ALIBABA FOUNDER TAKES UP TEACHING POSTS
Ma Yun, main founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. better known as Jack Ma, has joined Tokyo College at University of Tokyo as a visiting professor. He began the new position on May 1. The term will end on October 31.
Ma, 58, is expected to contribute to several areas including conducting research projects in sustainable agriculture and food production. He will also give seminars on entrepreneurship and innovation.
Ma spent his early professional years as an English teacher in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, before establishing Alibaba in 1999. Since handing over the reins to colleague Zhang Yong in 2019, Ma has focused