One-stop solution brings together global education staff through virtual open house as first step in series of collaborations
SINGAPORE and HONG KONG, October 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Tencent Cloud – the cloud business of a global technology company Tencenttoday announced its collaboration with Singapore-based EtonHouse International Education Group. EtonHouse is ready to use Tencent Cloud Conference to bring together its global staff members in a virtual open house, which kicks off a plan to start a series of collaborations to harness edutech trends and eventually build a digital campus.
The Virtual Open Day allows EtonHouse’s global staff to interact, learn and share ideas with each other, energized by Tencent Cloud Conference (TCC) – an all-in-one virtual and hybrid event management solution – ensuring a reliable conference experience and performance across borders. The virtual muster is a step towards everyday use of TCC for EtonHouse purposes. For example, TCC offers a powerful website builder that allows EtonHouse to create and manage the official school website to provide news and updates to students, parents, general public and media. With CCT, Eton House can also help schools create and manage online courses and virtual classrooms in one secure, cloud-based system, and enable memorable gatherings such as graduations and school debuts. hybrid events with live and pre-recorded ceremonies for extended communities.
The series of collaborations between EtonHouse and Tencent The cloud is expected to culminate with the development of the digital campus, leveraging Tencent Cloud technology plus safe and secure platforms to build a comprehensive education system for student development – including academic performance analysis, personalized study plan, health report, ability assessment and the growth plan. The comprehensive digital campus will also use VR/AR technologies as well as educational games to provide students with an immersive learning experience.
Kenneth Siowregional director for South East Asia and general manager of Singapore, Malaysiaand Indonesia, Tencent international cloudsaid “Tencent Cloud believes in the importance of integrating concepts such as adaptive and immersive learning, as well as gamification, into education to provide students with a more interactive, immersive and engaging experience. We are pleased to be working with EtonHouse, starting with the Virtual Open Day as a first step towards a number of significant and significant developments such as the creation of a digital campus. We aim to work with more educational institutions in the future as we seek to be a leading contributor to help shape the future of education.”
Jean AngChief Technology Officer, EtonHouse International Education Groupsaid: “EtonHouse has been a pioneering institution for education in South East Asiaand we also look forward to making bigger breakthroughs in the future, hand in hand with Tencent Cloud. We believe that although there are many solutions available, Tencent The cloud can not only provide us with a complete one-stop solution for reliable performance across borders, but also give us access to high-quality and secure technologies for further progress and innovation.”
About Tencent Cloud
Tencent Cloud, one of the fastest growing cloud companies in the world, is committed to creating innovative solutions to solve real-world problems and enable the digital transformation of smart industries. With our extensive global infrastructure, Tencent The cloud provides enterprises around the world with stable and secure industry-leading cloud products and services, leveraging technological advancements such as cloud computing, big data analytics, AI, IoT and network security. Our constant mission is to meet the needs of industries at all levels, including education, finance, healthcare, gaming, media and entertainment, real estate, retail retail, travel and transportation.
About EtonHouse
Based at SingaporeEtonHouse currently operates over 100 schools across Singapore, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Japan, Burma, Kazakhstan and the Middle East.
EtonHouse schools follow an international curriculum inspired by research and best practice. During the first years, an integrated Inquire-Reflect-Learn curriculum approach adapted to children inspired by the Reggio Emilia educational project of Northern Italy is used. At primary, middle and secondary levels, EtonHouse follows the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum, with its multi-disciplinary inquiry-centred philosophy. EtonHouse schools in Singapore (Newton, Thomson, Broadrick and 718 Mountbatten) and China (Suzhou, Nankeen, Chengdu and Wuxi) in China are authorized IB World Schools.
EtonHouse Schools and Nursery Schools offer an excellent second language program. The Integrated Bilingual Program and the Mandarin Immersion Program develop a solid foundation in Mandarin in children. EtonHouse also has a dedicated research and training arm which focuses entirely on the quality and professional development of its teaching staff. In addition, he launched REACH (Reggio Emilia in Asia for Children), part of the Children of Reggio International Network, to spark greater collaboration, dialogue and learning among Reggio-inspired schools in Asia.
Over the years, EtonHouse has successfully grown into China and other parts of Asia. It has received several commendations from government bodies, international educational networks and is at the forefront of international education in the Asia Pacific Region.