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- China New Higher Education Group Limited (2001.HK) is a leading investment holding company that provides private higher vocational education services in the People's Republic of China; it operates eight full-time colleges across seven provinces including Yunnan Technology and Business University, Guizhou Vocational College of Industry and Commerce, Science and Technology College of Hubei Minzu University (Central China School), Harbin Huade University (Northeast School), Lanzhou College of Information Science and Technology (Gansu School), Luoke University/Luoyang Vocational College of Science and Technology (Luoyang School), Talent International College Guangxi (Guangxi Schools), and Zhengzhou School; core offerings encompass undergraduate and vocational programs in applied technical fields such as computer science and technology, welding technology and engineering, nursing, automobile manufacturing and testing technology, machinery manufacturing and automation, preschool education, artificial intelligence, intelligent manufacturing, big data, new energy vehicles, and dental medicine; additional services include technical and management consultancy, technology services, and textbook sales; the Group serves approximately 140,000 students with over 10,000 faculty and has cumulatively trained more than 450,000 high-quality applied technical talents, emphasizing industry-education integration through collaborations with over 1,150 enterprises including Huawei, Geely Automobile, JD.com, China Huaneng, and Tesla, 991 off-campus practice bases, 54 industrial colleges, and 108 employment classes. Founded in 1999 and headquartered at Tower F, Phoenix Place, 20th Floor, Beijing, the company maintains operations focused on national strategic emerging industries and regional economic development, targeting high-quality employment in sunrise sectors with a consistent final employment rate exceeding 98% and high-quality employment proportions around 37-38%. Recent developments include the FY2025 annual results announcement highlighting solid high-quality growth with students securing a record 152 top prizes in 84 national undergraduate competitions, addition of 288 new enterprise partners and 127 internship bases, approval of two national first-class courses, launches of five new programs in smart grid information engineering and information security, applications for six new undergraduate programs including artificial intelligence and intelligent equipment systems plus seven college-level programs, completion of 77 infrastructure projects including library upgrades, staff facilities enhancements, and a national-accredited athletic field, alongside continued ESG leadership with top rankings from S&P and Sustainalytics, expansions in employment service centers to Sichuan-Chongqing, and progress toward undergraduate upgrades for Guizhou School and master's authorizations for Yunnan and Northeast Schools.