When Jack Ma went to teach and take the math exam: The first class pictures of the tech billionaire Alibaba

According to SCMP, Jack Ma took the class early last week at the University of Tokyo as a visiting professor. Specifically, on June 12, 2023, this Alibaba founder gave a presentation on “Innovation and Entrepreneurship”, a topic co-organized by Tokyo College and the GLP program of the University of Tokyo.

This 2-hour lecture covers management philosophies as well as how today’s young generation can achieve success in the future based on what billionaire Jack Ma has experienced.

The students participating in this lecture come from many countries, not just Japan, including China, India and Malaysia. During the lesson, the students can also argue with Jack Ma about questions.

After the class, Jack Ma appeared and talked at the math competition organized by Alibaba in Hangzhou.

Alive

The GLP program of the University of Tokyo is actually a 4-year course established in 2014 to equip students with skills if they want to step into the international market.

However, what has caught the attention of the media most is Jack Ma, the secretive billionaire who has disappeared from public view since 2020, leaving behind a troubled Alibaba empire after abusive statements.

Recently at the VivaTech conference in Paris, Alibaba Chairman Michael Evans once said that the founder of the group is “alive” and “happy”.

“Well, first of all, Jack Ma is still alive. He is very good, happy. He is planning and having new creations. Jack Ma is teaching at the University of Tokyo but will still spend a lot of time in the Chinese market,” said President Evans.

According to SCMP, Jack Ma is said to have become an honorary or visiting professor at at least four universities outside of mainland China. This billionaire once accepted to become a professor emeritus at the University of Hong Kong within 3 years.

In addition, Jack Ma is also a visiting professor for ALU University in Rwanda as well as Tel Aviv University in Israel.

Immediately after taking classes at the University of Tokyo, Jack Ma appeared online in an annual math competition organized by Alibaba in Hangzhou.

This is the second time Jack Ma has appeared in Hangzhou, where Alibaba’s headquarters is located, since the beginning of the year. Earlier in March, the founder appeared to visit a local school sponsored by the corporation.

The fact that Jack Ma appeared in a math competition is considered strange when in the past, this billionaire once admitted that he was very bad at math when he only scored 1/100 of this subject in the transfer exam in 1982.

According to SCMP, the appearance of Jack Ma is meant to cheer the spirits of those who stay as well as support the restructuring of Alibaba, which has been facing many difficulties since the founder’s stay. This move by Jack Ma is said to be to please the Beijing government, which is involved in Alibaba’s restructuring and needs the founder to come out to reassure employees and investors.

Returning to the math competition, the event is open to all contestants even though it’s hosted by Alibaba, thereby attracting up to 250,000 contestants to compete for a prize of up to 60,000 yuan, equivalent to $8,418.

In an online talk with 685 finalists from 19 universities through a large screen, Jack Ma said that next year’s math competition will bring more fun to those who love this subject.

Wandering

The founder of Alibaba, who used to work as an English teacher, had to leave his leadership position in the group as well as control of Ant Group, an extremely important financial startup in the corporate empire after the announcement of the company. word of mouth for 2020.

At that time, in a speech in Shanghai, Jack Ma criticized China’s banking system as a “pawn shop”, making Ant Group’s IPO plan called off. requested a last-minute suspension for investigation.

This event sparked the Beijing government to tighten control of the entire technology and startup industry, creating a ripple effect on the entire industry as countless startups fell into difficulties and corporations laid off thousands of companies. series to save cost.

Since then, this billionaire has rarely appeared in public. Over the past few years, Jack Ma has been discovered to have traveled to Japan, several places in China, and Europe while attending seminars on education or agriculture.

Earlier this year, this billionaire appeared in Thailand to study agriculture and fisheries. Before that, Jack Ma spent 3 months in Japan to participate in the aquaculture technology development program.

*Source: SCMP