01. Educational dynamics
1. Gaotu Chen Xiangdong: How ChatGPT is changing education
Recently, Chen Xiangdong, the founder, chairman and CEO of Gaotu Education Technology Group, talked about some thoughts on the integration of education and technology at the "Seminar on the Standardized and Orderly Development of the Training and Education Industry" held by the China Private Education Association. Chen Xiangdong said that the ChatGPT model is conducive to promoting the transformation of education and training courses into personalized teaching. From the perspective of content production, the ChatGPT large model can greatly improve the quality and efficiency of content production in the field of teaching and research. Chen Xiangdong also clearly mentioned in the internal meeting before that Gaotu will invest a sum of money to deeply explore the direction of ChatGPT technology. It will form multiple exploration teams internally. At the same time, it does not rule out investing in excellent external teams to make good use of cutting-edge AI technology. , combined with educational scenarios for in-depth research.
2. A company under Xiaohongshu has added education consulting service business
The Tianyancha App shows that recently, Xingyin Information Technology (Wuhan) Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Xiaohongshu, has undergone industrial and commercial changes, and its business scope has added passenger ticketing agency, education consulting services, corporate management consulting, clothing manufacturing, experiential expansion activities and planning, Campsite services, etc. It is understood that the company was established in October 2017 with a registered capital of 50 million yuan. The legal representative is Tao Yun, and it is wholly owned by Xingyin Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., an affiliated company of Xiaohongshu.
3. Yu Minhong talks about the transformation path of New Oriental
Recently, Yu Minhong shared the path of New Oriental's transformation after the double reduction, as well as his understanding and thinking about the development of the education industry and enterprise transformation at the "Seminar on the Standardized and Orderly Development of the Training and Education Industry" held by the China Private Education Association. Yu Minhong said that doing things needs to follow business logic, and we must consider how to win customers and how to make ends meet, but if you are led by business logic, it will not work. New Oriental hatched the "Oriental Selection" brand, turned its attention to the agricultural track, and made live broadcasts of agricultural products. Yu Minhong revealed two considerations behind it: first, there is no doubt that the agricultural field is an area that the state will always support; second, this field can really help some people.
02. Policy trends
1. Hire Meituan riders to supervise off-campus training
The summer vacation is approaching, and Zhuji City, Zhejiang Province has started to use social organizations to rectify the invisible variation violations of disciplines. At the event site, representatives of 22 non-disciplinary off-campus training institutions signed the "Letter of Commitment to Standardize School Running", and 10 riders under Meituan Waimai were hired as part-time grid members of the city's off-campus training institutions. The relevant person in charge said that takeaway riders can find clues of illegal training during the daily delivery process, and report them to the corresponding communities and streets in time.
2. The largest increase in national vocational education funding in 2022
Recently, the Ministry of Education released the "Statistical Express Report on the Implementation of National Education Funds in 2022", showing that the total investment in preschool education, compulsory education, high school education, and higher education was 513.7 billion, 2,680.1 billion, 955.6 billion, and 1,639.7 billion yuan, respectively, a year-on-year increase. 3%, 6.7%, 8.5%, 6.2%. The total investment in vocational education increased the most. Among them, the total investment in secondary vocational education and ordinary higher vocational education was 323.8 billion and 339.2 billion yuan, respectively, a year-on-year increase of 9.1% and 10.5%. The Ministry of Education pointed out that from 2012 to 2021, the national fiscal education expenditure has accumulated 33.5 trillion yuan in the past ten years, with an average annual growth rate of 9.4%. The ratio of national fiscal education funds to GDP has remained above 4% for ten consecutive years, and education has become the largest expenditure in the general public budget.
3. Ministry of Education: In 2022, there will be 1.7766 million fewer children in preschool education than in the previous year
Recently, the Ministry of Education released the 2022 National Educational Development Statistical Bulletin. In 2022, there will be 289,200 kindergartens across the country, a decrease of 5,610 or 1.90% from the previous year. Among them, there are 245,700 inclusive kindergartens, an increase of 1,033 or 0.42% over the previous year, accounting for 84.96% of the national kindergartens. There were 46.2755 million children in preschool education, a decrease of 1.7766 million or 3.70% over the previous year. Among them, there were 41,440,500 children in inclusive kindergartens, a decrease of 741,600 or 1.76% from the previous year, accounting for 89.55% of the total number of children in kindergartens nationwide, an increase of 1.77 percentage points from the previous year.
4. Ministry of Education: The gross enrollment rate of preschool education was 89.7%, a year-on-year increase of 1.6%
Recently, the Ministry of Education issued the "2022 National Statistical Bulletin on Educational Development" (hereinafter referred to as the "Statistical Bulletin"). According to the Statistical Bulletin, there are 518,500 schools of all types and levels in the country, with 293 million students and 18,803,600 full-time teachers.
There are 289,200 kindergartens nationwide, a decrease of 5,610 or 1.90% compared with the previous year. Among them, there are 245,700 inclusive kindergartens, an increase of 1,033 or 0.42% over the previous year, accounting for 84.96% of the national kindergartens. The gross enrollment rate of preschool education was 89.7%, an increase of 1.6 percentage points over the previous year.
5. Ministry of Education: do a good job in the access inquiry of employees of off-campus training institutions
Recently, the Ministry of Education issued the "Notice on Doing a Good Job of Entrance Inquiry for Employees of Off-campus Training Institutions" (hereinafter referred to as the "Notice") to fully implement the access inquiry system for employees of off-campus training institutions and ensure the entry of employees.
The "Notice" emphasizes that access inquiries cover all employees. Implement the system requirements for entry inquiries and prohibition of employment in industries that are in close contact with minors, and require all types of off-campus training institutions to conduct access inquiries for personnel to be hired, including teaching staff, teaching and research staff, and other personnel. For the employees who have entered the job, they should also carry out regular centralized inquiries for all employees to ensure that all employees of institutions that come into contact with minors should be thoroughly investigated, and the bottom line of off-campus training safety should be kept. Training institutions applying for inquiries must obtain the consent of the person being inquired and submit relevant materials, and are not allowed to inquire about the recorded information of non-applicants without authorization. Standardize the use of query results, and if a record of sexual assault is found through the query, the institution will not be able to hire; if the query object has any objection to the result, it can apply for a review according to the procedure.