Intel to train 1 million Chinese teachers
Chinanews, Beijing, November 3 ¨C Intel announced yesterday that it will help train 1 million Chinese teachers in the field of information technology to enable them to improve their teaching quality.
Intel has already helped with the training of about 72 thousand Chinese teachers and a large number of undergraduates.
This is Intel¡¯s biggest educational project ever, which will work as a supplement to its current educational cooperation program with the Ministry of Education.
Besides the training project, Intel will donate 10,000 PCs to schools in Chinese rural areas. With the help of Microsoft software and the effort of the MOE, all these PCs will be able to get access to the Internet before 2008. MOE will also provide courseware programs to these schools.
¡°Now our cooperation with the MOE is complete,¡± said Craig Barrett, CEO of Intel. Wu Qidi, Vice Minister of Education, was vocal in expressing China gratitude to the company.