Edd Zhou, Preplingo & AKA Tianjin International Chinese College (TICC), Fayao Education Group
Coming from an engineering background, I found myself passionate about applying technology in education to make it accessible to everyone. That’s how I found myself in the education field. After earning a Master of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology, and spending 11 years in the states, I returned to Tianjin to co-found Fayao Education Group. Our mission is to cultivate citizens and service leaders who respect Chinese tradition and embrace global perspective. We are committed to establishing schools that enables every student, teacher and parent to enjoy a sense of achievement and happiness. From my own experience in both China and USA, I’m passionate in bridging and connecting the two sides with the power of education, and I’ve been doing so throughout my entire career.
Based in Tianjin and oriented towards international standards, Fayao Education Group has been deeply engaged in the field of education for the last 12 years. The group comprises five major divisions: Basic Education, International Education, Education for International Students in China, Overseas Education, and Holistic Education. It operates primarily in multi-form and multi-stage educational programs. Since its establishment, the group has educated over 30,000 students. Many have successfully enrolled in prestigious institutions both domestically and abroad, including Yale University and the University of Pennsylvania in the USA, Imperial College and University College London in the UK, and the University of Toronto and McGill University in Canada, as well as the University of Hong Kong. Others, on the opposite direction, have come from over fifty countries and regions worldwide to study in China.