2020 China's Civil Servant Exam will be postponed to prevent and control the pneumonia epidemic caused by the new coronavirus.
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China Prolongs School Closure until Further Notice as Coronavirus SpreadsThe outbreak of the novel coronavirus has forced China’s authorities to prolong schools’ closure to curb the spreading of the virus.
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Coronavirus Spurs Primary and Secondary Schools in Wuhan to Offer Online ClassOnline teaching seems to be a transition path for offline institutions to stop loss in time amid coronavirus outbreak. Driven by policy and consumer, this sector will usher in more market space.
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NetDragon’s Subsidiary Edmodo Recommended by UNESCO As One of The Distance Learning SolutionsThe product as one of the largest and most active learning communities worldwide now has over 100 million registered users and 400,000 schools in 192 countries and regions.
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Coronavirus Lifts China's EdTech Stocks – But Strategic Loss Remains a Long-term Challenge for Online PlayersIn this piece, JMDedu aims to analyze the industry trends in China that EdTech firms will be embracing during or even a long term after the Covid-19 outbreak.
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Coronavirus Crisis Put the Spotlight on China’s Online Education MarketFor online education companies who have suffered from capital winter, what the epidemic brought is not only more market space but also more fierce competition.
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ATA Delivers Free E-testing Service to Meet Demands amid Coronavirus OutbreakATA has opened free access to its products including e-testing, online interviewing and online vocational training in response to related demand amid the epidemic.
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Partnering with China Media Group, VIPKid Provides Free Courses to Aid Virus BattleChina Media Group’s newly launched 5G supported audiovisual platform partners with VIPKid to provide students with free online class amid coronavirus outbreak.
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Education Business Opportunities Emerging in China under Covid-19 OutbreakWhether the surging demands will become a long-run market opportunity, we need to wait until the end of the epidemic and make further speculation.
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China’s Academic Database Scraps Paywall amid Coronavirus OutbreakCNKI released a notice of making its contents available free of charge amid coronavirus outbreak to help students and researchers work from home.
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Online Learning To The Rescue: How EdTech Companies Played Their Part in Battle Against VirusHaving aggregated a large database of K12 study behavior, Yuanfudao integrates resources from all its subsidiaries and pledges that it will offer free online classes for students across the country.
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How Do You Teach Art, Music and PE Online? In China, They’re Figuring It Out.Different from the subjects taught via blackboards and Powerpoint presentations, PE, art and music class pose a threat to maintaining teaching quality when migrating offline to online.
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How Coronavirus is Disrupting International Education?The outbreak of coronavirus has led to exam cancellations, travel restrictions, visa services suspension, and recent school closures, dealing a great blow to international education.
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Losing Graduation and Job Opportunities, How China's Class of 2020 Breaks Through the COVID-19 Crisis?Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, China's class of 2020 are struggling to break through the crisis under the challenges of redoing thesis researches and seeking jobs on screen.