Jack Ma
Overview
Ma was born in the city of Hangzhou
Hangzhou
Hangzhou , formerly transliterated as Hangchow, is the capital and largest city of Zhejiang Province in Eastern China. Governed as a sub-provincial city, and as of 2010, its entire administrative division or prefecture had a registered population of 8.7 million people...
, Zhejiang Province, China
China
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. Ma attended Hangzhou Teachers College
Hangzhou Teachers College
Hangzhou Teachers College , founded in 1978 in Hangzhou, China, is a comprehensive normal university covering teacher training and other fields....
and graduated in 1988 with a bachelor's degree in English. Ma initially failed the entrance exam twice. While at the school, Ma was elected student chairman. He later became a lecturer in English and International Trade at the Hangzhou Dianzi University
Hangzhou Dianzi University
Hangzhou Dianzi University is a university located in Hangzhou, China. It was founded in 1956 as the second public university in Zhejiang Province. It was formerly named Hanghzou Institute of Electrical Engineering and was renamed in 2004....
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