Yu Biao
Senior Vice President, Chairman of Fujian Huayu (PRC), Chairman of Fuzhou Software Technology Vocational College
- Mr. Yu joined the Group in September 2009, he is the Senior Vice President of the Company, Chairman of Fujian Huayu (PRC) and Chairman of Fuzhou Software Technology Vocational College (福州软件职业技术学院), and is mainly responsible for the planning, consolidation and operation development of the education business of the Company in the PRC and the development of its overseas online education business, with a focus on comprehensive business that covers early childhood education, basic education, higher education, vocational education, corporate training, and non-formal and lifelong education.
- In recent years, Mr. Yu has led his team to deeply integrate technological innovation into educational practices. Through close collaboration with educational authorities, institutions and enterprises, they have established a professional platform that offers convenient educational services and training support to all parties involved, driving the implementation of educational informatisation and smart education and nurturing a large pool of application-oriented talents. In the context of globalisation, Mr. Yu has keenly identified the international opportunities for vocational education to “go global alongside enterprises”, actively promoting the internationalisation of vocational education. He has led various initiatives such as cross-cultural exchanges, international teacher training, remote collaboration and virtual hands-on training. He has incorporated metaverse skills training into the vocational education curriculum framework by leveraging NetDragon’s technological strength and global presense. Through deepened school-enterprise cooperations, these initiatives have provided students with international internship opportunities, enhancing their practical capabilities and enabling students both domestically and abroad to seize career development opportunities in the wave of globalisation.
- In addition, Mr. Yu currently serves as the vice president of China Unicom 5G Applications Innovation Alliance (中国联通5G应用创新联盟), director of Fuzhou 5G Association (福州市5G协会), vice president of the Fujian Provincial Youth Science and Education Association (福建省青少年科教协会副理事长), member of Digital Art Professional Committee of China Society of Image and Graphics (中国图像图形学学会数码艺术专委会), vice president of the Association of Promoting Reading in the Public of Fujian Province (福建省全民阅读促进会), manager of VR/AR Vocational Education Steering Committee of Fujian Province (福建省VR/AR行业职业教育指导委员会) etc. Mr. Yu has played a significant role in promoting the integration of education and technology, as well as enhancing the influence of the industry.
- Before joining the Company, Mr. Yu graduated from the Department of Light Industries of Fuzhou University in 1992, majoring in food engineering. Mr. Yu was a director of Xiamen Digital Engine Network Co., Ltd. (厦门数字引擎网络有限公司) in 2000. He was the assistant to the dean of Napier College of Fuzhou University (福州大学中英Napier学院) from 2000 to 2007. Mr. Yu was the managing director of Fuzhou Bojie Education Consultation Co., Ltd. (福州博杰教育咨询有限公司) in February 2004, deputy director of the Chinese and Australian Class Project of Fuzhou No.8 Secondary School and the Chief Representative of the Australian school in China in June 2006 and Director and general manager of Fuzhou Bojie Child Education Technology Co., Ltd. (福州博杰儿童教育科技有限公司) from 2008 to 2009. He has over 30 years of experience in education management.
