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In 2016 Dr Chen announced the launch of the Yidan Prize, an idea that first occurred to him in 2013. The mission is to create a better world through education. The guiding principles are driving innovation in learning and empowering educational leaders.

The Yidan Prize Foundation, a global philanthropic educational foundation set up by Tencent Holdings co-founder Charles Chen, announced two winners of its 2022 Yidan Prize today. The prize...

Established in gratitude for the blessings of education. The Yidan Prize was founded in 2016 by Dr Charles Chen Yidan in the belief that education promotes well-being. Learn more about the founder.

Chen Yidan has revolutionized the internet as co-founder of China’s most valuable company, Tencent. He has also had a big impact on education and public welfare in China, and changed the way enterprises value social entrepreneurship and corporate philanthropy. He is a graduate of CKGSB’s Business Scholar Program.

Chen Yidan: Educating for the future. Tencent’s co-founder commits to education and calls for increased collaboration between academia, policymakers and industry to tackle future challenges.

Billionaire Chen Yidan Uses His Resources to Focus on Education. HONG KONG — He is sometimes called the Mark Zuckerberg or Bill Gates of China. And like Zuckerberg and Gates, Chen Yidan — also known as Charles Chen — has used his financial empire to make education a top priority.

Chen Yidan Visiting Global Fellows Harvard Graduate School of Education 13 Appian Way Cambridge, MA 02138 Email: globalfellows@gse.harvard.edu Phone: 617.495.4201

The Chen Yidan Foundation, a private charitable foundation established by Charles Chen Yidan, a co-founder and advisor emeritus of Chinese Internet giant Tencent, has announced a $4 million grant in support of the Harvard Graduate School of Education 's redesign of its master's in education program as well as a new visiting fellows program.