20 students and 4 teachers from Shanghai Nanhui No. 2 Middle School enjoyed a one-week tour of taster classes and cultural excursions at Cheshire College South & West at Chester and the UK between 21-28 June 2025. This is the outcome of the School Link Forum organized by HOPE in Shanghai in Oct 2024 when Nanhui No.2 Middle School signed MoU with Cheshire College South & West. The Forum was attended by 10 overseas and 30 Chinese schools including 3 pairs having signed the sister school MoUs after the event. 

Such tour and link are typical ways and strategy to promote school profile and recruitment in China market recommended by HOPE. By attending the forum, Cheshire College South & West also attracted interest from other Chinese schools for more in-depth collaboration on BETC and vocational programme.

This autumn, HOPE will hold a School Link Forum on 17th Oct, again followed by an International Education Fair on 18th Oct，and the venue will be in Suzhou, a tourism city famous for its gardens 30 minutes away by high speed train from Shanghai. This Forum is the chance for you to meet Chinese schools in Suzhou and surrounding areas. About 30-40 Chinese schools’ principals and headmasters will be invited to the event. The Forum will take the form of keynote speech, panel discussions, individual appointment slots, and networking lunch reception. The fair on Saturday afternoon18th October will be a chance to meet 50-80 families.

If any institution is interested in attending, please contact Alice Zhang at event@hope-studyabroad.com for more details. School Link Forum is for secondary schools only while the fair is for both schools and universities.