On November 9, 2018, the 2018 4th Vision of International School (VIS), hosted by NSI, kicked off in Beijing. On the first day, the forum (closed-door meeting) of the “New Mission of Private Education under the New Policy” came to the successfully conclusion. More than 100 executives and leaders from international education enterprises and international school principals participated in the meeting to promote the development of international education in China.
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Keynote Speeches
Host
An Ying, Chief Research Fellow of Institute of Education of NSI
Guest Speaker: May Wu, Co-Founder of NSI
Ms.Wu pointed out in her speech that the support of relevant government policies and the increasing market demand have resulted to the unlimited development potential of international schools. To this end, the 4th VIS Conference organized by NSI focuses on four aspects --How to regulate China's international education industry and how international schools adapt to the trend; how to achieve stability as well as innovation.
Ms. Wu said that NSI will continue to build a professional and in-depth platform for international school industry to help and promote the sound development of the industry, and expressed heartfelt thanks to the colleagues in the international education community and media friends.
Speakers：
Wu Hua-- Professor of Zhejiang University ：
How to adhere to the belief of private education in the confusion after the arrival of the New Policy
At the meeting, Professor Wu Hua focused on the three aspects of rebuilding and developing the foundation of private education, exploring the basic facts of developing private education, and finding the cornerstone of policy for developing private education.
Professor Wu believes that private education is the most important institutional innovation in the field of education in the past 40 years of reform and opening up, and expounds the contribution that private education has made to promote educational equity.
In the subsequent session of Q&A, Professor Wu Hua explained the characteristics, advantages and accelerated education fairness of private international schools, and expounded the bright future of the international education industry. At the same time, Professor Wu Hua deeply analyzed the influences of the "related transactions" and other regulations in the new policy lunched in 2018.
Jerry He--CEO of Bright Scholar Education Group：
Chinese Identity, Global Vision
At the meeting,based on detailed statistics, Mr. He explained the factors that drive the development of the international education industry, such as the birth rate and overseas students , and the increase in the number of high -net-worth individuals in China.
Mr. He emphasized that since 2018, the state has introduced various policies and is gradually regulating the development of international education. The promulgation of the law has promoted the development of all types of education, and quality education will be the future development trend. Mr. He Junli took Bright Scholar as an example to expound the characteristics of the group-run school, the development process and the capital's contribution to the international school industry.
In the Q&A session, Mr. He gave detailed answers on how the Education Group can cooperate with the real estate group for a win-win situation.
Xu Jian--CEO of Shanghai World Education Group:
Thoughts on the Development of Private Schools
At the meeting, Mr. Xu first talked about the debate on the positioning of the civic schools. Then he clarified that private education provides differentiated services and complementation to the market, emphasizing that the flexible and efficient private education promotes education equity and reform and industry competition.
Finally, Mr. Xu talked about his opinions on the development of private education, including the orientation and misplacement of private schools and the regulation of private education. He also emphasized that passion for the education career is necessary for educators and they should try to solve the problems concerning with enrollment of private schools, the scope of business and curriculum autonomy.
Mr. Xu shared his prediction and the factual influence on the topic that students enrollment in private and public schools should started at the same time and said that this is the new normal of private schools, which should be taken into account in terms of the course and enrollment.
Panel
The Challenge and Response of the Education Group under the New Policy
Panel
Host
Ma Xuelei, Vice President of Private Education Branch of China Education Association for International Exchange
Guests
Fan Guijie-Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of China Maple Education Group
Mao En-Vice Chairman of ChiWay Education Group
Li Song- Co-Founder&Chief principal of EduChina Group
Kevin Xie-MD of Guokai Kaiyuan Education Group
They explained in detail on the topics of new draft on the Law on the Promotion of Private Education;, the group management model, investment operation mode and curriculum integration.Currently the new policy has promoted the relevant implementation of it. The education enterprises and groups have more advantages in running schools with light assets. China's education needs innovation. In the future integration of education resources will be very important.
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