Bangkok--25 Jul--124 Communications Consulting
More than 2,000 Thai People Trained Under Alibaba Business School's Global eCommerce Talent (GET) Initiative
Eight new members join the GET Network's goal to enable one million young digital talents worldwide by 2023 at 12th Annual China-ASEAN Education Cooperation Week
Alibaba Business School announced the expansion of the Alibaba Global eCommerce Talent (GET) Network initiative, with eight organizations joining existing members including Thailand's Burapha University and committing to facilitate the education and empowerment of youth around the world. The announcement was made at an Alibaba symposium held during the 12th Annual China-ASEAN Education Cooperation Week.
The Alibaba GET Network was first initiated in 2018 as an extension of Alibaba's GET program which, to date, has benefitted 80 education partners and trained more than 300 lecturers, and over 13,000 students and other participants from China, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, India, South Korea, Mongolia, Australia, Israel and Turkey. In Thailand, the network currently covers 10 local education partners with a combined force of 72 lecturers, successfully incubating 2,000 people nationwide to date.
"We are proud of the tremendous progress made by the Alibaba GET Network initiative over the past year to empower and enable inclusive growth in the era of the digital economy. The hundreds of lecturers we have trained globally and the Alibaba GET programs subsequently launched by participating universities have accelerated the pace at which we educate and empower the talents of tomorrow, and we are keen to replicate this success with our new slate of educational partners. We are grateful to all of our partners who have joined us in this effort to invest in our youth for a better future," said Brian Wong, Vice President of Alibaba Group.
"Renewing our participation is a natural decision for us. We have seen how our students have grown over the past year under GET, and the subsequent enthusiasm of our lecturers to bring even more students into the fold. The dynamic nature of the digital economy is a double-edged sword, and our students now have the confidence to pursue opportunities and knowledge to keep learning and upgrading to succeed," said Dr. Charoen Chinwanitcharoen, Vice President of Thailand's Burapha University, one of the founding members of the GET Network.
As part of the Alibaba GET Network, education partners receive learning materials based on real-world case studies and multimedia learning assets via the GET Online Learning Platform and Simulation Platform, taught by experts from the Alibaba ecosystem. Participating universities can also send their lecturers to receive further training on equipping students with the right knowledge and skills to succeed in the digital economy.
The symposium "Entrepreneurship and Innovation Education in the Era of the Digital Economy" brought together GET-trained university lecturers and students as well as representatives from 62 universities and partners across 22 countries including China, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Russia and Mexico. More than 250 experts and representatives from Alibaba Group, various governments, universities and the digital industry joined stakeholders from the Alibaba GET Network to discuss how to further develop talents in the digital economy and drive a new business education model. Leaders from Thailand's Burapha University and Malaysia's Sunway Education Group presented their GET teaching programs that were developed after their training by Alibaba Business School.
The Alibaba symposium was part of the wider proceedings of the China-ASEAN Education Cooperation Week, which encourage educational and cultural exchange between ASEAN nations and international partners since 2008.
About Alibaba Business School
Alibaba Business School was established by the Alibaba Group and Hangzhou Normal University of China in October 2008. It is currently focused on implementing Alibaba Group's e-commerce training and education system, which has in the past decade nurtured millions of e-commerce practitioners and entrepreneurs, in China and overseas.
About the Alibaba GET Network
The Alibaba GET Network is part of Alibaba's mission to make it easy to do business anywhere. By tapping into the resources and best practices from the Alibaba Group ecosystem worldwide, the initiative aims to share the positive impact of the new business paradigm of the digital economy and promote inclusive development to inspire and empower youth globally. The Alibaba GET Network is open to universities and educational institutions wanting to incorporate digital economy curriculum in the education and training system and develop young entrepreneurs and digital talents.
For more information about Alibaba GET Program, please visit https://get.alibaba.com/