On September 5, 2026, Ray Education Group and Vietnam's Everest Education Group signed a cooperation agreement, officially announcing the launch of Adcote Hanoi, which will open in the fall of 2027. This marks the newest stop on Adcote's global campus network and the first step in bringing "Global Campus 2.0" from blueprint to reality.

Vietnamese dignitaries attending the event included Dr. Nghiem Vu Khai, Chairman of Everest Education Group and former Deputy Minister of Science and Technology of Vietnam; Hon. Dr. Ta Dinh Thi, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee on Science, Technology and Environment; Hon. Dr. Ho Duc Thang, Member of the National Assembly's Committee on Culture and Social Affairs; Dr. Nguyen Thanh Hai, Deputy Director of the Office of the President; and Hoang Trung Kien, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Nghia Do Ward, Cau Giay District, Hanoi. Representing Ray Education Group were CEO James Hu, Global Chief Operating Officer Stanley Wong, and Marketing and Student Recruitment Director Huy Nguyen.

*To date, Adcote's global campus network has established a presence in the UK, China, Malaysia, and other countries and regions. Member schools include the century-old Adcote School in the UK; campuses in Shanghai, Suzhou, Jinhua, and Wuhan in China; and a flagship campus in Malaysia. Ray Education Group has over 50 networked schools worldwide, serves more than 30,000 students, and connects with nearly a thousand overseas university partners. The addition of Adcote Hanoi adds another coordinate to this educational network spanning East and West.

The core value of Global Campus 2.0: Let the world be your classroom, and let classmates be your campanions.

Drawing on a global campus network across East Asia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Europe, campuses with different cultural backgrounds become walking classrooms for students. This means the "classroom" is no longer limited to physical space. Through the "Global Campus" network, educational resources flow without borders, truly transforming "school was once a child's world" into "the world is now a child's school."

We weave a global alumni network and build a community of shared future, so that classmates scattered around the world are not only close friends along the journey of growth, but also partners who will stand side by side and create careers together on the global stage. This relationship goes beyond school friendship and rises to collaborative evolution based on shared cultural identity and international vision, aiming to cultivate "global citizens who can walk freely in the world."

This core value is not only the educational philosophy of Ray Education Group, but also its action guideline in the global education landscape. Ray is rooted in global education, expanding students' horizons from their own country to the world, and redefining international education with a broader vision.

Dr. Nghiem Vu Khai, Chairman of Everest Education Group and former Deputy Minister of Science and Technology of Vietnam, thanked the guests and reviewed the school's development since its founding in 2017—from the challenges of the early years, to steadily winning the trust of the community, to securing a place in Hanoi's educational landscape. As the school approaches its tenth anniversary, cooperation with Adcote will open a new chapter.

Through this agreement, Adcote Hanoi is officially established. The new school will introduce the Cambridge curriculum and fully connect to Adcote's global campus network—students in Hanoi will be able to share course resources, teaching strength, and university pathways with campuses in the UK, China, and Malaysia.

Dr. Nghiem Vu Khai said: "We have taken a new milestone on the road of expanding educational exchange and cooperation, opening up richer learning experiences and broader international connections. Together we will build a school with international standards for Vietnamese students."

*Everest Education was co-founded by Dr. Khai and his wife Mrs. Phuong. Founded in 2017, the school now has more than 2,000 students and is considered one of Vietnam's most prestigious private schools. The school is committed to creating a good educational environment that helps children develop good character, creative thinking, and the ability to live in harmony, achieving all-round development.

Everest sees inspiring curiosity as the foundation of lifelong learning, encourages students to dare to dream, and pursues goals with determination and perseverance. By helping students feel the joy of learning while mastering knowledge, the group is committed to cultivating a positive "I can do it" attitude. In a caring yet challenging environment, students overcome difficulties and keep improving with proper support from teachers and peers.

As Global Chief Operating Officer of Ray Education Group, Stanley Wong first paid tribute to Vietnam's educational tradition.

Speaking about the cooperation, he stressed that Adcote is not a "borrowed name"—it is a brand wholly owned by Ray. "Because we own it, we can continuously shape it, adjust it, and keep it suited to today's Vietnam and a changing world, rather than changing only once every twenty years."

Adcote's results also support this confidence. "From our very first graduating class, our students have received offers from top universities on every continent, earning millions of dollars in scholarships on their own merit. Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial College, UCL, Melbourne, Sydney, Toronto—these are not a wish list, but places where Adcote students are studying now."

To the young students present, Stanley Wong said: "The most important jobs of your future have not been invented yet. So you must not only learn what is known, but also learn to create what does not yet exist. When I look at you, I do not see followers of the future, but creators of the future."

In closing, he defined the partnership between the two schools as something built beyond the present: "Partnerships built on true trust are rare. Here we are building a bridge together for Vietnamese children to go from Hanoi to the world."

• Target group: The new campus will recruit local high-net-worth Vietnamese families in Hanoi, as well as children of foreign families from China, Korea, Japan, and other countries living and working in Hanoi.

• Curriculum and positioning: The school will adopt the Cambridge International Curriculum, leading to IGCSE and A-Level.

• Location: The new campus is located in Nghia Do, close to the Starlake/Tay Ho Tay new urban area. This area is a key high-end new district in Hanoi's recent planning, home to many embassies and Grade A office buildings, and is regarded as one of the most international districts in Hanoi, popular with diplomats, multinational executives, and international families. With this location, the new campus can look forward to convenient commuting and lifestyle amenities. (See map below.)

• Future plans: The new campus plans to begin admissions in the 2027 academic year. Yali will continue to increase investment, gradually expand scale, and plans to build distinctive programs in STEM, AI, and robotics education. The Hanoi campus is an important step in Ray's Southeast Asia layout. In the future, it will combine local resources, explore more cooperation and development possibilities, and strive to become one of the influential international education choices in Hanoi and northern Vietnam.

Adcote Hanoi will become Ray Education Group's first school in Vietnam, joining the global family that includes Adcote School in the UK, multiple Adcote campuses in China, and Adcote School in Malaysia.

The true value of this cooperation lies not in the increase in the number of campuses, but in the realization of an educational idea: under the framework of "Global Campus 2.0," schools in different countries and with different cultural backgrounds are no longer isolated, but stay connected through curriculum, faculty, student exchange, and growth experiences. Children can take root in a familiar campus while also having the chance to step into a broader world classroom, learning, cooperating, thinking, and growing together with peers from different countries and regions.

This is the true meaning of Global Campus 2.0: let the world be your classroom, and let classmates be your campanions. As children grow, they gradually gain the ability to understand the world, connect with the world, and walk into the world with confidence.