The award ceremony of the UNESCO-APEID Wenhui Award for Educational Innovation was held afterwards. Ding Hao, vice-president of the International Education Branch of the CSE, a member of the standing committee of the CPC BFSU committee and vice-president of the university, announced the winners and issued honorary certificates to the two individuals and three institutions from Maldives, Nepal, Kazakhstan, Australia and Malaysia for their outstanding efforts and achievements in educational innovation with regard to this year’s theme.
Qin Changwei, secretary-general of China’s National Commission for UNESCO, extended warm congratulations to the winners and paid tribute to their achievements. Qin pointed out that global education is facing severe challenges currently, and innovative development is an inevitable choice. He also expressed the commission’s willingness in supporting the Wenhui Award as always, promoting the implementation of the 2030 education agenda and contributing to creating a better future.
Wang Libing, chief of the Section for Educational Innovations and Skills Development based at UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, explained the background for setting up the Wenhui Award.
“Educational innovation in response to epidemics and other emergencies is a major challenge for today’s global education. The Wenhui Award focuses on such a heated topic and commended teachers and groups who had brought about educational innovations to respond to the epidemic, so as to make positive contributions to global educational governance,” said Wang.
Wang Fang, vice-president of the International Education Branch of the CSE, secretary of the CPC FLTRP committee, chair of the board of the group, and president of the press, said that FLTRP has worked closely with the CSE for years to jointly support the UNESCO-APEID Wenhui Award for Educational Innovation.
According to Wang, FLTRP will have an in-depth understanding of the latest developments in international education, engage in promoting global education governance, and fully support the work of China’s National Commission for UNESCO as well as the CSE.
Meng Fanhua, secretary of the Party committee of Capital Normal University and director of the academic committee of the International Education Branch of the CSE, and Zhang Minxuan, director of the Teacher Education Center at UNESCO, dean of the Research Institute for International and Comparative Education at Shanghai Normal University and a member of the academic committee of the International Education Branch of the CSE, delivered keynote speeches at the forum on Oct 24.
A round-table forum on the topic “innovation and practice of international education in the new era” was also held.
The two forums were committed to exploring the development orientation of international education in the new era, building a new paradigm for global education in the future and promoting the construction of a high-quality international education system. It will provide strong support for dealing with the common threats and challenges faced by global education with a more open and cooperative attitude and facilitating the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind.
