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SHNU: On October 17th, the Asia Society list of Game Changer was released at UN Headquarters in New York, followed by an awarding ceremony. 13 individuals or teams which have promoted the development of Asian regions are awarded. Professor Minxuan Zhang, as the only representative from Chinese education circle, won the prize for creating fair competition basis for millions of Chinese children by improving education quality. Other winners include Yun Ma from Alibaba Group, Malala Yousafzai, the new Nobel Peace Prize winner, Shigeru Ban, creator of Japan Shigeru Ban Architecture, Madhav Chavan, cretor and CEO of India Astrakhan Foundation, and Professor Pawan Sinha from MIT. Professor Zhang was interviewed by China Daily on October 17th. The following is the report: Zhang, with Shanghai Normal University, said: "Although the Asia Society invited me, I am here because of all the hard work of the Chinese people. I can only be a representative here because of them." Zhang has worked for the past three decades to bring high-quality education to Shanghai and more than 20 million Chinese children of diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. He also has worked with the Asia Society to encourage Shanghai's participation in the organization's Global Cities Education Network. He also said he hoped the first edition of the Asia Society's Game Changer awards would encourage people to extend the work they are doing throughout the Asian region. "Of course it's an honor, but I never considered being invited by a foreign organization to see and showcase our work in China," Zhang said in an interview Thursday with China Daily. "Shanghai is only a part of what we're doing, so we have a long way to go, and we should work hard for all the kids. In the future, maybe I won't just do work for China but also maybe for many other countries in Asia." |
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