Alibaba chief sets up private school
By He Wei in Shanghai | China Daily | Updated: 2017-02-21 07:33
Nonprofit institution is expected to have 3,000 students at full enrollment
After spearheading a revolution in e-commerce, the founder of Alibaba Group, billionaire Jack Ma, is setting his sights on China's education system by establishing a private bilingual school.
He and other partners of Alibaba co-founded the Yungu School, or Cloud Valley, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, where the e-commerce empire is headquartered. The school will span 15 years of education, offering classes from kindergarten through high school.
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