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Moving beyond language skills

[2013-12-23 07:25]

Tianjin shifts priority from linguistic studies to encouraging creative and innovative thinking

"The main goal of the school is not to send as many graduates as possible to top universities, but to nurture young citizens who can think independently and critically. The school provides many extracurricular activities, accounting for one-third of classroom time, such as the International Festival and Reading Season. I believe students will develop overall skills, not just grades, from these activities, which will eventually benefit their growth."

University students seek to ace art of love

[2013-12-23 07:25]

A course at a Shanghai university on love and marriage has proved popular with students.

Emotions rate high in Nanjing pilot course on interpersonal skills

[2013-12-23 07:25]

More than 30,000 primary and junior high school students in Nanjing are taking a pilot emotional intelligence, or EQ, course, which education experts say will help them control their emotions and learn interpersonal skills.

College to enhance intl studies

[2013-12-23 07:25]

Kunming institution seeks to promote exchanges with neighbors in the region

Q+A

[2013-12-23 07:25]

How did you learn English when you were at college?

Foreign students become immersed in Chinese culture

[2013-12-23 07:25]

Since she was a child, Amelie Degrande, a 19-year-old from a small town in Belgium, has wanted to learn kung fu in China.

Coming from abroad for new perspective

[2013-12-23 07:25]

As a key part of Yunnan University, the School of International Studies has hundreds of foreign students researching regional affairs from the perspective of their own countries.

Male nurses in demand as caregivers for elderly

[2013-12-23 07:25]

Care services for the elderly are suffering a severe shortage of male nurses, industry insiders revealed.

Distant horizons seek more language teachers

[2013-12-23 07:25]

Wang Zheng studied at Beijing Normal University, but he never imagined during his campus years that he would get a chance to teach Chinese in Macerata, a city in central Italy.

Corporate colleges still on a learning curve

[2013-12-23 07:25]

Most corporate universities in China, which provide job-specific, even company-specific, training for managerial positions, have yet to fully transform from traditional training centers to strategic centers with multiple functions, a sector specialist said.