UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  June 2, 2010

CHINACAST EDUCATION CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	001-33771	20-178991
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

Suite 08, 20/F, One International Financial Centre, 1 Harbour View Street,

Central, Hong Kong

(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (852) 3960-6506

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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 8.01  Other Events.

On June 2, 2010, ChinaCast Education Corporation issued a press release announcing that its 43% owned subsidiary, China Post Media, formalized a 10-year exclusive agreement with Hunan Copote Corporation (Shanghai Stock Exchange: 600476), a company, the majority of which is owned by the China Post Group, to commission a nationwide advertising and retail product distribution network through 38,000 retail post office outlets located throughout China.  The full text of the press release is set forth in Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)	Exhibits
	Exhibit No.	Description
	99.1	Press Release dated June 2, 2010

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated:  June 3, 2010	CHINACAST EDUCATION CORPORATION
	By:	/s/ Antonio Sena
		Name: Antonio Sena
		Title:   Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated June 2, 2010