To implement President Xi Jinping's congratulatory letter to the World Vocational and Technical Education Development Conference, which stated that "China actively promotes high-quality development of vocational education and supports exchanges and cooperation between Chinese and foreign vocational education", a seminar on cooperation and development of China-Pakistan vocational and technical education and the launching ceremony of the series of activities of China-Pakistan vocational and technical education exchanges and cooperation were held on August 29 at the Pakistan Embassy in China. At the meeting, SZIIT signed a cooperation agreement with five parties of Pakistani government and institutions to jointly promote the cooperation between China and Pakistan in vocational education.

Group photo of participants from SZIIT at its own venue (Source: Party CommitteePublicityDepartment)
The event was organized by the Embassy of Pakistan in China, hosted by Tang International Education Group and co-organized by Beijing Global Talent Exchange Association. H.E. Moin UI Haque, the Ambassador of Pakistan to China, and Yu Yougen, the Deputy Secretary General of China Education Association for International Exchange, were invited to deliver their speeches at the event, and more than 100 people from 34 higher education institutions in China, the Education Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan, Pakistani vocational education management agencies and institutions, were also invited to participate in this event both online and offline. Liu Jin, Secretary of the Party Committee of SZIIT, Wang Hui, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and President of SZIIT, Xu Zhiliang, member of the Party Committee and Vice President of SZIIT, and the heads of thePublicityDepartment of the Party Committee, President's Office, Academic Affairs Office, Student Affairs Office, Planning and Development Office, Accounting and Finance Office, School of Software and School of International Exchange and Cooperation participated in the meeting online at the Shenzhen venue.
H.E. Moin UI Haque, the Ambassador of Pakistan to China, said that this event aimed to improve the vocational skills, work ethics and e-commerce capabilities of Pakistani youth, and to make Pakistan a regional "center of excellence" in vocational training by cooperating with China's most advanced vocational colleges in the CCTE model, so as to eradicate poverty.

Speech by H.E. Moin UI Haque, Ambassador of Pakistan to China (Source: School of International Exchange and Cooperation)
At the signing ceremony, President Wang Hui officially signed the five-party cooperation agreement of CCTE project on behalf of SZIIT withGovernment College of Technology for P&GA, Allama Iqbal town, Lahore, Pakistan, Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority, Government of Punjab, Pakistan, Zalmi Foundation, Pakistanand Tang International Education Group.
During the signingceremony speech, Secretary Liu Jin said that this event was a practical action to implement the "Tianjin Initiative" released by the just-concluded firstworld Vocational and Technical Education Development Conference. SZIIT is willing to work with its partners including Pakistan to strengthen mutual learning and sharing, promote local employment and industrial development in Pakistan, and contribute to the creation of a closer China-Pakistan community with a shared future.
The launching ceremony of the series of activities of China-Pakistan vocational and technical education exchange and cooperation was also held at the event, and the seminar of China-Pakistan vocational and technical education cooperation and development was the first meeting of this series of activities. President Wang Hui wasinvited to introduce the project proposal of "Higher Engineer College" in the seminar, which was highly appreciated by the participants. [by Jiang Li, School of International Exchange and Cooperation (Office of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs)]