Harrow’s Beijing faculty loses British identify

Colleges that train Chinese language college students have been banned from utilizing international names and phrases – together with “worldwide” and “international” – of their names final yr, as a part of wider restrictions on personal training within the nation.

Harrow’s bilingual faculty, which teaches Chinese language college students, will change its identify, however Harrow’s Worldwide Faculty in Beijing, which may solely settle for international college students, won’t.

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A consultant from Harrow advised the Monetary Instances that the varsity’s identify is being modified now resulting from native authorities implementing nationwide guidelines.

The Chinese language authorities final yr halted the educating of international curricula and using international textbooks in personal colleges that admit Chinese language college students as much as grade 9. It additionally banned international entities and people from proudly owning these personal colleges.

“Model picture goes past the identify of the varsity”

Analysts at ISC Analysis mentioned that the identify change won’t essentially negatively impression admissions into the varsity, as “model picture goes past the identify of the varsity”.

“Phrase of mouth is likely one of the strongest channels for worldwide faculty admissions and recruitment,” mentioned Pia Maske, East Asia analysis supervisor at ISC Analysis.

“If the model fame is already sturdy and the training provision proper for the scholar, then a reputation change needn’t have a big impression on a college’s admissions success.”

China’s personal training sector has grown considerably in recent times – enrolment into worldwide colleges within the nation elevated by 3.4% over the previous two years regardless of the pandemic, based on ISC Analysis.

However more durable restrictions from the Chinese language authorities might curb the growth of the worldwide colleges sector within the nation.

“Whereas there’s continued demand for high quality worldwide training, significantly from Chinese language households, colleges and buyers must stability this with their capability or urge for food to navigate the dangers and challenges of working in China,” Maske advised The PIE Information.

Final yr, Westminster faculty, an English personal faculty, deserted plans to develop six bilingual colleges in China resulting from “latest adjustments in Chinese language training coverage”.

A consultant from the varsity mentioned the brand new laws created “quite a few monetary and logistical challenges”.

Harrow has been contacted for remark.