Press Release

BEIJING, Feb. 22 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. (NYSE: EDU), the largest provider of private educational services in China, today announced that Louis T. Hsieh, New Oriental's chief financial officer and director, will attend the Credit Suisse 10th Annual Global Services Conference held in Phoenix, Arizona from Sunday, February 24, 2008 to Wednesday, February 27, 2008. Mr. Hsieh will present on Monday, February 25 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (2:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time).

A live webcast of New Oriental's presentation will be available in the "Event Calendar" area within the "For Investors" section of New Oriental's website at http://english.neworiental.org .

About New Oriental

New Oriental is the largest provider of private educational services in China based on the number of program offerings, total student enrollments and geographic presence. New Oriental offers a wide range of educational programs, services and products consisting primarily of English and other foreign language training, test preparation courses for major admissions and assessment tests in the United States, the PRC and Commonwealth countries, primary and secondary school education, development and distribution of educational content, software and other technology, and online education. New Oriental's ADSs, each of which represents four common shares, currently trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "EDU." For more information about New Oriental, please visit http://english.neworiental.org .

    For more information, please contact:

    In China:
     Ms. Sisi Zhao
     New Oriental Education and Technology Group Inc.
     Tel:   +86-10-6260-5566 x8203
     Email: zhaosisi@staff.neworiental.org

     Mr. Derek Mitchell
     Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide
     Tel:   +86-10-8520-6284
     Email: derek.mitchell@ogilvy.com

    In the United States:
     Mr. Thomas Smith
     Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide
     Tel:   +1-212-880-5269
     Email: thomas.smith@ogilvypr.com

SOURCE  New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc.
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    /CONTACT: In China: Ms. Sisi Zhao of New Oriental Education and Technology
Group Inc., +86-10-6260-5566 x8203, or zhaosisi@staff.neworiental.org; or Mr.
Derek Mitchell of Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide, +86-10-8520-6284, or
derek.mitchell@ogilvy.com; Or In the United States: Mr. Thomas Smith of Ogilvy
Public Relations Worldwide, +1-212-880-5269, or thomas.smith@ogilvypr.com /
    /Web Site: http://english.neworiental.org /
    (EDU)

CO:  New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc.
ST:  Arizona, China
IN:  CPR EDU MLM
SU:  ASI TDS






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