On June 10, the "High-Level Global Development Dialogue Delegation to China," composed of over 40 senior government officials, university leaders, and industry representatives from 13 countries including Iraq, Malaysia, Laos, Turkey, Jordan, Sudan, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Egypt, Barbados, Nauru, The Gambia, and Solomon Islands, visited our college for exchange. The visiting guests covered diverse positions including presidential advisors, parliament members, ministry directors, university deans, diplomats, and corporate executives, fully demonstrating the high-level and broad scope of this exchange.
With the continuous improvement of the college's international education standards and the expanding influence of its education, the achievements our college has made in vocational education, industry-education integration, and international cooperation have garnered extensive attention and high recognition from the international community. This special visit by the delegation to our college for research and inspection represents both a high affirmation of our college's educational philosophy and practical achievements and reflects the keen attention of various countries to the development experience of new-era Chinese vocational education and the vitality of technological innovation. The entire college leadership team and relevant department heads warmly received the visiting guests.
Distinguished Guests Arriving from Afar, Welcomed by Intelligent Technology
After arriving on campus, the delegation was instantly captivated by a unique "technology welcome ceremony." Intelligent robots interacted flexibly, quadruped robotic dogs moved about demonstrating their capabilities, and drone formations performed aerial displays. Subsequently, the guests entered the AI Equipment Exhibition Hall, personally experiencing the innovative scenarios of artificial intelligence empowering education. The technology-rich facilities and vibrant campus atmosphere caused delegation members to stop frequently and marvel at the rapid daily advancements of Chinese technology and the vigorous vitality of modernized vocational education.
Industry-Education Exploration and Historical Tracing of the Association
During the tour, the delegation was divided into two groups to visit the various industry colleges that are key focuses of our college's construction. The guests immersively experienced the new-era modernized teaching scenarios of industry-education integration and work-study combination, gaining detailed understanding of our college's industry-education ecosystem model of "building majors on industrial chains and placing classrooms on production lines." They truly perceived how vocational education empowers regional economic development and talent cultivation. Seeing students operating advanced equipment and solving practical problems in real production environments, delegation members expressed that Chinese vocational education has already ranked among the world's forefront, and the depth and effectiveness of industry-education integration are convincing, providing beneficial reference for the development of global vocational education.
At the History Museum of the Chinese Vocational Education Association, the exhibition design centered on "AI + Vocational Education History" refreshed the delegation's perspective. The museum integrates technologies such as artificial intelligence and big data, using innovative means including digital recreation of historical scenes, intelligent guided tour systems, holographic imaging, and digital human explanations to bring a century of vocational education history to life. The guests journeyed along the historical river of vocational education development, interacting and asking questions with digital human guides, watching historical scenes of predecessors such as Huang Yanpei founding schools through holographic projections, and lightly touching intelligent screens to access vocational education policies and school profiles from different eras, frequently issuing heartfelt applause and exclamations. Every piece of text, every photograph, and every exhibit vividly narrates the striving journey of Chinese vocational education from pioneering to rising, from catching up to leading, all empowered by intelligent technology.
Intangible Cultural Heritage at the Fingertips, Craftsmanship of National Essence
To welcome this visit, the school specially created a 500-square-meter intangible cultural heritage themed exhibition hall, meticulously setting up ten immersive intangible cultural heritage experience projects. The delegation members embarked on a thousand-year journey of Chinese culture between their fingertips and the craftsmanship: experiencing the beauty of light and shadow in flowing sand paintings where sand becomes art and moments transform into eternity; experiencing the Chinese charm of brush calligraphy in writing blessing characters and composing couplets with brush and ink; personally sewing sachets, incorporating auspiciousness and well-being into the bags; gently shaking hand-painted fans, appreciating the elegance of Eastern aesthetics. Using a spoon as a brush and sugar as ink, sugar painting outlines sweet Chinese memories; with one cut and one fold, paper flowers bloom, and paper cutting reveals folk wisdom in its small space; with oil paint outlining faces and powder entering the stage, facial makeup painting decodes the artistic language of Peking Opera; with skillful hands shaping forms and zodiac animals coming to life, Zhuanghe intangible cultural heritage zodiac crafting integrates folk customs into the fingertips. The intertwined sweetness and sourness of candied haws awaken childhood tastes, while making zongzi and tying colorful ropes allow delegation members to comprehend reunion and blessings in Dragon Boat Festival customs. Ten projects, ten kinds of warmth—every guest, through hands-on operation and personal experience, deeply felt the profound heritage and contemporary vitality of excellent traditional Chinese culture.
Discussion, Gift Exchange, and Dialogue on the Voyage Ahead
In the subsequent exchange discussion, Yang Ping, Chairperson of the Group, systematically introduced the development history, educational advantages, and international strategic layout of the group and college, focusing on elaborating the college's active explorations and remarkable achievements in "vocational education going global," international students coming to China, Chinese-foreign cooperative education, and international industry-education integration. Delegation members listened attentively, frequently interacting and exchanging with college staff, giving high praise to the high-quality development of Chinese vocational education and the innovative pathways of cultural export.At the end of the exchange, the college presented flowers to every delegation member and gifted commemorative presents and badges with college characteristics. The atmosphere was warm and enthusiastic.
This visit by the High-Level Global Development Dialogue Delegation represents a high recognition of our college's international education achievements and is also an important practice for the college in actively serving the Belt and Road Initiative and promoting Chinese vocational education and culture to the world. In the new era and on the new journey, the college will, with a more open posture, deepen international exchanges and cooperation, continuously tell China's stories well and spread the voice of Chinese vocational education, contributing more "Chinese wisdom" and "college strength" to building a community with a shared future for mankind.
