BEIJING, Jan. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ --
China Distance Education Holdings Limited (NYSE: DL) ("CDEL" or the
"Company"), a leading provider of online education in China focusing on professional education, is
pleased to announced that it has received a total of 38 awards
presented at various education industry ceremonies by the end of
2011, a strong endorsement of the Company's leading position in
China's online education
market.
Mr. Zhengdong Zhu, the Chairman
and CEO of CDEL, was named one of the "Outstanding Leaders in the
Education Industry" at the Tencent
2011 Chinese Education Industry Review. Mr. Zhu was also named one
of the "Top Ten Leaders in the Education Industry" at the NetEase
2011 Chinese Education Industry Review and was named among the
"2011 China Leading Figures in the Education Industry" at the Sina
2011 China Education Ceremony, in addition to receiving four other
awards for his achievements at prestigious education industry
events.
CDEL was named as the "Most Powerful Education Company" at the
Tencent 2011 Education Industry
Review. CDEL was also named a "Top Ten Education Brand" at the
NetEase 2011 Chinese Education Industry Review, a "2011 Leading
Education Company of China"
awarded at the Sina 2011 China Education Ceremony, and a "2011 Best
Top 10 Professional Education Company of China" at the Eighth Educationist of the
General Assembly. Furthermore, CDEL won five additional outstanding
awards at other industry events.
Moreover, ten of CDEL's distance learning websites and schools
won a total of 23 industry awards, including the awards received by
the Company's new verticals, such as its business start-up training
divisions.
Mr. Zhu commented, "It is a great honor for me personally and
for CDEL to be named alongside other outstanding educators and
companies in China, and I am
grateful for the recognition we have received by such well known
media organizations and industry associations. The honors are a
reflection of CDEL's success, and demonstrate that our new business
initiatives are gaining strong momentum and industry-wide
recognition. Looking forward, we are confident that both our core
online education services and new verticals will continue to gain
traction in China, which we
believe will lead to increasing long-term shareholder value."
To view the full list of awards, and for further information on
China Distance Education, please visit http://ir.cdeledu.com.
Selected Awards Received by Mr. Zhengdong Zhu:
- "Outstanding Leaders in the Education Industry" awarded at the
Tencent 2011 Chinese Education
Industry Review
- "Top Ten Leaders in the Education Industry" awarded at the
NetEase 2011 Chinese Education Industry Review
- "2011 China Leading Figures in the Education Industry" awarded
at the Sina 2011 China Education Ceremony
- "Outstanding China Educationist" awarded at the Sohu 2011 China
Education Ceremony
- "2011 Top Ten Leaders in China's Education Industry" awarded at the
Xinhuanet 2011 Education Forum
Selected Awards Received by CDEL:
- "Most Powerful Education Company" awarded at the Tencent 2011 Education Industry Review
- "Top Ten Education Brand" awarded at the NetEase 2011 Chinese
Education Industry Review
- "2011 Leading Education Company of China" awarded at the Sina 2011 China
Education Ceremony
- "2011 Top 20 Education Brands in China" awarded at the Sohu 2011 Annual
Education Ceremony
- "Most Influential Education Group" awarded at the Xinhuanet
2011 Education Forum
- "2011 Best Top Ten Professional Education Company of
China" awarded at the Eighth
Educationist of the General Assembly
Selected Awards Received by CDEL's Websites and
Schools:
- www.chinaacc.com: "2011 Ten Best Online Education Companies" by
Tencent
- www.med66.com: "2011 Top Ten Online Education Companies" by
Sina
- www.jianshe99.com: "2011 Top Ten Online Education Brands" by
Sohu
- www.zikao365.com: "2011 Top Ten Online Education Brands" by
Xinhuanet
- www.chinapen.org: "2011 Most Innovative Professional Companies"
by Xinhuanet
- Zhengbao Yucai: "2011 Top Ten Professional Education Brands" by
Sohu
About China Distance Education Holdings Limited
China Distance Education Holdings Limited is a leading provider
of online education in China
focusing on professional education. The courses offered by the
Company through its websites are designed to help professionals and
other course participants obtain and maintain the skills, licenses
and certifications necessary to pursue careers in China in the areas of accounting, law,
healthcare, construction engineering, information technology and
other industries. The Company also offers online test preparation
courses to self-taught learners pursuing higher education diplomas
or degrees and to secondary school and college students preparing
for various academic and entrance exams. In addition, the Company
offers online foreign language courses and offline business
start-up training courses. For further information please visit
http://ir.cdeledu.com.
Contacts:
China Distance Education Holdings Limited
Lingling Kong, Investor Relations
Manager
Tel: +86-10-8231-9999 x1805
Email: IR@cdeledu.com
Investor Relations (HK):
Mahmoud Siddig, Managing
Director
Taylor Rafferty
Tel: +852 3196 3712
Email: cdel@taylor-rafferty.com
SOURCE China Distance Education Holdings Ltd.