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Maker education: the next generation of Chinese creativity

In a classroom of the elementary school affiliated to the Renmin University of China, 11-year old Yao Bohan swings from left to right before a computer screen, occasionally shouting. The character on the screen follows his movements and jumps high to eat a fruit every time he shouts.

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Norway tries to improve statistics on bullying in schools

​Authorities in Norway are trying to get more accurate statistics on bullying in schools as officials and experts advocate stepping up action to prevent this aggressive behavior in the Nordic country.

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Survey indicates Chinese university students need more sexual education

A recent survey of 18,000 college students indicates a need for more effective sex education and greater access to information about reliable methods of contraception.

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Primary students say goodbye to napping on desks

Many parents of lower-grade primary school students are concerned about whether their children will adapt to study, as their noon nap habits can hardly be carried out in a classroom, affecting their afternoon performance.

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22.5 mln pupils, students start new school year across Vietnam

​Some 22.5 million Vietnamese pupils and students across the country on Monday are attending a ceremony marking the beginning of a new school year.

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Breakthrough Junior Challenge calls for global submissions of science video

​ The Breakthrough Prize Foundation announced on Thursday the launch of its second annual Breakthrough Junior Challenge and called for students from countries across the globe to create original videos that illustrate a concept or theory in the life sciences, physics or mathematics.

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Chinese university program passes test by raising foreign student quality

A university foundation program designed for international students receiving the Chinese Government Scholarship has helped China to find better-qualified recipients, according to an education official.

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University program passes test by raising foreign student quality

A university foundation program designed for international students receiving the Chinese Government Scholarship has helped China to find better-qualified recipients, according to an education official.

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Malaysian students stage rally in protest of 1MDB corruption scandal

Nearly 2,000 protesters, mostly college students, staged a rally in downtown Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, demanding the arrest of "Malaysian official 1 (MO1)," an unnamed official whom the United States accused of embezzlement and corruption.

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12 per cent of Hong Kong art academy students sexually harassed, survey says

Poll by student union also finds 18 per cent witnessed classmates being sexually harassed by professors, with most unaware of reporting mechanism

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Kabul American university attack kills 16, heart of Afghan liberal learning hitted

As many as 16 people were killed after militants stormed the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul, officials said Thursday (Aug 25), in a nearly 10-hour raid that prompted anguished pleas for help from trapped students.

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Afghan forces kill two gunmen to end American University attack

Twelve people, including seven students, were killed in an attack on the American University in Kabul that sent hundreds of students fleeing in panic, police said early on Thursday, before the assault ended when two gunmen were shot dead.

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China-built school helps S. Sudanese students dream big

A China-built secondary school in South Sudan's capital Juba has helped kept the aspirations of students despite the uneasy environment in the war-torn nation.

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S. African universities in funding crisis amid growing student disconent

A funding crisis is threatening to disrupt South African universities that had been hit before by student unrest over fee increases, authorities warned on Monday.

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Surge in Hong Kong students applying to mainland universities

The number of Hong Kong ­students applying to mainland universities has seen a tenfold ­increase over the past decade, ­despite the common perception that the city’s youth are wary about studying across the border.

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Chinese parents' new investment: sending kids to overseas summer camps

Living with host families, taking classes with local students, visiting prestigious universities and most importantly, learning English, it’s 13-year-old Chinese student Liu Zhuofan’s summer camp life in California.

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Distinctive college admission letters impress Chinese students

Instead of the usual formal acceptance letters, future college students across China have been impressed by what they have received this summer: delicately designed, hand-crafted admission letters.