Overview
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In accordance with the important remarks of President Xi Jinping on participating in global governance and promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind, and based on the world-renowned achievements of education in Shanghai, the team headed by Professor Zhang Minxuan propose
Mission & Functions
Mission
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Under the auspices of UNESCO, the Centre is dedicated to the field of teacher education and development. It operates within a framework that encompasses four pivotal functions: knowledge production, capacity building, technical support, and information sharing. The Centre aspires to emerge as a preeminent global entity in the realm of teacher education, fulfilling the roles of service provider, standard setter, and research and resource management centre.
Core Functions
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Knowledge ProductionUse of well-known experts in basic and teacher education to research and disseminate findings in such areas as development, administration evaluation and innovation in basic and teacher education. -
Capacity BuildingUtilization of multi-level training programmes to build the capacity of basic and teacher education institutions, including provision of research seminars, workshops and training in basic and teacher education for policymakers, teacher trainers, senior head teachers and teachers of member states and UNESCO agencies. -
Information SharingWorking closely with UNESCOs field and regional offices, national committees, Category Ⅰ Institutes, and other Category Ⅱ Institutes of UNESCO, to share advanced theories, experiences, methods and good practices of various nations in teacher policy, in-service training and professional development. -
Technical ServiceLeveraging ICT and experts to provide professional service in basic and teacher education especially for least developed countries in Asia-Pacific, Africa and other regions;
Organization
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The Teacher Education Centre under the Auspicies of UNESCO (UNESCO TEC) is an international institution approved by UNESCO, established by the Chinese (Shanghai) government, managed by the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, and operated by Shanghai Normal University. The center adopts a director responsibility system led by the board of directors. The central council comprehensively supervises the work of the center, and the specific operation is the responsibility of the center director.
Milestones
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China-England Mathematics Teacher Exchange ProgramsIn 2014, the China-England Mathematics Teacher Exchange Programs pioneered the launch of an eight-year-long mathematics teacher exchange initiative under the China-UK High-Level People-to-People Exchange Mechanism. It has been officially recognized as a turning point for China’s education, marking its transition from a follower to a pacesetter. -
PISA and TALIS ResearchA series of important achievements and awards were made based on PISA research. The research papers and works won the Third Prize for Papers in the 7th National Award for Outstanding Achievements in Humanities and Social Sciences in Institutions of Higher Education, the First Prize in the 11th Shanghai Municipal Outstanding Achievements in Educational Sciences, the Second Prize for Works in the 5th National Award for Outstanding Achievements in Educational Sciences, and the First Prize in the 6t -
Hosting the CHINA-UK BASIC EDUCATION FORUM and the Global Conference on Equity and Excellence in Basic EducationOrganized by the Ministry of Education, the CHINA-UK BASIC EDUCATION FORUM (the 4th High-Level Consultation Mechanism on China-UK People-to-People and Educational Exchanges) was co-hosted by the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, the British Council, and TEC (UNESCO Teacher Education Centre). Liu Yandong, Former Vice Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, attended the event.The Global Conference on Equity and Excellence in Basic Education, organized by the World Ba -
Establishment of the UNESCO Teacher Education CentreAfter more than two years of preparation, on November 4, the resolution to establish the UNESCO Teacher Education Centre in Shanghai was adopted without debate at the 39th General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) held in Paris. The Centre became the only global Category Ⅱ Institute in the field of teacher education.Aligning with national strategies, TEC launched The Belt and Road Exchange Project—a senior training program for education a -
The inauguration ceremony of the UNESCO Teacher Education Centre and the online inaugural meeting of the TEC CouncilIn 2021, TEC launched The Tanzanian-Shanghai Mathematics Educator Exchange Program. Starting from 2023, it has dispatched Shanghai-based mathematics teachers and student volunteers to provide voluntary teaching locally every summer vacation, and established the Joint Education Center (JEC-TEC-TIE) in Tanzania. -
The UNESCO Teacher Education Centre moved into its new premisesOn the afternoon of February 24, 2025, the opening ceremony of the second Hong Kong STEAM Education Leaders Exchange and Training Course was successfully held at the UNESCO Teacher Education Centre (hereinafter referred to as the Centre). This training course... -
Supporting the Establishment of a Category Ⅰ InstituteOn the afternoon of February 24, 2025, the opening ceremony of the second Hong Kong STEAM Education Leaders Exchange and Training Course was successfully held at the UNESCO Teacher Education Centre (hereinafter referred to as the Centre). This training course...
