Expanding education

Huang Jiajia, founder and CEO of 51Talk, said at the press conference the brand's users cover more than 500 cities nationwide, and the total amount of courses taken by learners has exceeded 3 million in a single month.

Huang also believed 51Talk has been dedicated to promoting "universal education" since its establishment in 2011.

"Enjoying qualified foreign teachers in language learning should not be the exclusive privilege of children from wealthy families and of China's first-tier cities. What 51Talk has been doing is making education resources accessible to more people," the CEO added.

To this end, 51Talk is ready to expand its appeal to more second- and third-tier cities, and is expected to reach more than 1,000 cities across the nation this year. Also, the English learning brand is poised to conduct a "one plus one" strategy by arranging foreign and Chinese teachers for learners.

"Foreign teachers will continue to show off their professional teaching skills while Chinese teachers will act as the bridge to connect foreign teachers and students," Huang said, adding the combination of foreign teachers and Chinese education can not only improve learning and communication efficiency, but also help students to achieve better results.

In addition, 51Talk will continue to follow the Belt and Road Initiative and introduce more Philippine foreign teachers to the teaching team.

Huang said Philippine foreign teachers have a high-level English teaching ability, which plays an important role in improving Chinese students' interest in learning English.