China News Service, Nanning, September 28 (Reporter Lin Yanhua) The 2021 China-ASEAN Vocational Education Joint Exhibition and Forum with the theme of "Skills Serve a Better Life" opened in Nanning, China on September 27, focusing on vocational education serving modern agriculture, Modern manufacturing, modern service industry, national cultural heritage, rural revitalization, open cooperation and other topics will showcase the achievements of China-ASEAN vocational education, and explore the cooperation mechanism and path of high-quality construction of a China-ASEAN vocational education community with a shared future.
This year's joint exhibition and forum will be held in the form of a combination of online and offline.
Participating leaders and guests jointly pushed forward the theme picture.
Photo by Shi Guangming
Huang Junhua, Vice Chairman of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, delivered a speech at the opening ceremony. He stated that as one of the series of activities of the 18th China-ASEAN Expo, since 2012, the China-ASEAN Vocational Education Joint Exhibition and Forum has been successfully held for 5 sessions, promoting nearly 20 exhibitions. Vocational colleges cooperate with Chinese companies and ASEAN countries to run schools, share more than 130 vocational education curriculum teaching standards, and establish China Border Vocational Education Alliance and the "China-ASEAN Finance and Taxation Talent Training Center" and other 9 national ASEAN talents The education and training center plays an active role in accelerating the construction of a China-ASEAN vocational education development community and promoting the process of regional economic integration.
Huang Junhua, Vice Chairman of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, delivered a speech.
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In order to promote the better development of China-ASEAN vocational education, Huang Junhua puts forward three proposals. One is to focus on the future of China-ASEAN regional economic integration and solidly improve the service capabilities of China-ASEAN vocational education.
The second is to focus on the dream of a better life for the people of China and ASEAN countries, and steadily promote the opening and cooperation of China-ASEAN vocational education.
The third is to focus on accelerating the construction of a modern vocational education system and solidly promote the innovative development of vocational education.
On the same day, Charlie Dan, Minister of Industry of Myanmar, delivered a video speech at the opening ceremony of the 2021 China-ASEAN Vocational Education Joint Exhibition and Forum.
He expressed the hope that China and relevant ASEAN countries will cooperate with the Myanmar Ministry of Industry to promote the development of vocational and technical education and training, especially in the areas of skill standards and development recognition.
The Secretary-General of the Secretariat of the Organization of Southeast Asian Ministers of Education, Isel Agnes Pascu Valenrella, delivered an online speech.
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The Secretary-General of the Secretariat of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Isaiah Agnes Pascu Valenrella stated in an online speech that China and the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education have a long-term cooperative relationship, and the cooperation focuses on international student exchange and promotion. Vocational and technical education and training, international exchanges and practices between teachers and learners.
Although affected by the new crown epidemic, they hope to have in-depth cooperation and further exchanges with China in the field of vocational and technical education and training.
Li Chun, the inspector of the Vocational Education and Adult Education Department of the Ministry of Education of China, suggested that one is to effectively strengthen exchanges and cooperation and forge a sense of a community with a shared future for vocational education.
China always regards ASEAN as the priority direction of its neighboring diplomacy, and hopes to further strengthen mutual construction, integration and communication, expand the new situation of vocational education exchanges and cooperation in a larger scope, broader field, and more levels, and build high-quality "Belt and Road" vocational education. Community of destiny; the second is to resolutely improve quality and strengthen the support of technical and technical talents. It is hoped to further deepen the integration of production and education, school-enterprise cooperation, optimize talent training programs and education and teaching models, and explore and innovate ways to cooperate with institutions in relevant ASEAN countries. Develop the characteristics and level of China's vocational education, cultivate more high-tech talents that meet the needs of economic and social development, and realize the development of vocational education and serve the double harvest of China-ASEAN economic and trade cooperation; third, adhere to the original intention and enrich the connotation of cultural exchanges .
Chinese vocational colleges should continue to convey the concept of mutual benefit, win-win and common development, and be a participant, promoter, and inheritor of China-ASEAN friendship and mutual trust, and lay a more solid public opinion foundation for the long-term and healthy development of the China-ASEAN community with a shared future. Promote mutual understanding, trust and respect between the peoples of China and ASEAN.
Li Chun, Inspector of the Vocational Education and Adult Education Department of the Ministry of Education of China, delivered a speech.
Photo by Ruan Lifeng
The former Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand and Chairman of the Thai-Chinese Culture Promotion Committee Pini Zalusompa, Lao Minister of Education and Sports Puth Marathon, and Myanmar Minister of Industry Charlie Dan attended the opening ceremony online.
This vocational education joint exhibition and forum is sponsored by the People's Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China and undertaken by the Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
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