Shen Jie, dean of International College at Zhejiang University (ZJU), made an introduction to the BRI College launched at ZJU. According to Shen, ZJU has set up teaching bases for international students from countries along the Belt and Road and multiple international cooperation programs for high-level talent fostering.
Yang Ying, director of International Cooperation and Exchange Department of China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing, pointed out that to boost the development of global educational exchanges, it is fundamental to forge platforms, and scientific research cooperation should be the starting point and talent training the goal.
Li Weidong, director of the International Cooperation and Exchange Department of Ocean University of China (OUC), said as a comprehensive university with particular strengths in oceanography and fisheries science, OUC will enhance the cooperation with the world’s top maritime universities and institutions and facilitate exchanges with countries and organizations along the Belt and Road.
Wang Dawei, deputy dean of the International School of Hohai University (HHU), shared HHU’s experience aligning its efforts with BRI, assisting the overseas operation of businesses from different sectors, and carrying out people-to-people exchanges.
The second session, moderated by Secretary General of BREC-CEAIE Chen Yugang, focused on the discussion of how to step up international cooperation in vocational education to boost high-quality Belt and Road cooperation.
Pasupha CHINVARASOPAK, minister counsellor of Science and Technology Section of the Royal Thai Embassy in China, pointed out that the technological progress and the global crisis are reshaping the demand for new skills in labor markets, and vocational education is now a promising way to address educational challenges. To this end, she suggested that social networks provide more convenience for vocational course design to make vocational education a popular choice of higher education.
Gong Fanghong, president of Wuxi Institute of Technology, shared the institute’s experience in optimizing the ways of enhancing international cooperation, strengthening international talent fostering, enhancing the capability to serve national strategies, and promoting people-to-people exchanges between China and other countries.
Liang Kedong, president of Jinhua Polytechnic, stressed that to facilitate international cooperation in vocational education, vocational institutions should adhere to the principle of opening up to the rest of the world, build platforms for international exchanges, and set up standards jointly formulated by universities and enterprises.
Huang Tao, chair of the council of Guangdong Polytechnic of Water Resources and Electric Engineering, briefed the conference on the polytechnic’s attempts in strengthening the international cooperation in education through resource sharing, technical assistance, international student enrollment, international exchanges, etc.
Lu Xiaoping, president of Beijing Information Technology College shared the experience in enrolling international students as well as the common problems in running universities overseas, including policies and regulations, governance structure, quality control, etc.
Chen Bin, vice president of University of Shanghai for Science and Technology and president of Shanghai Publishing and Printing College, introduced the measures for international vocational education under BRI, including collaborations with foreign universities and enterprises in launching educational programs and overseas internship bases.
Wu Youfu, president of Guizhou Communications Polytechnic said the Polytechnic has made great effort in boosting the cooperation between China and ASEAN countries, seeking support from other Chinese universities, helping standardize the process of international exchanges, and promoting cooperation among universities, enterprises and local governments in talent fostering.
Wang Xin, president of Shandong Institute of Commerce and Technology, pointed out that the institute has played an active role in providing service for countries along the Belt and Road, building a community of shared future, and strengthening technology-enabled international cooperation, service, research and exchanges.
Chen Yugang said in his closing speech that the forum reflects the fruitful achievements in “Belt and Road” educational cooperation, boosting our confidence in promoting China’s educational opening-up and providing inspiring experience for promoting the "Belt and Road" international educational exchanges. He encouraged higher education institutions to continue to promote the high-quality development of international education cooperation.
