Rwandans get lessons on internet commerce

HANGZHOU - A total of 22 students from Rwanda arrived in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou recently where Alibaba is headquartered to start their studies at the Alibaba Business School of the Hangzhou Normal University. They are the first batch of students taking the undergraduate cross-border e-commerce program for African students launched by the business school.

"You came at the right time and to the right place," said Zeng Ming, president of the business school at the opening ceremony.

The school is not a traditional business school, but one that focuses on the internet economy, says Zeng, adding that "foreign students can take courses related to the internet, global trade and cross-border e-commerce, and also gain firsthand experience of the development of China's digital economy".