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Future School Lab of China (part of National Institute of Education Sciences) are interested in meeting companies specialising in:

• Classroom furniture
• Curriculum design
• Internet company incubator

Future class want to explore more opportunities in the UK and are looking for better classroom solutions to introduce to the Chinese market. 

Company profile:
Future School Lab of China, belongs to National Institute of Education Sciences (an institute under Ministry of Education). They focus on 5 areas:

• Space: School buildings
• Curriculum development in the 21st century
• New technology: How to apply technology in schools
• Changes in learning methods
• Social behaviour development

NetDragon Websoft are interested in meeting companies specialising in:

• On-line education companies.
• Technology companies
• UK schools 

Netdragon recently acquired Promethean securing 671 jobs in Promethean.  There are plans to invest more R&D resources to expand the business worldwide. Promethean will become an important part of HuaYu Education Eco-system to further expand its overseas business.
Promethean World plc is located in north west England. The total investment value is £84.8 million.

Company profile:

• NetDragon Websoft Inc. (HKSE: 0777) is a leading innovator and creative force in China's mobile Internet industry
• In recent years, NetDragon has become a major player in China’s online and mobile education industry as it works to leverage its mobile Internet technologies and operational know-how to develop a game-changing education ecosystem
• NetDragon is interested in purchasing on-line education content for the Chinese market

UKTI China are looking to meet UK companies including:

• Education contents providers such as: qualifications, online curriculum, training solutions, etc. 
• Professional services such as Assessment services, classroom services, etc. New technology which can be efficiently applied in the classroom.

China is the world’s largest education market, with more than 400 million students.
It was estimated that on-line education market increased from 14.3 billion RMB in 2004 to 72.3 billion in 2012, with 22.5% annual average compound growth rate. In 2015, the market will roar to 174.5 billion RMB.  
China is pacing towards a more information and technology based economy. It promises to provide broadband connectivity to all K-12 classrooms by 2020.

The most promising opportunities lie in the China’s tightly regulated public education system, for example in rising demand for home schooling, after-school tutoring, vocational training and preschool education. Therefore, it is preferably to work with a local Chinese partner who’s already penetrated the system and good track record of development. There are also considerable opportunities in the publishing and provision of e-books, digital note-taking and other cloud-based services, as well as education software development for electronic hardware.

Attendee Profile:
Danny Pan is Head of Education Technology and Higher Education Reform in UKTI Beijing since October 2015. Prior to UKTI, Danny has 10 years working experiences in both British and Chinese Higher Education Sectors including King’s College London, Queen Mary University of London and Wuhan Polytechnic University etc. Danny is conducting a market scoping research for the education technology industry in China. The purpose is to provide more business opportunities to British Ed Tech suppliers. Look forward to sharing more information with everyone.