ChinaEdu Shareholders Approve Both Nominees to Board of Directors at Annual Meet

Tianwen Liu Appointed as an Independent Director

BEIJING – September 29, 2008 – ChinaEdu Corporation (NASDAQ: CEDU)  ("ChinaEdu" or the “Company"), an educational services provider in China, today  announced the election of Mr. Tianwen Liu as an independent director, and the re-election  of Mr. Shawn Ding to the ChinaEdu board of directors at the Company’s Annual Meeting  of Shareholders held on September 24, 2008. Mr. Tianwen Liu replaces Ms. Xiaohong  Chen, who announced her retirement in early August and was not up for re-election. Ms.  Chen was originally appointed as a board member in 2005 by Tiger Global, an investor in  ChinaEdu. Mr. Liu will serve as a member of the Audit and Nominating Committees, and  as Chairman of the Compensation Committee. ChinaEdu’s board of directors is now  comprised of seven directors, with three “independent” directors as defined pursuant to  Nasdaq corporate governance rules. Mr. Ding also remains as ChinaEdu’s President and  Chief Operating Officer.

“We are pleased to welcome Tianwen as an independent director at ChinaEdu. We  believe his extensive leadership, operational and financial expertise will contribute to our  continued success in building upon our position as a leading online education provider in  China,” said Ms. Julia Huang, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “We thank  Xiaohong for her dedicated service and significant contributions to ChinaEdu during her  tenure as a board member.”

Mr. Liu is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of iSoftStone Information Service  Corporation. In 2001, Mr. Liu founded iSoftStone Information Service Corporation, one  of the fastest growing IT outsourcing companies in China. Mr. Liu has more than 20  years of experience in the information technology industry. Prior to iSoftStone, Mr. Liu  co-founded AsiaEC.com in 1999, and led the effort to build the company from ground up.  Prior to AsiaEC.com, Mr. Liu served as the General Manager of Siemens Business  Services and Siemens Nixdorf Information Technologies from 1996 to 1999, where he was  responsible for IT consulting, system integration and outsourcing businesses in China.  Before that, Mr. Liu worked for several consulting and IT companies in the U.S., including  Bechtel Corporation, one of the world’s premier engineering, construction, and project  management companies, and Digital Equipment Corporation. Mr. Liu holds a Masters in  Business Administration from the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts  Institute of Technology, as well as a Masters degree in Electrical Engineering from the  University of Massachusetts.

About ChinaEdu

ChinaEdu Corporation is an educational services provider in China, incorporated as an  exempted limited liability company in the Cayman Islands. Established in 1999, the  Company’s primary business is to provide comprehensive services to the online degree  programs of leading Chinese universities. These services include academic program  development, technology services, enrollment marketing, student support services and  finance operations. The Company’s other lines of businesses include the operation of  private primary and secondary schools, online interactive tutoring services and providing  marketing and support for international curriculum programs.

The Company believes it is the largest service provider to online degree programs in  China in terms of the number of higher education institutions that are served and the  number of student enrollments supported. The Company currently has strategic  relationships with 20 universities to support its online degree programs, ten of which are  under long-term, exclusive contracts that vary from 15 to 50 years in length.

Forward-Looking Statement

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the  Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including certain plans, expectations,  goals, and projections, which are subject to numerous assumptions, risks, and uncertainties.  Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and  contingencies, many of which are beyond our control which may cause actual results,  levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results,  levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such  forward-looking statements. The Company’s actual results could differ materially from  those contained in the forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including  those described under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on  Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2007, and in documents subsequently filed by  the Company from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Unless  required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to (and expressly disclaim any  such obligation to) update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of  new information, future events or otherwise.

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

Helen Plummer
Senior Investor Relations Coordinator
ChinaEdu Corporation
Phone: +1 908-442-9395
E-mail: helen@chinaedu.net

Simon Mei
Chief Financial Officer
ChinaEdu Corporation
Phone: +86(10)84187301
E-mail: simon@chinaedu.net

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