Tencent Education is to phase out lessons for the general and focus on businesses. Tencent Classroom will cease operations entirely.
Founded in May 2019, Tencent Education initially integrated various education endeavors, including online schools, children's English and K12 English assessment tools. Many of these lines have already been closed.
The new model may not be all it seems in the blurb. Tencent is obliged to try to shoehorn its large language model Hunyuan into the education sector. The "businesses" of which Tencent speaks appear to be mostly schools or school suppliers, and much of the new business will involve data through the Edu Link, platform.
The core business will be digital infrastructure for educational authorities with an emphasis on tools rather than research, customer service or curriculum development. The company places a premium on data security, ensuring that sensitive information remains on private servers.
There will also be an attempt to make an assault on higher education by providing solutions for research collaboration and smart campuses.
