In keeping with its principles of “Education Serves Society” and “Spread Knowledge, and Eliminate Poverty”, Tsinghua University implemented its first Education-Aiding-the-Poor Program in 2003. The program provides education and training resources free of charge to impoverished rural counties through Tsinghua University Education-Aiding-Poor-the-Distance-Training Stations equipped with modern information technology and satellite communication capability. By February 2011 , the SCE had established 981 teaching stations in 27 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions, provided training programs to primary and middle school teachers, county-level officials and vocational trainings for local farmers. The Program has given training to more than 1，000,000 person/times participants in the past 7 years and over 2000 study hours of various types of distance and face-to-face training courses annually. More than 800 teachers and students on summer vacations conduct English teaching, computer teaching, study experience exchanges, and social activities through those stations. The Education-Aiding-the-Poor Program has aroused a great deal of attention and support from society. It provides line ministries with a platform for training cadres in remote locations.