University training program creating better rural teachers

Fifty teachers from rural schools in Huaihua, Hunan province, are proving that learning is a lifelong process, and even educators can benefit from more education.

On Tuesday, the group completed a 14-day teacher-training program at Shanghai Jiaotong University, in which two groups participate each year.

In addition to cultivating better teachers, the professional rural teacher-training program aims to help educators from the countryside learn more about university life in big cities, and hopefully motivate children back in their villages to study hard and pursue higher education, said Wang Weiming, vice-principal of the university, while speaking at the graduation ceremony.