Tencent Co-Founder Charles Chen’s Yidan Prize Awards Education Leaders From Stanford, Pratham

The Yidan Prize Foundation, a global philanthropic educational foundation set up by Tencent Holdings co-founder Charles Chen, announced two winners of its 2021 Yidan Prize today.

The prize recognizes individuals and teams who have contributed significantly to education research and education development. Professor Eric A. Hanushek, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University, and Dr. Rukmini Banerji, Chief Executive Officer of the Pratham Education Foundation, received the 2021 Yidan Prize for Education Research and Yidan Prize for Education Development in recognition of ground-breaking work that addresses how to improve the quality of education and outcomes for learners at scale, Yidan Prize Foundation said in a statement.

Each laureate will be awarded HK$30 million — approximately $3.9 million, half of which is a project fund – enabling a series of innovative and progressive education projects to scale up and support millions of learners globally.

All Yidan Prize winners join the Yidan Council of Luminaries to work collaboratively with education leaders. The Council aims to shed light on the importance of restoring and rethinking education with innovative ideas, the Yidan Prize Foundation said.

Nominations for the 2022 Yidan Prize will be open from Oct. 19 until March 2022.

Click here for a 2017 profile of Chen. Shenzhen, China-headquartered Tencent is one of the world’s largest Internet business.

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