{"id":23,"date":"2026-07-24T06:19:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T06:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/talos.my\/AEJ\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2026-07-25T09:51:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T09:51:28","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/talos.my\/AEJ\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"23\" class=\"elementor elementor-23\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcb723e e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-544bf74 \" data-id=\"bcb723e\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"bcb723e\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4757271 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"4757271\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"aej-about-hero\" style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; min-height: 650px; overflow: hidden; background: rgb(3, 27, 70);\">\n\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pexels.com\/photos\/7683694\/pexels-photo-7683694.jpeg?auto=compress&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;w=1920\" alt=\"University students walking across campus\" style=\"position:absolute; inset:0; width:100%; height:100%; object-fit:cover;\">\n\n        <div style=\"position:absolute; inset:0; background:linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(3,27,70,0.98) 0%, rgba(3,27,70,0.92) 38%, rgba(3,27,70,0.55) 68%, rgba(3,27,70,0.22) 100%);\"><\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"aej-about-hero-inner\" style=\"position: relative; z-index: 2; max-width: 1400px; min-height: 650px; margin: 0px auto; padding: 80px 28px; display: flex; align-items: center; box-sizing: border-box;\">\n\n            <div id=\"aej-about-hero-copy\" style=\"width: 690px; max-width: 62%; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">\n\n                <div style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; gap:15px; margin-bottom:22px;\">\n\n                    <span style=\"color:#d4a638; font-size:13px; font-weight:bold; letter-spacing:2px;\">\n                        ABOUT US\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <span style=\"display:block; width:55px; height:2px; background:#d4a638;\"><\/span>\n\n                <\/div>\n\n                <h1 id=\"aej-about-main-title\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 25px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Georgia, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 64px; line-height: 1.04; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -1px;\">\n                    The Voice of Education Across Asia\n                <\/h1>\n\n                <p style=\"max-width:620px; margin:0 0 34px; color:#e0e5ee; font-size:17px; line-height:1.85;\">\n                    Asia Education Journal explores the ideas, institutions, technologies, and people shaping how Asia learns.\n                <\/p>\n\n                <a href=\"#aej-our-story\" onclick=\"aejScrollToAboutSection(event, 'aej-our-story')\" style=\"display:inline-flex; min-height:50px; padding:0 28px; align-items:center; justify-content:center; background:#c99529; color:#ffffff; text-decoration:none; font-size:12px; font-weight:bold; letter-spacing:0.8px;\">\n                    DISCOVER OUR STORY&nbsp;&nbsp;\u2193\n                <\/a>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div style=\"position:absolute; right:0; bottom:0; width:310px; padding:27px 32px; background:#c99529; color:#ffffff; box-sizing:border-box; z-index:3;\">\n\n            <div style=\"margin-bottom:8px; font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:24px; line-height:1.25;\">\n                Education informs the future.\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div style=\"font-size:12px; line-height:1.6; opacity:0.9;\">\n                We tell the stories behind that change.\n            <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/section>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa9e174 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-fa9e174-44cd3a3 \" data-id=\"fa9e174\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"fa9e174\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dbb22a elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"1dbb22a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"aej-our-story\" style=\"width:100%; background:#ffffff;\">\n\n        <div id=\"aej-story-layout\" style=\"max-width: 1400px; margin: 0px auto; padding: 95px 28px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(270px, 0.7fr) minmax(0px, 1.3fr); gap: 95px; align-items: start; box-sizing: border-box;\">\n\n            <div style=\"position: sticky; top: 40px;\">\n\n                <div style=\"color:#c99529; font-size:13px; font-weight:bold; letter-spacing:1.8px; margin-bottom:15px;\">\n                    OUR STORY\n                <\/div>\n\n                <h2 id=\"aej-story-title\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 24px; color: rgb(7, 27, 62); font-family: Georgia, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 48px; line-height: 1.15; font-weight: 500;\">\n                    Journalism for a Changing Education Landscape\n                <\/h2>\n\n                <div style=\"width:70px; height:3px; background:#c99529;\"><\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div>\n\n                <p style=\"margin:0 0 25px; color:#344158; font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:25px; line-height:1.65;\">\n                    Asia is home to some of the world\u2019s fastest-changing education systems, most ambitious institutions, and largest student communities.\n                <\/p>\n\n                <p style=\"margin:0 0 21px; color:#596579; font-size:16px; line-height:1.9;\">\n                    Across the region, universities are redefining research, schools are adopting new teaching approaches, and technology is changing how knowledge is created and shared. These developments affect students, families, educators, employers, and entire communities.\n                <\/p>\n\n                <p style=\"margin:0 0 21px; color:#596579; font-size:16px; line-height:1.9;\">\n                    Asia Education Journal was established to document these changes and make them understandable. We publish education news, analysis, interviews, institutional stories, research highlights, and expert perspectives from across Asia.\n                <\/p>\n\n                <p style=\"margin:0; color:#596579; font-size:16px; line-height:1.9;\">\n                    Our work goes beyond reporting what happened. We explore why it matters, who it affects, and how it may influence the future of learning.\n                <\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/section>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c751ec2 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-c751ec2-1b34622 \" data-id=\"c751ec2\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"c751ec2\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f44e9cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"f44e9cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section style=\"width:100%; background:#ffffff; padding:0 28px; box-sizing:border-box;\">\n\n        <div style=\"position:relative; max-width:1400px; min-height:620px; margin:0 auto; overflow:hidden; background:#e9edf2;\">\n\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pexels.com\/photos\/8199165\/pexels-photo-8199165.jpeg?auto=compress&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;w=1920\" alt=\"Teacher and students in a modern classroom\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute; inset:0; width:100%; height:100%; object-fit:cover;\">\n\n            <div style=\"position:absolute; inset:0; background:linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(3,27,70,0.02) 20%, rgba(3,27,70,0.78) 100%);\"><\/div>\n\n            <div id=\"aej-image-caption\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 55px; bottom: 48px; max-width: 620px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); right: auto;\">\n\n                <div style=\"margin-bottom:12px; color:#d9ad48; font-size:12px; font-weight:bold; letter-spacing:1.5px;\">\n                    STORIES THAT MATTER\n                <\/div>\n\n                <h2 style=\"margin:0; color:#ffffff; font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:43px; line-height:1.18; font-weight:500;\">\n                    From classrooms and campuses to policy and technology.\n                <\/h2>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/section>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ffe214 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-3ffe214-20e2515 \" data-id=\"3ffe214\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"3ffe214\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcf1056 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"fcf1056\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section style=\"width:100%; background:#ffffff;\">\n\n        <div style=\"max-width:1400px; margin:0 auto; padding:70px 28px 90px; box-sizing:border-box;\">\n\n            <div id=\"aej-stat-grid\" style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0px, 1fr)); border-top: 1px solid rgb(220, 225, 232); border-left: 1px solid rgb(220, 225, 232);\">\n\n                <div style=\"padding:38px 30px; border-right:1px solid #dce1e8; border-bottom:1px solid #dce1e8;\">\n\n                    <div class=\"aej-count-number\" data-target=\"25\" data-suffix=\"+\" style=\"margin-bottom:8px; color:#c99529; font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:50px; line-height:1;\">25+<\/div>\n\n                    <div style=\"color:#071b3e; font-size:13px; font-weight:bold; letter-spacing:0.7px;\">\n                        COUNTRIES COVERED\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div style=\"padding:38px 30px; border-right:1px solid #dce1e8; border-bottom:1px solid #dce1e8;\">\n\n                    <div class=\"aej-count-number\" data-target=\"500\" data-suffix=\"+\" style=\"margin-bottom:8px; 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color:#c99529; font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:50px; line-height:1;\">100K+<\/div>\n\n                    <div style=\"color:#071b3e; font-size:13px; font-weight:bold; letter-spacing:0.7px;\">\n                        MONTHLY READERS\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/section>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0012bfb e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-0012bfb-0b59d71 \" data-id=\"0012bfb\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"0012bfb\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f455c95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"f455c95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section style=\"width:100%; background:#f5f6f8;\">\n\n        <div id=\"aej-independence-layout\" style=\"max-width: 1400px; margin: 0px auto; padding: 90px 28px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0px, 1.05fr) minmax(0px, 0.95fr); gap: 85px; align-items: center; box-sizing: border-box;\">\n\n            <div style=\"position:relative; min-height:600px; background:#dfe4ea; overflow:hidden;\">\n\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pexels.com\/photos\/3184431\/pexels-photo-3184431.jpeg?auto=compress&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;w=1400\" alt=\"Editorial team working together\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute; inset:0; width:100%; height:100%; object-fit:cover;\">\n\n                <div style=\"position:absolute; right:0; bottom:0; width:235px; padding:30px; background:#031b46; color:#ffffff; box-sizing:border-box;\">\n\n                    <div style=\"margin-bottom:8px; color:#d4a638; font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:31px;\">\n                        Independent\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div style=\"font-size:12px; line-height:1.7; color:#dbe1eb;\">\n                        Editorial decisions guided by relevance, accuracy, and public interest.\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div>\n\n                <div style=\"color:#c99529; font-size:13px; font-weight:bold; letter-spacing:1.7px; margin-bottom:15px;\">\n                    EDITORIAL INDEPENDENCE\n                <\/div>\n\n                <h2 style=\"margin:0 0 24px; color:#071b3e; font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:46px; line-height:1.16; font-weight:500;\">\n                    Credible reporting begins with independence.\n                <\/h2>\n\n                <p style=\"margin:0 0 20px; color:#596579; font-size:15px; line-height:1.9;\">\n                    We believe education journalism should be accurate, fair, and useful. Our editorial decisions are based on the value a story provides to our readers.\n                <\/p>\n\n                <p style=\"margin:0 0 30px; color:#596579; font-size:15px; line-height:1.9;\">\n                    Sponsored or commercial content is clearly identified. Editorial coverage is developed separately and is not guaranteed through advertising or partnership arrangements.\n                <\/p>\n\n                <div style=\"border-top:1px solid #d5dbe3;\">\n\n                    <div style=\"display:grid; grid-template-columns:52px minmax(0,1fr); gap:18px; padding:21px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #d5dbe3;\">\n\n                        <div style=\"color:#c99529; font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:24px;\">\n                            01\n                        <\/div>\n\n                        <div>\n                            <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 7px; color:#071b3e; font-size:16px;\">Accuracy<\/h3>\n                            <p style=\"margin:0; color:#647084; font-size:13px; line-height:1.7;\">\n                                We research, verify, and review information before publication.\n                            <\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div style=\"display:grid; grid-template-columns:52px minmax(0,1fr); gap:18px; padding:21px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #d5dbe3;\">\n\n                        <div style=\"color:#c99529; font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:24px;\">\n                            02\n                        <\/div>\n\n                        <div>\n                            <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 7px; color:#071b3e; font-size:16px;\">Fairness<\/h3>\n                            <p style=\"margin:0; color:#647084; font-size:13px; line-height:1.7;\">\n                                We seek context and represent perspectives responsibly.\n                            <\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div style=\"display:grid; grid-template-columns:52px minmax(0,1fr); gap:18px; padding:21px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #d5dbe3;\">\n\n                        <div style=\"color:#c99529; font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:24px;\">\n                            03\n                        <\/div>\n\n                        <div>\n                            <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 7px; color:#071b3e; font-size:16px;\">Transparency<\/h3>\n                            <p style=\"margin:0; color:#647084; font-size:13px; line-height:1.7;\">\n                                We distinguish editorial coverage from sponsored content.\n                            <\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/section>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d6fa32 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-1d6fa32-409c836 \" data-id=\"1d6fa32\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"1d6fa32\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2019b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"d2019b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section style=\"position:relative; width:100%; min-height:560px; background:#c99529; overflow:hidden;\">\n\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pexels.com\/photos\/267885\/pexels-photo-267885.jpeg?auto=compress&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;w=1920\" alt=\"Graduation ceremony\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute; inset:0; width:100%; height:100%; object-fit:cover;\">\n\n        <div style=\"position:absolute; inset:0; background:rgba(3,27,70,0.86);\"><\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"aej-quote-inner\" style=\"position: relative; z-index: 2; max-width: 1150px; min-height: 560px; margin: 0px auto; padding: 70px 28px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; text-align: center; box-sizing: border-box;\">\n\n            <div style=\"margin-bottom:22px; color:#d4a638; font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:70px; line-height:0.7;\">\n                \u201c\n            <\/div>\n\n            <blockquote id=\"aej-main-quote\" style=\"max-width: 980px; margin: 0px 0px 28px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Georgia, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 43px; line-height: 1.35; font-weight: 500;\">\n                Education changes lives. Journalism helps people understand that change.\n            <\/blockquote>\n\n            <div style=\"width:50px; height:2px; margin-bottom:17px; background:#d4a638;\"><\/div>\n\n            <div style=\"color:#d9e0e9; font-size:12px; font-weight:bold; letter-spacing:1.5px;\">\n                ASIA EDUCATION JOURNAL\n            <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/section>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d51b55 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-1d51b55-d082e27 \" data-id=\"1d51b55\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"1d51b55\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44c0c4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"44c0c4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section style=\"width:100%; background:#ffffff;\">\n\n        <div style=\"max-width:1400px; margin:0 auto; padding:95px 28px; box-sizing:border-box;\">\n\n            <div style=\"max-width:760px; margin-bottom:48px;\">\n\n                <div style=\"color:#c99529; font-size:13px; font-weight:bold; letter-spacing:1.7px; margin-bottom:14px;\">\n                    OUR COVERAGE\n                <\/div>\n\n                <h2 style=\"margin:0 0 18px; color:#071b3e; font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:48px; line-height:1.15; font-weight:500;\">\n                    Understanding education from every angle.\n                <\/h2>\n\n                <p style=\"margin:0; color:#596579; font-size:15px; line-height:1.85;\">\n                    Our sections reflect the many forces influencing how people learn, teach, research, and prepare for the future.\n                <\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div id=\"aej-coverage-grid\" style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0px, 1fr)); border-top: 1px solid rgb(220, 225, 232); border-left: 1px solid rgb(220, 225, 232);\">\n\n                <a style=\"min-height:230px; padding:35px 32px; display:flex; flex-direction:column; justify-content:space-between; border-right:1px solid #dce1e8; border-bottom:1px solid #dce1e8; color:#071b3e; text-decoration:none; box-sizing:border-box;\">\n\n                    <div style=\"display:flex; justify-content:space-between; align-items:flex-start; gap:20px;\">\n                        <span style=\"color:#c99529; font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:28px;\">01<\/span>\n                        <span style=\"color:#c99529; font-size:21px;\">\u2197<\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div>\n                        <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 11px; font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:27px; font-weight:500;\">\n                            Higher Education\n                        <\/h3>\n\n                        <p style=\"margin:0; color:#647084; font-size:13px; line-height:1.7;\">\n                            Universities, rankings, research, international education, and institutional development.\n                        <\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/a>\n\n                <a style=\"min-height:230px; padding:35px 32px; display:flex; flex-direction:column; justify-content:space-between; border-right:1px solid #dce1e8; border-bottom:1px solid #dce1e8; color:#071b3e; text-decoration:none; box-sizing:border-box;\">\n\n                    <div style=\"display:flex; justify-content:space-between; align-items:flex-start; gap:20px;\">\n                        <span style=\"color:#c99529; font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:28px;\">02<\/span>\n                        <span style=\"color:#c99529; font-size:21px;\">\u2197<\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div>\n                        <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 11px; font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:27px; font-weight:500;\">\n                         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