BEIJING, April 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Tarena
International, Inc. (NASDAQ: TEDU) ("Tarena" or the "Company"), a
leading provider of professional education services in China, today announced that it has signed a
multi-project cooperation agreement with Microsoft Corp.
("Microsoft") and will become Microsoft's strategic partner to
provide a wide range of education and certification services to
universities, adult students and kid students in China.
Pursuant to the partnership agreement, Tarena and Microsoft will
work together to provide .Net and H5 technical skills training and
certification services to college students, graduates and other
individuals. By combining with Microsoft's latest technology and
original learning materials, Tarena will further upgrade .Net and
Web front end development course to suit different needs of
students at all levels. Moreover, the strategic alliance with
Microsoft enables Tarena to design and develop the major in data
science and artificial intelligence as joint major programs with
hundreds of universities and colleges in China. In addition, Tarena invited
Microsoft, who is the key founder
and donor of a global educational campaign "Hour of Code", to
jointly launch and operate "Discovery Cup" National Young People
Coding Competition in China.
Winners or the graduates who finish Tarena's kid programming course
and pass relevant examinations can be awarded the official MTA
certificates from Microsoft.
"Microsoft is the world's authority in software, services,
devices and solutions," said
Shaoyun Han, Founder, CEO and
Chairman of Tarena. "Tarena is
proud to partner with organizations such as Microsoft, in bringing
international tutorial resources and best-in-class IT solutions to
universities, driving the university-enterprise cooperation and
introducing job skills and opportunities to students. We believe
this outstanding cooperation will greatly enhance global
competitiveness of Chinese IT professionals and create better
career path for youth."
"At Microsoft, we're committed to transforming IT skills
required to support social and economic opportunity around the
world. We are pleased to work closely with Tarena, who are a leader
in the delivery of IT training in China," said
Kyle Uphoff, Senior Director,
Worldwide Customer & Partner Sales, Microsoft Learning &
Readiness. " We are confident that the partnership will support
universities in their development of computer science skills for
youth in China."
About Tarena International, Inc.
Tarena International, Inc. (NASDAQ: TEDU) is a leading provider
of professional education services in China. Through its innovative education
platform combining live distance instruction, classroom-based
tutoring and online learning modules, Tarena offers professional
education courses in twelve IT subjects and three non-IT subjects.
Tarena also offers three kid education programs. Its professional
education courses provide students with practical skills to prepare
them for jobs in industries with significant growth potential and
strong hiring demand. Since its inception in 2002, Tarena has
trained over 380,000 students, cooperated with more than 690
universities and colleges and placed students with approximately
95,000 corporate employers in a variety of industries. For further
information, please visit http://ir.tedu.cn.
About Microsoft
Microsoft is the leading platform and productivity company for
the mobile-first, cloud-first world, and its mission is to empower
every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.
For more information about Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), please visit
www.microsoft.com.
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factors and risks include, but not limited to the following:
Tarena's goals and strategies; its future business development,
financial condition and results of operations; its ability to
continue to attract students to enroll in its courses; its ability
to continue to recruit, train and retain qualified instructors and
teaching assistants; its ability to continually tailor its
curriculum to market demand and enhance its courses to adequately
and promptly respond to developments in the professional job
market; its ability to maintain or enhance its brand recognition,
its ability to maintain high job placement rate for its students,
and its ability to maintain cooperative relationships with
financing service providers for student loans. Further information
regarding these and other risks, uncertainties or factors is
included in Tarena's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission. All information provided in this press release is
current as of the date of the press release, and Tarena does not
undertake any obligation to update such information, except as
required under applicable law.
For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
Tarena International, Inc.
Helen Song
Investor Relations
Tel: +86-10-5621-9451
Email: ir@tedu.cn
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