Articles from 2016

Passing the HSK

We give you the six steps to pass any level of the HSK as recommended by someone who is currently an HSK 6 certificate holder

18 Nov 2016
By Ida Speyer

Are you our new business development intern?

Business Development/Project management Intern We are looking for someone to join our Beijing office to support our business development mission. Are you the one we are looking for? Tasks will include Research on partner companies to cooperate with and join the Program Director for meetings Assisting in PR and networking efforts (events, trade shows, conferences, …

1 Nov 2016
By Ida Speyer

My internship in Shanghai

It promised to be an outstanding experience – it turned out to be a life-changing experience… I arrived to China in the end of August 2016, all ready to start an internship in Shanghai, in the Marketing Department of Hutong School. Since I have never been to China before, I took some time, while being …

26 Oct 2016
By Ida Speyer

The number of Chinese learners is expected to surpass 10m by 2020

A new global market study has shown higher growth rates than expected for Chinese language learners. The founders of Hutong School, Mr. Jeremie Rossignol and Mr. Jan Wostyn, announced the results of the study which showed substantial growth in the number of learners both within China and globally. As numbers of Chinese students continue to grow …

28 Sep 2016
By Ida Speyer

Calling All Photographers!

Are you great at taking pictures? Can you capture a situation, a feeling, a culture with your lens? If so, we want to hear from you! We are looking for new images to use on our website and we want YOUR CHINA PICTURES. Only requirements are that you are the photographer, and the images show …

25 Sep 2016
By Ida Speyer

Facts about Chinese Characters - Hanzi

Is there a logic behind Chinese characters? For a Chinese learner who has just started to get introduced to characters, the combination of strokes seems

21 Sep 2016
By Ida Speyer