Supporting education for rural communities
28 Jul 2025
Compared to the country’s urban population, young people in rural China often face additional challenges when it comes to education.
Issues include limited resources, longer commutes and less opportunities for progression, particularly among disadvantaged groups, which can hinder economic development in these communities and prevent potential talent from entering the national job market. In response to these challenges, our colleagues have arranged several impactful initiatives across China to support enhanced education and highlight career paths in our industry.
At events organised on World Book Day and Children's Day in March and June respectively, our colleagues in 12 offices across the northeastern cities of Shanghai, Hangzhou, Wuxi, Ningbo, Tianjin and Qingdao donated more than 1,800 books. These books are being sent to Feimayi, a recycling and environmental protection platform, which will send them to remote areas of provinces such as Gansu, Sichuan, Xinjiang and Shanxi. The books will then be used to set up school libraries, ensuring that educational resources are more readily available for local children.
In southern China, our colleagues at Intertek Guangzhou collaborated with the Ningbo Oneness Charity Foundation to host an immersive career exploration programme in June. The programme welcomed a large group of students from underprivileged mountainous regions to learn more about Quality Assurance and Intertek’s work. This included a laboratory tour, where our colleagues gave technical demonstrations and highlighted potential career opportunities, sparking enthusiastic discussions about future paths. We are continuing to build on this initiative by holding similar activities at high schools and universities where we already have supporting relationships.
At Intertek, we are making the world a better, safer and more sustainable place for current and future generations, and inclusive initiatives like these ensure that more people have the opportunity to benefit.
