The big mission behind education

A few numbers that we are proud of

10,000+

Downloads

5,000+

Students

1,500+

Tutors

Our Mission

TUEX is the leading, multi-lingual educational technology platform that connects students to qualified tutors when and where they need them. TUEX allows both students and tutors to customize their classroom and learning experience to ensure their unique needs are met.

Our Vision

Tutoring has long been considered a privilege. The costs of a tutor are too high for many Candian families resulting in inequitable access. The TUEX vision is to make quality tutoring accessible and affordable for all students around the world.

The TUEX Story

TUEX Education was founded in 2018 by Alfred Chien, a passionate advocate of equitable access to education. Alfred worked as a tutor for much of his adult life, even when he finished his studies and entered the banking world, he continued to tutor.

At one point, Alfred was tutoring 30-40 students. He says, “it became apparent to me early on, that there was a gap in the tutoring market, lower-income families could not afford tutors, and immigrant parents could not find the right tutors for their children.” Alfred realized that socio-economic barriers limited access to quality tutors for many Canadian families and decided that a solution was needed. The solution? TUEX Education.
In 2018, Alfred left his lucrative banking position to create an app-based tutor that ensures high quality, affordable tutors are available to all students. He states, ”as an individual, I could not meet the tutoring demand, so I founded a platform that could.”

That same year, to further ensure equitable access, Alfred founded the TUEX Foundation, a nonprofit that provides free tutoring to children from low-income families. A percentage of proceeds from TUEX Education goes directly to the foundation.

TUEX Social Responsibilities

1 percent of TUEX's revenue will go towards the TUEX Education Foundation, a non-profit organization registered under the BC Societies Act. The funds are used to financially support students in need, approved by their school, to be used towards private tutoring

Check out more about our foundation services at TUEX Foundation

We are a B Corp™

Certified B Corporations™ (B Corps™) are for-profit companies that use the power of business to build a more inclusive and sustainable economy.

They meet the highest verified standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability. As of 2020, there areal most 4,000 B Corps in 150 industries and 74 countries around the world.

To learn more about B Corp™, please visit their website.

Our company history

TUEX launched in 2018. Check out some of our milestones.

2021

Celebrating our 1st year of launch

Within a year, by March 2021, there were over 8500 total downloads, 2000+ registered students and 1100+ registered tutors. In 2021 we also launched the second version of the app with a completely new UI and features.

2020

Official launch

The TUEX and TUEX Tutor apps officially launched in March 2020. Within two months, we saw over 3200 total downloads, 770+ registered students and 750+ registered tutors. By May 2020 TUEX had booked 1100+ tutoring hours.

2019

Beta launch

After many months of developing the app, the TUEX beta launch took place in May 2019. We took our users feedback seriously in developing new features and improving the user experience.

2018

Company founded

We recognized the need for an easier way to find tutors. TUEX completed its first round of financing in early 2018.