ChinaCast Education Corporation (NASDAQ GS: CAST), a leading post-secondary and e-Learning services provider in China, today announced that it has expanded its Board of Directors to seven and appointed Mr. Douglas Woodrum to fill the vacancy.  Mr. Woodrum was appointed as the designee of Fir Tree Inc. pursuant to the Letter Agreement, dated June 27, 2008, between Fir Tree and the Company.  Mr. Woodrum qualifies as an independent director pursuant to the NASDAQ Listing Rules.  Mr. Woodrum joins Ron Chan, Derek Feng, Stephen Markscheid, Michael Santos, Ned Sherwood and Daniel Tseung on the ChinaCast Board.

Mr. Woodrum, a private investor, served from 2006 to 2009 as a research analyst for Jayhawk Capital Management, a private equity firm focusing on investing growth for small- and medium-sized businesses operating in China.  From 1998 to 2005, Mr. Woodrum was the Chief Financial Officer of CNET Networks, Inc., an online media company, where his responsibilities included raising capital for growth, business model development, financial reporting, annual budgeting, long-term planning, acquisitions, investor relations and tax.  Mr. Woodrum received his B.B.A. in finance and accounting from the University of Iowa.

Ron Chan, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ChinaCast commented, “The Board has determined, in accordance with the expressed desire of a number of our significant stockholders, to accept Fir Tree’s request to add Doug Woodrum to the Board as a representative of Fir Tree.  Doug has been a significant stockholder for nearly two years and we believe that he knows the Company well. We welcome his extensive accounting and financial experience with respect to businesses operating in China.  Now that the full composition of our Board has been set, management will focus on continuing our success in managing business operations and maintaining positive relationships with the Chinese regulatory authorities and the state-owned parent universities of our three schools.  Additionally, given what we believe is a significant undervaluation of our Company’s valuation in the public marketplace, management remains fully committed to supporting the Board and Special Committee in the process of exploring strategic alternatives that may result in achieving a better valuation of our Company for all stockholders.”

About ChinaCast Education Corporation

Established in 1999, ChinaCast Education Corporation is a leading post-secondary education and e-learning services provider in China.  The Company provides post-secondary degree and diploma programs through its three fully accredited universities:  The Foreign Trade and Business College of Chongqing Normal University located in Chongqing; Lijiang College of Guangxi Normal University located in Guilin; and Hubei Industrial University Business College located in Wuhan.  These universities offer four year and three year, career-oriented bachelor’s degree and diploma programs in business, finance, economics, law, IT, engineering, hospitality and tourism management, advertising, language studies, art and music.

The Company also provides e-learning services to post-secondary institutions, K-12 schools, government agencies and corporate enterprises via its nationwide satellite broadband network.  These services include interactive distance learning applications, multimedia education content delivery and vocational training courses.  The Company is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market with the ticker symbol CAST.

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