On November 15, the Guangdong Province "Belt and Road" Vocational Education Alliance held its 2024 annual activities at the Tianhe Campus of Guangdong Communication Polytechnic. The event brought together over 300 representatives from more than 100 organizations—including government departments, universities, enterprises, and associations—from China (including Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR), the United States, Canada, Finland, Georgia, Indonesia, Thailand, and Laos, to foster educational cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
The event was guided by the Department of Education of Guangdong Province, hosted by the Guangdong Provincial "Belt and Road" Vocational Education Alliance, and organized by Guangdong Communication Polytechnic.
A cooperation agreement is signed on-site.
During the event, the Guangdong Education International Exchange Association, the Guangdong Provincial "Belt and Road" Vocational Education Alliance, Guangdong Industry Polytechnic University, and seven other institutions and universities signed cooperation agreements with international universities and enterprises, forging a consensus on deeper collaboration.
As part of the event, Guangdong Communication Polytechnic signed agreements with the University of California, Davis, and the Railway Transport College, Georgia, respectively. These partnerships aim to cultivate a large cohort of professionals proficient in Mandarin and equipped with advanced technical skills.
Since its establishment seven years ago, the Guangdong Provincial "Belt and Road" Vocational Education Alliance has expanded its membership from 54 to 105 institutions, including 76 vocational schools, 12 enterprises, seven industry associations, and 10 overseas entities. The alliance has achieved significant milestones in areas such as talent cultivation, teaching reforms, cooperatively-run educational projects, academic exchanges, faculty development, scientific research, and resource sharing.
The event also featured the launch and certification ceremony of the first cohort of "Lingnan Artisan Polytechnics." To enhance China-foreign collaboration in vocational education and establish a globally recognized Guangdong vocational education brand, the Department of Education of Guangdong designated Guangdong Communication Polytechnic and 11 other institutions, as the first batch of "Lingnan Artisan Polytechnics".
The certification ceremony for the first batch of Lingnan Artisan Polytechnics.
According to Wu Yanling of the Department of Education of Guangdong Province, Guangdong has been steadily advancing the BRI in education for over a decade. The province's 21 vocational colleges have implemented 70 overseas education projects. To date, Guangdong's higher vocational schools have developed 99 professional standards and 423 curriculum standards that have been adopted internationally, further enhancing the global impact of its vocational education initiatives.
Editor | Yu Lulu, Huang Qini, James, Shen He
Photo | Guangdong Communication Polytechnic
