Ng Teng Fong Charitable Foundation (NTFCF) made a donation of RMB 16 million to support Beijing Normal University and Shaanxi Normal University in nourishing local teacher talents in China’s western regions. The donation supports both the Beijing Normal University’s Ng Teng Fong Teacher Development Programme and the Shaanxi Normal University’s Ng Teng Fong Training Programme for Secondary and Primary School Principals. These programs aim to give teachers the best chance of succeeding by helping them acquire new knowledge in teaching and leadership, learning to innovate, keeping pace with developments in education, and boosting the supply of high-quality teachers and principals in China’s under-resourced rural areas.
Mr. Zhang Kai, Vice President of Beijing Normal University and Director of the Beijing Normal University Education Fund, said, ‘With our drive and passion, the University will continue to strive for excellence in teaching and make greater contributions to rural education and sustain the dynamics of rural development in China’s western regions.’
Mr. Lu Shengli, Vice Secretary of the Shaanxi Normal University CPC SNNU Committee and Director of the Shaanxi Normal University Education Fund, said, ‘The University will design customised learning and teaching processes for local secondary and primary school principals based on an assessment of their strengths and learning needs.’
Mr. Alexander Ng, Director of NTFCF, said that education is essential to the development of society. In recent years, NTFCF has continued to devote substantial resources to education in China’s western regions, including retaining teacher talents. Mr. Ng expects the donations to build hope and create a better learning environment for future leaders.
In 2018, NTFCF donated RMB 20 million to the China International Culture Exchange Foundation for the establishment of the ‘Ng Teng Fong Education Fund (The Fund)’ with the aim of supporting the training of outstanding rural teachers in under-resourced rural areas. Over the past years, the Fund has successfully organised multiple teacher effectiveness enhancement programs, in collaboration with different universities in China such as Beijing Normal University, Guizhou Normal University, and Shaanxi Normal University, for some 100 outstanding teacher talents in rural areas of several western provinces, including Gansu, Guizhou, Shaanxi, and Sichuan.
