Education

Mountaineering school hits new heights

Mountaineering school hits new heights

Tibetan institution is building homegrown expedition expertise and promoting autonomous region as center of Himalayan culture. Surrounded by snow-capped mountains and glaciers, the Tibetan plateau i

Investment in Tibet's education surges

Investment in Tibet's education surges

Investment by central and local government into Tibet's education reached 15.7 billion yuan (2.4 billion U.S. dollars) last year, about 2.5 times the sum in 2010. According to the statistics by

Tibetan nuns, monks receive anti-espionage education

Tibetan nuns, monks receive anti-espionage education

Tibet a battleground for foreign intelligence organizations: expert Monks and nuns from a city in Tibet Autonomous Region have received anti-espionage lectures from local security officials. Twenty-

Photo story of Tibet's school for blind children

Photo story of Tibet's school for blind children

14-year-old Tenzin Ngodrup touches the braille as he reads. Although he’s only in sixth grade, he’s very happy to be able to expand his knowledge, learn to sing and be in a group of fri

New school buildings warm Tibetan students

New school buildings warm Tibetan students

Primary school students in Tianzhu county, Wuwei city, Gansu province have moved into new school buildings where they don't need to use coal stoves for warmth.Tianzhu county in Northwest China is

Job fair held for college graduates in Lhasa

Job fair held for college graduates in Lhasa

Photo taken on Oct.24 shows the scene of a job fair held for college graduates in Vocational Technical Institute of Tibet in Lhasa. It was reported that 71 companies providing 1394 job opportunitie

Job fair held for college graduates in Lhasa

Job fair held for college graduates in Lhasa

Photo taken on Oct.24 shows the scene of a job fair held for college graduates in Vocational Technical Institute of Tibet in Lhasa. It was reported that 71 companies providing 1394 job opportunitie

School makes big strides for Lhasa

School makes big strides for Lhasa

The Lhasa-Beijing Experimental Middle School last year sent more than 80 percent of its graduates on to higher education, a remarkable feat for a fledgling institution that just opened a year ago. Th

Young Tibetans seek dreams in fast-modernizing China

Young Tibetans seek dreams in fast-modernizing China

When talking about Tibetans, many people would conjure up red cheeks, sun-tanned skin and shy smiles - a symbolic image that they believe can represent the people on the "roof of the world." It's

Bilingual legal textbooks published in Beijing

Bilingual legal textbooks published in Beijing

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Tibetan areas get bilingual kindergarten books

Tibetan areas get bilingual kindergarten books

More than 6,000 bilingual children's books have been distributed this week to four kindergartens in a remote part of southwest China, part of a drive to promote bilingual education in disadvantag

Bilingual education system takes shape in Tibet

Bilingual education system takes shape in Tibet

At an average altitude of 5,000 meters, the Puma Jiangtang Village Primary School in Lhoka Prefecture, Tibet, is reputed to be the highest in the world. The school has six grade levels and nine full-