Education

New programs improve quality of tuition

New programs improve quality of tuition

In recent years, education in Lhasa, capital of the Tibet autonomous region, has made great achievements in terms of quality, teaching and vocational training, and has forged a modern comprehensive system covering all subjects and ages, the regional gover

A dream protector of minority students

A dream protector of minority students

Kelsang Dekyi was born in 1978 to a farming family in Gendeng Village, Bangxin Township, Medog County, southwest China's Tibet. At the age of seven, she entered a private primary school. She remembers her school as "having a thatched roof and decaying f

Tibet has over 662,400 students in local schools

Tibet has over 662,400 students in local schools

According to the Tibet Autonomous Region Education Department, after 40 years since the Reform and Opening-up, the modern education system in Tibet has fundamen

Tibet's first technical college under construction

Tibet's first technical college under construction

Construction on the first technical college in Tibet Autonomous Region started in Lhasa, the region's capital, on Tuesday, according to the regional human resources and social security department.

Students from China's Shanghai, Tibet attend Future Engineer Competition

Students from China's Shanghai, Tibet attend Future Engineer Competition

A pupil from Shanghai adjusts a ladder-climbing robot during the 15th Shanghai Future Engineer Competition in Shanghai, east China, Dec. 1, 2018. More than 1,600 students from Shanghai and Xigaze of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region took part in

Blind student excels in college exams

Blind student excels in college exams

​Scores from China's college entrance examination, known as gaokao, were released over the weekend and one visually impaired student's result has received attention from both local media and top universities.

College entrance exams for visually impared Tsering

College entrance exams for visually impared Tsering

On June 7th, the first day of college entrance exams, Tsering dressed himself up in a clean set of uniforms and arrived at the entrance to the Number One High School of Shigatse, Tibet under the assistance of Penpa Lotsong, a teacher from the Number One M

A glimpse of college entrance exam in Tibet

A glimpse of college entrance exam in Tibet

In 2018, there are a total of 30,364 candidates signing up for the college entrance examination and higher vocational education in Tibet Autonomous Region.

Studying journey of Shangri-La youths in Kunming

Studying journey of Shangri-La youths in Kunming

After four hours of bumpy road driving from Sanba Township under Mt. Haba to Shangri-La City, Sha Wenjie takes a sleeper coach for 10 hours to arrive at Kunming South Station, and finally continue on to school by car. The first time Sha Wenjie traveled fr

"Special" teacher at Lhasa Special School

The Lhasa Special Education School was established in 2000 as the first educational institution set up for special children in Tibet. The school currently has classes for visually impaired students and hearing and speaking impaired students, and is a comp

Heavenly kindergartens built in remote villages in Tibet

Heavenly kindergartens built in remote villages in Tibet

Early morning on the plateau, the sapphire-like sky is reflected in a lake under snow-capped mountains. Four-year-old Drolma carries her schoolbag and sets off to school. Today, she got up even earlier than the livestock in her family’s pen, and now holds

Smart weather expands kids’ minds

Smart weather expands kids’ minds

A total of 120 elementary school students from Number Four Experimental School of Lhasa, capital of Tibet, visited the region’s Bureau of Meteorology and experience remote satellite technology on April 26th .

Thousand miles way home for holiday

Thousand miles way home for holiday

The 3,100-km journey home from his high school did not stress 17-year-old Sonam Wenjam, who comes from a Tibetan prefecture in Northwest China's Qinghai province.

How children spend their winter holiday in Tibet?

How children spend their winter holiday in Tibet?

Photo shows children are having a dance rehearsal in the Mass Art Museum of the Tibet Autonomous Region in Lhasa, capital city of the region in southwest China on Jan. 7, 2018. To enjoy their two-month winter holiday, some pupils choose to study dancing,

5,711 orphans adopted in SW China's Tibet

5,711 orphans adopted in SW China's Tibet

An elder child reads stories to younger boys at the dormitory of an orphanage in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Dec. 24, 2017. By the end of 2017, the region has established 11 orphanages with 5,711 orphans being adopted.

Botanist devoted life to research and education

Botanist devoted life to research and education

The scientific community was shocked by the death of eminent botanist Zhong Yang, a scholar who promoted the development of the Tibet autonomous region and a dedicated professor of biological science.

More than 10,000 teachers to be sent to Xinjiang, Tibet

More than 10,000 teachers to be sent to Xinjiang, Tibet

China's education regulators have released a plan to send more than 10,000 experienced teachers to Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region and Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, a move experts said could improve education in the reg