On the morning of September 12th, 2024, our college hosted an exchange meeting with a Czech vocational education delegation in the Second Lecture Hall on the 9th floor of the Comprehensive Building. The Czech vocational education delegation was accompanied by Mr. Zhang Shuihui, Deputy Director of the Foreign Affairs Office of Shanghai University of International Business and Economics. The delegation consisted of 11 principals from 10 institutions, including Dukelska Grammar School, Business and Technology College in České Budějovice, TKP Education Group in České Budějovice, FCC Group in České Budějovice, SSJS Economics and Business Secondary Vocational School in Tábor, Mechanization and Horticulture Secondary Vocational School in České Budějovice, Construction Engineering Secondary Vocational School in České Budějovice, VOS Hotel Services Secondary Vocational School in České Budějovice, Czech-English Bilingual Grammar School, and the Confucius Classroom at the Business and Technology College in České Budějovice. The meeting was hosted by Vice President Xiao Qian, with President Zheng Shubin, Vice President Li Yuewen of the International Education College of Shanghai University of Engineering Science, the Director of the College Office, the Chief of the Educational Affairs Section, the Director of the Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, the Director of the Management Department, the Director of the Basic Teaching Department, the Deputy Director of the Manufacturing Engineering Department, and the International Exchange Officer all in attendance.
At 10 a.m., the Czech vocational education delegation first visited our college's "Mechatronics" Open Training Center and "CNC Technology Application" Open Training Center, as well as the training bases for the WorldSkills Competition events of "Industrial Control" and "Additive Manufacturing." The Czech side highly praised our college's training model for applied skilled talents. After the tour, both parties engaged in in-depth exchanges in the Second Lecture Hall on the 9th floor.
President Zheng Shubin delivered a warm welcome speech, expressing warm welcome to the first visit of the Czech vocational education delegation and looking forward to enhancing friendship and promoting cooperation through this exchange.
Vice President Xiao Qian provided a comprehensive introduction to the college's educational characteristics, departments and majors, vocational education teaching reforms, teacher team building, teaching and training facilities, school-enterprise cooperation, international cooperation and exchanges, social services, and campus culture.
Vice President Li Yuewen of the International Education College introduced Shanghai University of Engineering Science's cooperation and achievements in international education, and briefly introduced the various short-term and long-term exchange programs for students and teachers conducted by the International Education College, expressing the hope for opportunities to expand cooperation and exchange channels with Czech schools in the future.
Representatives of the Czech vocational education delegation briefly introduced the educational layout and vocational education development model of České Budějovice. Mr. David Dvorsky, Deputy Mayor of České Budějovice and Principal of Dukelská Grammar School, on behalf of the České Budějovice Municipal Government and the institutions represented in the Czech vocational education delegation, expressed sincere gratitude for our college's warm hospitality. Both parties agreed that in terms of the vocational education training model of industry-education integration and school-enterprise cooperation, there are many similarities between the Czech Republic and China, and they believed that further in-depth exchanges in the future could explore possibilities for cooperation and mutual learning. Ms. Hao Wenjun, the Chinese director of the Confucius Classroom at the Business and Technology College in České Budějovice, stated that during the Chinese campus tour of the Czech vocational education delegation, our college's educational and teaching facilities and the "modern apprenticeship" training model left a deep impression on them, and they believed that there would be broad prospects for cooperation and exchange between the two parties in the future.
After the meeting, representatives from both sides took a group photo on campus to mark this memorable moment.
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