UAE's new work permit for private tutors lets you work from your home countryThe two-year permit, jointly launched by the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) and the Ministry of Education (MoE), is ...
19 Dec, 2023, 12.34 PM IST
New Oriental laid off 60,000 staff after China's education crackdown, founder saysYu Minhong, who founded the company in 1993, published the figures on his official WeChat account on Saturday in a disclosure that showed h...
10 Jan, 2022, 12.14 PM IST
China defends clampdown on tech firms in a meeting with Wall St execs: ReportInvestors' concerns over the regulatory crackdown has led to sharp sell-offs on China's share markets, reducing the market capitalisation o...
19 Sep, 2021, 06.22 PM IST
Welcome to the metaverse; Oyo’s pre-IPO movesLike Zoom calls, food delivery and work from home, the idea of building the “metaverse” has surged in popularity during the pandemic. Orave...
08 Sep, 2021, 08.02 PM IST
China says government to set prices for after-school classesLocal governments should establish benchmark fees and floating ranges, and include them in pricing catalogues, according to a notice from C...
06 Sep, 2021, 05.25 PM IST
Ed Tech: Monitoring the online tutorsThe pandemic saw a flurry of online tech enabled tutors – from Byju’s or Unacademy to New Oriental Education or Koolearn Technology Holding...
26 Aug, 2021, 10.50 PM IST
China shares plunge to 8-month low on regulatory woesChina's blue-chip CSI300 index ended down 3.53% at its lowest close since November, extending Monday's 3.2% selloff. Losses spanned the fin...
27 Jul, 2021, 01.51 PM IST
China shares tumble on regulatory clampdown; education firms selloff heavilyThe searing sell-off sent Hong Kong-listed Scholar Education Group shares crashing more than 43%. Hong Kong stocks of New Oriental Educatio...
26 Jul, 2021, 02.28 PM IST
China's private education firms brace for hit from new rules, shares tumbleNews of the rule changes on Friday sent shockwaves through China's $120 billion private tutoring sector and triggered a massive sell-off in...
26 Jul, 2021, 08.25 AM IST
From Tiger to Temasek, investors scarred by China edtech assaultChina is considering asking edtech startups to go non-profit, potentially wiping out a big chunk of the billions that private equity and ve...
24 Jul, 2021, 08.20 PM IST
Beijing tutoring crackdown slams US-listed Chinese stocksUS shares of TAL Education Group and New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc , which provide tutoring and test preparation services i...
24 Jul, 2021, 12.36 PM IST
ByteDance founder donates $77 million amid China billionaires' charity rushThe donation will set up the "Meifang Foundation" to assist teachers with advanced education and support vocational education. The foundati...
22 Jun, 2021, 04.36 PM IST
China to unveil tough new rules for private tutoring sector: SourcesThe new rules, which aim to both to ease pressure on school children and boost the country's birth rate by lowering family living costs, co...
16 Jun, 2021, 12.57 PM IST
Neev Fund invests Rs 50 crore in Lucknow-based educational instituteMahendra, which has 135 coaching centres, helps candidates prepare for bank probationary officer exams and railway exams and conducts progr...
12 Apr, 2018, 11.17 AM IST
- India's education market is unique: J Makinson, Pearson India
Education & learning company Pearson is looking at ways to expand its wings in the Indian market. It has formed a joint venture with Educom...
19 Jan, 2011, 04.53 AM IST
- Sequoia leads $30 million funding in iYogi
Sequoia Capital is leading a $30-million round of investment in iYogi, an independent technical support company, with participation from ex...
14 Dec, 2010, 01.30 AM IST
- Senior citizens in demand as tutors
Parents are quickly latching on to the option of hiring senior tutors because of one primary reason - they are a safer option to young male...
04 Jun, 2006, 12.37 AM IST