[PRNewswire] Tan Kah Kee Foundation Supporting China's Education
Informatization Construction and Sino-Korean Economic and Financial Cooperation
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(XIAMEN, China, June 2, 2017 PRNewswire=연합뉴스) Today with informatization prospering, Tan Kah Kee Foundation has supported China's education informatization construction. Ministry of Education drew up Education Informatization 10-year Development Plan (2011-2020) and Education Informatization 13th 5-year Plan one after another to promote the integration and innovative development of education and new technologies like cloud computing, big data, internet of things, mobile computing and so on, "constructing a networked, digital, personal and lifelong education system, building a learning society where 'everyone learns anytime at any place', and cultivating a large number of innovative talent".
Phoenix Education Holdings Corporation Limited, invested by Tan Kah Kee Foundation, is devoted to China's education informatization construction and takes an active part in the National Village and Township Digital Learning Overall Solution Program, which was launched and led by Ministry of Education and aims at building a learning society of "everyone learns anytime at any place". Also a comprehensive limited corporation dealing with cloud computing and online vocational skills education, Phoenix Education Holdings Corporation Limited has completed the construction of a smart farmers cloud platform and integrated the largest long-distance education system in the world: Central Rural Radio and Television School.
Currently, the Company is building smart campuses to integrate a schools' teaching, scientific research, administration and campus resources and application systems by use of technologies of cloud computing, virtualization, and internet of things etc. to realize intelligent service and management of a campus. At the same time, the Company has also built an online and offline campus league covering China's vocational education institutions which was put into use recently. About 1000 higher educational institutions have joined the League, providing around 20,000 courses and millions of learning resources, the content of which covers five big fields and 46 categories, including 53 industries and 311 job learning courses and related to 73 disciplines. The all-round learning content from theory to practice, life to career, and personal growth to social development can fully satisfy the learning needs of people at different levels and ages. Phoenix Education Cloud of the Company has become the only professional education cloud platform in China.
At the 140th birthday day of Mr. Tan Kah Kee, Chinese chairman Xi Jinping wrote back to Jimei University Alumni Association, saying "At the 140th birthday day of Mr. Tan Kah Kee, I would like to express my deep regards to him and extend my sincere regards to his relatives. Mr. Tan Kah Kee was 'the banner of overseas Chinese and glory of nation'. I used to work in Fujian Province for a long time, and therefore had a personal impression of the contribution made by Mr. Tan Kah Kee to his motherland, especially to his hometown Fujian Province. He loved his motherland, set up schools, was devoted to the national salvation struggle, promoted the unity of overseas Chinese, and strived for national liberation. He was the leader and example of overseas Chinese of his generation. His spirit of starting business with hard work and making unremitting efforts to improve himself, his character of putting the state and nation in the first place, and his sincerity of caring the construction of his motherland and being devoted to education cause are always worthy to be learned. To achieve the great rejuvenation of Chinese nation is the common aspiration of Chinese people both at home and abroad, and was the lifelong pursuit of predecessors like Mr. Tan Kah Kee as well. I hope the majority of overseas Chinese will carry forward 'Jiageng Spirit', retain deep patriotism, stick to patriotic ambition, and strive tirelessly with people of the motherland to realize the dream of national rejuvenation together. "
Tan Kah Kee Foundation was set up by Mr. Tan Kah Kee by trusting all his assets in Hong Kong and Singapore. Since its establishment, Tan Kah Kee Foundation has adhered to the spirit of Tan Kah Kee, making unremitting efforts to promote the development of social and education cause, culture cause and enterprises.
About Tan Kah Kee
Mr. Tan Kah Kee (Mr. Tan Kah Kee) was China's famous patriotic overseas Chinese leader, entrepreneur, educator, financier, charitarian, and social activist. After the foundation of new China, Tan Kah Kee held the positions of member of Standing Committee of National People's Congress, vice chairman of CPPCC, and chairman of National Returned Overseas Chinese Union. During his life, he made outstanding contributions to China's Revolution of 1911, national education, anti-Japanese war, War of Liberation, and the construction of new China.
Diligent and enterprising, Mr. Tan Kah Kee went to Singapore with his father to do business at the age of 17. He ran his business painstakingly in a foreign country, developed new markets, and became famous overseas Chinese industrialist and Southeast Asia's Rubber King. He was generous in helping needed persons, shouldered it as his responsibility to revitalize the Chinese nation, and used his money to develop education. He joined China Revolution League, and set up Jimei University, being devoted to educational cause. He started Nanyang Daily, became chairman of Nanyang Overseas Chinese Fundraising Association for China's Refugees, calling upon overseas Chinese to relieve the people and help China during the difficult time. With his heart linked to the fate of his motherland, Mr. Tan Kah Kee returned to China alone from his foreign residence after the establishment of new China to devote himself to her construction. He set up several schools in China, Southeast Asia, and especially in Fujian, including the 1st university established by overseas Chinese in China's modern education history, Xiamen University. Another University, Jimei University, was also developed from the teacher training department of Jimei School. To broaden the sources of the school operation fund, Mr. Tan Kah Kee founded Hong Kong Chiyu Banking Corp Ltd. in 1947 to sponsor schools with bank revenue. Chiyu Banking Corp Ltd. has been careful in operation and determined to expand, with total capital ranked among top 500 of World Bank. In the long run, Chiyu Banking Corp Ltd. has adhered to the banking philosophy of Mr. Tan Kah Kee. From 1972 to 2007, the bank issued dividends and bonuses of up to 1.4 billion HKD, which greatly supported the construction and development of Jimei School and its various public welfare undertakings. Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation, set up by Mr. Tan Kah Kee and Li Guangxian (his son in law), is the oldest bank in Singapore. According to the 2015 ranking of Bloomberg Market, Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation is one of the three most powerful banks in the world.
Mr. Tan Kah Kee also made important contributions to Sino-Korean friendship. He supported Kim Koo and the anti-Japanese salvation activities of the provincial government led by Kim Koo, financed the military expenditure of Korean Liberation Army, and supported Korean Independence Movement. Tan Kah Kee Foundation adheres to the "Jiageng Spirit", attaching importance to the Sino-Korean exchange and cooperation in fields like culture, education and finance. "Chengyi" is the school motto written by Mr. Tan Kah Kee for the schools in Jimei School Village. "Cheng means to be honest with people and Yi means perseverance in doing things", which is the essence of "Jiageng Spirit". To inherit and carry forward "Jiageng Spirit", Phoenix Education Holdings was named after "Chengyi" in Chinese with Tan Kah Kee Foundation as its strategic investor. Tan Kah Kee Foundation supports Phoenix Education Holdings to go public in Korean KOSDAQ, and agrees KB Securities to be responsible for relevant listing business. With years of experience of Chiyu Banking Corp Ltd. and Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation, Tan Kah Kee Foundation supports Phoenix Education Holdings to submit its application to China Merchants Bank, one of the Central Bank CIPS System Clearing Banks. Tan Kah Kee Foundation has also been approved to take part in CIPS and promote the direct trading and internationalization of Renminbi and Won. Tan Kah Kee Foundation can help KB to take part in China Central Bank's cross-border payment system to promote the economic and trade exchange between China and Korea.
Source: Tan Kah Kee International Association
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Informatization Construction and Sino-Korean Economic and Financial Cooperation
[편집자 주] 본고는 자료 제공사에서 제공한 것으로, 연합뉴스는 내용에 대해 어떠한 편집도 하지 않았음을 밝혀 드립니다.
(XIAMEN, China, June 2, 2017 PRNewswire=연합뉴스) Today with informatization prospering, Tan Kah Kee Foundation has supported China's education informatization construction. Ministry of Education drew up Education Informatization 10-year Development Plan (2011-2020) and Education Informatization 13th 5-year Plan one after another to promote the integration and innovative development of education and new technologies like cloud computing, big data, internet of things, mobile computing and so on, "constructing a networked, digital, personal and lifelong education system, building a learning society where 'everyone learns anytime at any place', and cultivating a large number of innovative talent".
Phoenix Education Holdings Corporation Limited, invested by Tan Kah Kee Foundation, is devoted to China's education informatization construction and takes an active part in the National Village and Township Digital Learning Overall Solution Program, which was launched and led by Ministry of Education and aims at building a learning society of "everyone learns anytime at any place". Also a comprehensive limited corporation dealing with cloud computing and online vocational skills education, Phoenix Education Holdings Corporation Limited has completed the construction of a smart farmers cloud platform and integrated the largest long-distance education system in the world: Central Rural Radio and Television School.
Currently, the Company is building smart campuses to integrate a schools' teaching, scientific research, administration and campus resources and application systems by use of technologies of cloud computing, virtualization, and internet of things etc. to realize intelligent service and management of a campus. At the same time, the Company has also built an online and offline campus league covering China's vocational education institutions which was put into use recently. About 1000 higher educational institutions have joined the League, providing around 20,000 courses and millions of learning resources, the content of which covers five big fields and 46 categories, including 53 industries and 311 job learning courses and related to 73 disciplines. The all-round learning content from theory to practice, life to career, and personal growth to social development can fully satisfy the learning needs of people at different levels and ages. Phoenix Education Cloud of the Company has become the only professional education cloud platform in China.
At the 140th birthday day of Mr. Tan Kah Kee, Chinese chairman Xi Jinping wrote back to Jimei University Alumni Association, saying "At the 140th birthday day of Mr. Tan Kah Kee, I would like to express my deep regards to him and extend my sincere regards to his relatives. Mr. Tan Kah Kee was 'the banner of overseas Chinese and glory of nation'. I used to work in Fujian Province for a long time, and therefore had a personal impression of the contribution made by Mr. Tan Kah Kee to his motherland, especially to his hometown Fujian Province. He loved his motherland, set up schools, was devoted to the national salvation struggle, promoted the unity of overseas Chinese, and strived for national liberation. He was the leader and example of overseas Chinese of his generation. His spirit of starting business with hard work and making unremitting efforts to improve himself, his character of putting the state and nation in the first place, and his sincerity of caring the construction of his motherland and being devoted to education cause are always worthy to be learned. To achieve the great rejuvenation of Chinese nation is the common aspiration of Chinese people both at home and abroad, and was the lifelong pursuit of predecessors like Mr. Tan Kah Kee as well. I hope the majority of overseas Chinese will carry forward 'Jiageng Spirit', retain deep patriotism, stick to patriotic ambition, and strive tirelessly with people of the motherland to realize the dream of national rejuvenation together. "
Tan Kah Kee Foundation was set up by Mr. Tan Kah Kee by trusting all his assets in Hong Kong and Singapore. Since its establishment, Tan Kah Kee Foundation has adhered to the spirit of Tan Kah Kee, making unremitting efforts to promote the development of social and education cause, culture cause and enterprises.
About Tan Kah Kee
Mr. Tan Kah Kee (Mr. Tan Kah Kee) was China's famous patriotic overseas Chinese leader, entrepreneur, educator, financier, charitarian, and social activist. After the foundation of new China, Tan Kah Kee held the positions of member of Standing Committee of National People's Congress, vice chairman of CPPCC, and chairman of National Returned Overseas Chinese Union. During his life, he made outstanding contributions to China's Revolution of 1911, national education, anti-Japanese war, War of Liberation, and the construction of new China.
Diligent and enterprising, Mr. Tan Kah Kee went to Singapore with his father to do business at the age of 17. He ran his business painstakingly in a foreign country, developed new markets, and became famous overseas Chinese industrialist and Southeast Asia's Rubber King. He was generous in helping needed persons, shouldered it as his responsibility to revitalize the Chinese nation, and used his money to develop education. He joined China Revolution League, and set up Jimei University, being devoted to educational cause. He started Nanyang Daily, became chairman of Nanyang Overseas Chinese Fundraising Association for China's Refugees, calling upon overseas Chinese to relieve the people and help China during the difficult time. With his heart linked to the fate of his motherland, Mr. Tan Kah Kee returned to China alone from his foreign residence after the establishment of new China to devote himself to her construction. He set up several schools in China, Southeast Asia, and especially in Fujian, including the 1st university established by overseas Chinese in China's modern education history, Xiamen University. Another University, Jimei University, was also developed from the teacher training department of Jimei School. To broaden the sources of the school operation fund, Mr. Tan Kah Kee founded Hong Kong Chiyu Banking Corp Ltd. in 1947 to sponsor schools with bank revenue. Chiyu Banking Corp Ltd. has been careful in operation and determined to expand, with total capital ranked among top 500 of World Bank. In the long run, Chiyu Banking Corp Ltd. has adhered to the banking philosophy of Mr. Tan Kah Kee. From 1972 to 2007, the bank issued dividends and bonuses of up to 1.4 billion HKD, which greatly supported the construction and development of Jimei School and its various public welfare undertakings. Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation, set up by Mr. Tan Kah Kee and Li Guangxian (his son in law), is the oldest bank in Singapore. According to the 2015 ranking of Bloomberg Market, Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation is one of the three most powerful banks in the world.
Mr. Tan Kah Kee also made important contributions to Sino-Korean friendship. He supported Kim Koo and the anti-Japanese salvation activities of the provincial government led by Kim Koo, financed the military expenditure of Korean Liberation Army, and supported Korean Independence Movement. Tan Kah Kee Foundation adheres to the "Jiageng Spirit", attaching importance to the Sino-Korean exchange and cooperation in fields like culture, education and finance. "Chengyi" is the school motto written by Mr. Tan Kah Kee for the schools in Jimei School Village. "Cheng means to be honest with people and Yi means perseverance in doing things", which is the essence of "Jiageng Spirit". To inherit and carry forward "Jiageng Spirit", Phoenix Education Holdings was named after "Chengyi" in Chinese with Tan Kah Kee Foundation as its strategic investor. Tan Kah Kee Foundation supports Phoenix Education Holdings to go public in Korean KOSDAQ, and agrees KB Securities to be responsible for relevant listing business. With years of experience of Chiyu Banking Corp Ltd. and Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation, Tan Kah Kee Foundation supports Phoenix Education Holdings to submit its application to China Merchants Bank, one of the Central Bank CIPS System Clearing Banks. Tan Kah Kee Foundation has also been approved to take part in CIPS and promote the direct trading and internationalization of Renminbi and Won. Tan Kah Kee Foundation can help KB to take part in China Central Bank's cross-border payment system to promote the economic and trade exchange between China and Korea.
Source: Tan Kah Kee International Association
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