Venture Education 问创
Joel Abel is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in education management, consultancy, and operations. Currently serving as the Author at Teacher-First Management and the Director of Operations at Venture Education, Joel focuses on business development, market intelligence, and project management. Prior roles include Professional Development Consultant at Oxford University Press, where services were delivered across Mainland China and global markets, and Regional Supervisor at Etonkids Educational Group, where organizational goals were achieved across multiple campuses. Joel's background also features significant contributions at EF Education First Chengdu as Regional Director, enhancing talent development and training. A co-founder of Speak It Experiencing Language, Joel has innovated language training courses and managed teams at Disney English, overseeing academic programs and fostering change management. Joel holds degrees in Psychology, TEFL, and is pursuing a Master's in Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Rome Business School.
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Venture Education 问创
Venture Education empowers education in China. Headquartered in Beijing, Venture is an award-winning market intelligence consultancy with a diverse team of innovative educators, researchers, business specialists and project leaders. We have a considerable network of individuals and organisations in China and around the world. Our goal is to improve global education through sharing the latest data, best practices, and sector trends, partnering between leading organisations and developing creative new approaches. Our approach is bespoke, extremely passionate about every project and geared towards either sustainable quality by-the-book or wild invention for maximum impact. Our clients include international governments, universities, school groups, well-known global organisations. Previous and current projects range from research reports on education opportunities in Hainan to delivering employability workshops for a UK university TNE partnership in Shaanxi; from assisting a UK independent school with market entry to promoting emerging leadership skills in teenage girls in Beijing with a professional mentoring programme. Venture Education frequently features in international media outlets such as the Economist and was a finalist in the UN-backed 2019 China Social Impact Awards.